Pinatubo Flashcards
This deck covers key facts about Mount Pinatubo and the basics outlines of the case study.
When was the Mount Pinatubo eruption?
15th June 1981 (no time) midday
Where is Mount Pinatubo?
The Island of Luzon in the Philippines, South East Asia
What were the convergent plate boundaries involved in the Mount Pinatubo eruption?
Oceanic Philippine subducting under the lighter continental Eurasian plate
How many people were evacuated prior to the Mount Pinatubo eruption?
60000 people were evacuated
How many people died because of Mount Pinatubo? (And how many for each reason? Even if it’s a bit morbid)
874 people died, 300 from the collapsed roofs due to ash, 100 from lahars and 500 from disease caused in refuge camps
What was the overall cost of the Mount Pinatubo eruption?
$16 billion
Much land was destroyed as a result of Mount Pinatubo?
150km squared of forest was destroyed
How many people lost their home in the Philippines?
1.2 million people were displaced, many being forced to take refuge in over crowed emergency camps
How much did the global temperature drop by and why after the Philippine volcano erupted?
0.5 degrees Celsius and because 20 million tonnes of ash and sulphur was blasted 19km into the stratosphere
What type of lava was in the Mount Pinatubo volcano?
Andesitic/Rhyolitic
What is the GDP per capita ($) of the Philippines?
$4100
What was the VEI of Mount Pinatubo?
6
