Volcano (LIC) Philippines

Question 1

Example of volcano eruption in a LIC

Answer 1

Mount Pinatubo

Philippines

Question 2

When was the eruption

Answer 2

1991

Question 3

Richter
Mercalli
VEI

Answer 3

7.8
11-12
6-8

Question 4

Primary Impacts

Answer 4

Few died due to primary impacts
1.2 million had to evacuate due to pyroclastic flows
Aeta tribe lost tribal ground
Volcanic ash dispersed as far north as China
Tephra brought darkness

Question 5

Secondary impacts

Answer 5

850 deaths from lahars
Shanty town collapse
Farmland destroyed - losing the 1991 harvest
17 megatonnes of sulphur dioxide - causing global cooling of 0.5c

Question 6

Responses

Answer 6

75,000 evacuated
USA air force
Relief camps
2 billion pesos for resettlement from Philippino government
Local initiatives - finance, productivity, health, infrastructure, agriculture etc
Relief from the Red Cross
WHO, UN and Asian Disaster Reduction Centre

Question 7

At what boundaries is Mt Pinatubo at

Answer 7

Destructive

Eurasian subducting under Philippine