volcanoes- montserrat Flashcards
1
Q
date
A
1996
2
Q
plates
A
atlantic and carribean
3
Q
pyroclastic flows speed and temp
A
45o mph, 1000 oC
4
Q
fraction of island covered in ash
A
2/3
5
Q
ash depth
A
12 foot
6
Q
capitol city
A
Plymouth- wiped out
7
Q
deaths
A
19 killed- many be pyroclastic flows,
some resisted evacuation
8
Q
Britain’s role
A
offered asylum and British citizenship
9
Q
unemployment rise
A
7%- 50%
10
Q
rent increase
A
70%
11
Q
positive of eruption
A
attracted tourists and scientists
12
Q
primary responses
A
evacuate areas- Plymouth main city
temporary shelter in islands
13
Q
money given by Britain
A
£41 million overall - 8 mill for new airport
14
Q
long term responses
A
exclusion zone set up
new roads built
volcano observatory- predicting and experiments
15
Q
villages destroyed
A
20
16
Q
secondary effects
A
soil infertility
fires spread across island
