volcano examples

Question 1

mount st helens

Answer 1

location: Washington, US
date: March 27 1980
type of erruption: 5.1 magnitude
main hazards: volcanic bombs and pyroclastic flow
main impacts: 57 deaths, builings destroyed
responses and management: $946 million donated

Question 2

Eyjafyallajokull

Answer 2

location: Iceland
date: march-may 2010
physical processes: constructive plate margin
type of erruption: 3 on VEI scale
main hazards: Ash cloud
main impacts: cancelled flights
responses and management: 500 people evacuated

Question 3

Soufriere Hills

Answer 3

location: monsterrat
date: 25th june 1997
main hazards: pycroclastic flow
main impacts: 19 deaths
responses and management: 7000 tourists and residents had to evacuate