Volcanoes

Question 1

Nyiragongo - Where is it?

Answer 1

20km north of the town of Goma and west of the border of Rwanda

Question 2

Nyiragongo - What is it’s volcanic history?

Answer 2

Responsible for 40% of Africa’s historical volcanic eruptions
Since 1882 Nyiragongo has erupted 34 times

Question 3

Nyiragongo - What is the lava like?

Answer 3

Low silica content - can travel at speeds of up to 60 miles an hour

Question 4

Nyiragongo - When was the earthquake?

Answer 4

Major eruption on 17th January 2002

Question 5

Nyiragongo - How many buildings were destroyed?

Answer 5

40% of buildings, including 45 schools, were destroyed in Goma
3 rivers of lava destroyed 14 villages in Rwanda

Question 6

Nyiragongo - How many people died?

Answer 6

245 people died with 147 of them dying from asphyxiation by carbon dioxide

Question 7

Nyiragongo - What happened to the economy?

Answer 7

80% of the economy was destroyed

Question 8

Nyiragongo - How many were left homeless?

Answer 8

120,000 people left homeless and 24,000 children out of school

Question 9

Nyiragongo - How many people were evacuated?

Answer 9

400,000

Question 10

Nyiragongo - What did NGO’s give?

Answer 10

14,000 jerrycans, 46,000 blankets, 13,500 plastic sheets and food rations for 81,000 people

Question 11

Eyjafjallajokull, Iceland - When was it?

Answer 11

14th April 2010

Question 12

Eyjafjallajokull, Iceland - How many people were evacuated?

Answer 12

800 people

Question 13

Mount Merapi, Indonesia - How many people were evacuated?

Answer 13

20,000 villagers within a 20km radius of the volcano were evacuated on 24th October 2010

Question 14

Mount Merapi, Indonesia - When did it erupt?

Answer 14

26th October 2010

Question 15

Mount Merapi, Indonesia - How many people dies?

Answer 15

350

Question 16

Mount Merapi, Indonesia - How many people were displaced?

Answer 16

320,000

Question 17

Heimaey, Iceland - How many people were evacuated?

Answer 17

5,000

Question 18

Heimaey, Iceland - How many houses were destroyed?

Answer 18

350

Question 19

Heimaey, Iceland - How many tonnes of ash were produced?

Answer 19

1.5million tonnes

Question 20

Heimaey, Iceland - What was done to divert the lava?

Answer 20

1.5 billion gallons of water was used to try and divert the lava using 90 miles of pipes and 43 pumps imported from the USA

Question 21

Mount Pinatubo - How large was the danger zone?

Answer 21

10km radius

Question 22

Mount Pinatubo - How many lives were saved?

Answer 22

Between 5000 and 20,000

Question 23

Mount Pinatubo - How much worth of aircraft and equipment was saved?

Answer 23

$275million

Question 24

Mount Pinatubo - Cost of forecasting and evacuations

Answer 24

$56million

Question 25

Mount Pinatubo - Benefit in terms of property saved

Answer 25

$250million