Tectonic Mega Disasters Flashcards
characteristics of tectonic mega disasters
-large scale disasters either in a aerial/spatial way or in a economic/human way
-due to size they create problems in management of trying to minimise impacts
- require international aid due to scale
examples of tectonic mega disasters
E15 iceland
Tohoku tsunami, Japan
Mount Pinatubo, Philippines (1991)
Indian Ocean Tsunami (2004)
how was E15 a tectonic mega disaster
In march 2010 the volcano erupted for the first time in 190 years. By April 15th 2010 the ash plume generated affected europe, the air movement made it high profile.
Relatively small eruption in the wrong place however, no deaths
how did E15 volcano effect the global supply chain
Imports and exports out of europe were greatly affected by air traffic.
Disruption of flights led to manufacturers having to stop production of some cars such as the nissans cube
Impacted african countries such as Kenya’s ability to export flowers, fruit vegetables - fast perishing produce rotted leading to US$65 million in losses due to airspace shutting down
how was Tohoku tsunami, Japan a Tectonic Mega Disaster
A magnitude 9.0 magnitude in march 2011 produced a great tsunami that wrecked the eastern coast of japan, including the fukushima nuclear power plant
Largest earthquake recorded in japan
Tsunami left 15,479 dead and 3962 missing
what was Tohoku tsunami, Japan global impact
The tsunami hit the nuclear power plant affecting the cooling of 3 reactors causing high radioactive releases, contaminating water and fishing grounds
LNG prices rise due to Japan’s increased demand for fuel, this had huge impact on Asian market, where they had the quickest rate of increasing energy consumption
The accident caused other countries such as Germany and Italy to shut down their nuclear reactors and scrapped plans to build new nuclear reactors —This led to a loss in potential profits from using nuclear and also capital costs of increasing safety measures of nuclear reactors
