Volcano: Montserrat

Question 1

What is the name of the Montserrat Volcano?

Answer 1

Soufriere hills

Question 2

What plate margin Montserrat is it?

Answer 2

Destructive

Question 3

What plates are involved with the Montserrat volcano?

Answer 3

North American plate and the Caribbean plate

Question 4

Which plate subducted: Montserrat volcano?

Answer 4

North American plate is forced under the Caribbean plate.

Question 5

Economic impacts of Montserrat volcano

Answer 5

$ 1 billion loss in the value of homes and investments, Pyroclastic flows destroyed over 20 villages and 2/3s of homes, Tourists stayed away and this destroyed businesses, Schools, Hospitals and the airport and port were destroyed.

Question 6

Social impacts of Montserrat volcano

Answer 6

19 people died and 7 people were injured, hundreds became homeless, fires destroyed many buildings (e.g. local government offices, the police headquarters and petrol stations, 8000 out of the 12000 inhabitants left; many have not returned

Question 7

Environmental impacts of Montserrat volcano

Answer 7

Plymouth was buried under 12m of ash and mud, vegetation and farmland were destroyed and the volcanic ash improved soil fertility.

Question 8

Short term responses Montserrat volcano

Answer 8

Evacuations to the north, UK provided £17 million of emergency aid and local emergency services provided support units to search and rescue survivors.

Question 9

Long term responses Montserrat volcano

Answer 9

Shelters were built, temporary infrastructure (e.g. roads and electricity supplies), Montserrat Volcano Observatory was set up to predict future eruptions, risk maps and exclusion zones and the UK sent £41 million to help rebuild airports, new docks and houses.