Montserrat, LEDC Volcanic Eruption

Question 1

What type of volcano was it?

Answer 1

Composite

Question 2

Where is it found?

Answer 2

Above a destructive plate where the North American plate is being forced under the Caribbean plate

Question 3

What happened on 25th June 1997?

Answer 3

There was a series of small earthquakes followed by pyroclastic flows

Question 4

How many m2 of material was released?

Answer 4

4-5million m2 in 20 minutes

Question 5

Pyroclastic flows reached….

Answer 5

within 50m of the airport (5.5km away)

Question 6

What was the cost of damage?

Answer 6

£1 billion

Question 7

How many villages and homes were destroyed?

Answer 7

20 villages and 2/3 of homes

Question 8

How many people died?

Answer 8

19

Question 9

How many people were injured?

Answer 9

7

Question 10

How many people have left since 1995?

Answer 10

8000 out 12000

4000 in the UK

Question 11

How many metres of mud and ash covered capital city of Plymouth?

Answer 11

12m

Question 12

How did volcanic ash have a positive impact on the environment?

Answer 12

Improved soil fertility

Question 13

How many people were evacuated?

Answer 13

7000

Question 14

How much emergency aid did the UK provide?

Answer 14

£17 million

Question 15

How much long term aid did the UK provide?

Answer 15

£41 million

Question 16

What was built to monitor the volcano?

Answer 16

Montserrat Volcano Observatory (MVO)