TECTONIC CASE STUDIES - GENERAL Flashcards
Tectonic case studies
- CHRISTCHURCH, 2011
- HAITI,2010
- INDIAN OCEAN, 2004
- TOHUKU, 2011
- EYJAFJALLAJOKULL ERUPTION, 2010
- KILUEA ERUPTION,
- PINATUBO, 1991
CHRISTCHURCH
2011
DEVELOPED COUNTRY
GOOD GOVERNANCE
HIGH RESILIENCE
LIQUEFACTION
CONVERGENT (OCEANIC-CONTINENTAL)
SHALLOW FOCUS
185 DEATHS
7 MERCALLI SCALE
$40 BILLION DAMAGE
HAITI,
2010
DEVELOPING COUNTRY (LOW LEVELS OF DEVT)
POOR GOVERNANCE
POOR RESILIENCE
AMPLIFICATION OF SHAKING
CONSERVATIVE
SHALLOW OF FOCUS
220,000 DEATHS
CHOLERA OUTBREAK
100 MILLION AID GIVEN BY US
INDIAN OCEAN,
2004
GLOBAL SIGNIFICANCE IN SOCIAL IMPACTS
LACK OF WARNING SYSTEMS CONTRIBUTED TO DISASTER
MAGNITUDE 9
300,000 DEATHS
FISHING INDUSTRY LOST
15,000 CASES CHOLERA
THAILAND, INDIA, INDONESIA AFFECTED
TOHUKU, TSUNAMI
2011
GLOBAL SIGNIFICANCE IN ECONOMIC IMPACTS (TRADE AND ENERGY)
DISASTER IN A DEVELOPED COUNTRY
MAG 9
SECONDARY HAZARD EARTHQUAKE
GOOD GOVERNANCE
SUPPOSEDLY LOW LEVELS OF VULNERABILITY
HIGH RESILIENCE
PROVED THAT SOME EVENTS CAN STILL BE DEVASTATING NO MATTER HOW PREPARED A COUNTRY MAY BE
$300 BILLION TOTAL DAMAGES
NISSAN AND TOYOTA LOST IMPORTANT BUSINESS, (FELL PROFIT 15%)
16,000 DEATHS
EYJAFJALLAJOKULL ERUPTION,
2010
DEVELOPED COUNTRY
GLOBAL ECONOMIC IMPACTS
JOKULHLAUP CAUSED FLOODING AND DAMAGED INFRASTRCUTURE
100 FLIGHTS CANCELLED
10KM HIGH
$3 BILLION ECONOMIC LOSSES
TOURIST STRANDED, $200 MILLION AIRLINES EVERYDAY
KILAEUA, HAWAII
ONGOING
HOT SPOT VOLCANO
SHIELD VOLCANO
BASALTIC LAVA, LOW VISCOSITY,
181 RESIDENCES DESTROYED
$61 M IN COST
FREQUENT POOR AIR QUALITY, SULPHUR DIOXIDE
NATURAL VEGETATION DAMAGED
PINATUBO, PHILIPPINES,
1991
EMERGING COUNTRY
ASH CLOUD
MOST DESTRUCTIVE THIS CENTURY
MAG 7.8
GLOBAL IMPACTS AS COOLED GLOBAL TEMPS BY 1.5 DEGREES FOR 3 YEARS
847 DEATHS
200,000 HOMELESS
MILLIONS DOLLARS GOV+ INTERNATIONAL AID GIVEN
