1.10 Manila Has Fallen Flashcards
Work risk index ranking
3rd
% population in Philippines exposed to hazards
74
How many hazard events 1960-2015
555
Where is the Philippines located
On two major destructive plate margins joined by conservative margin
How many active volcanoes
18
Percentage of Philippines in poverty
25%
Philippines hydro meterooogical context
Saturated hill slopes tropical monsoonal climate (el Nino brings rain) and landslides
Physical processes in Philippines
Heavy rain mixes with ash - Lahars
Heavy rainfall saturated soil (high deforestation)
Mt pinatubo and typhoon yunya 1991
VEI 6 , very strong, caused lahars which were worse than eruption, 73k houses damaged due to ash, 900 deaths, sulphuric haze
What has rapid urbanisation led to
Large unplanned informal settlements in flood prone areas and high population density
Volcanic eruption realesses lots of water leading to…
Plume creating static leading to thunderstorms and lightning
Multiple hazard zone
multiple hazard zones (MHZs) are considered to be regions or parts of the world that are exposed to a range of hazards (often a combination of meteorological, climatic and geomorphic impacts).
