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Iceland eyjafjallajokull date

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April 2010

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Iceland eyjafjallajokull plate boundary

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Constructive

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Iceland eyjafjallajokull vei scale

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4

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Iceland eyjafjallajokull primary hazard

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Glaciers melting causing floods
Ash clouds 100000 flights cancelled loss £1.1 billion lost £130millon per day (airlines)

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Iceland eyjafjallajokull secondary impacts

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Airlines lost £130 million per day
Local flooding duty glacier mountain

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Iceland eyjafjallajokull economic impacts

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Airlines Lost one £1.1 billion tourism in Iceland was negatively affected initially, but later it boomed crops and livestock was affected

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Iceland eyjafjallajokull social impacts

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800 local residents displaced no fatalities

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Iceland eyjafjallajokull environmental impacts

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Affected soil and water quality
air pollution
short-term climate cooling
melted water altered the landscape

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Iceland eyjafjallajokull risk

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Moderate risk due to remote location low population density

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Mt Nyiragongo Congo date

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January 2002

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Mt Nyiragongo Congo plate boundary

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Constructive two continental plates

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Mt Nyiragongo Congo vei

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1-2

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Mt Nyiragongo Congo primary hazards

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90km/h lava flows, volcanic gases, earthquakes, people not educated on lava and volcanoes

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Mt Nyiragongo Congo secondary impacts

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Fires infrastructure damage displacement of 350,000 people disease spread like cholera

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Mt Nyiragongo Congo primary impacts

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147 dead 120,000homeless

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Mt Nyiragongo Congo economic impacts

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Damaged $1.2 billion loss of agricultural

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Mt Nyiragongo Congo social impacts

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120,000 homeless
population displacement to Rwanda
Schools hospital destroyed

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Mt Nyiragongo Congo risk

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High risk due to proximity to major city high population density

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South Napa earthquake California
Earthquake details
Eg: Magnitude

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Occurred 3:20 am
Magnitude 6
Shallow focus 11km

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South Napa earthquake California date

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August 2014

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South Napa earthquake California
Primary hazards

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Ground shaking, buildings collapse, liquefaction

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South Napa earthquake, California secondary hazards

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Fires, gas leaks, water mains break landslides in certain areas, after shock 30-70 3.6 magnitude,
Landslides

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South Napa earthquake, California primary impacts

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1 death
200 injured
Thousands of homes/ buildings destroyed
Wine industry suffered financial loss

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South Napa earthquake, California economic impacts
$1billion in damages Wine industry loss
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South Napa earthquake, California social
1 death 200 injured Water issues Power outage
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South Napa earthquake, California political impacts
Local state emergency response was quick, criticism for delay in full recovery
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South Napa earthquake, California risk
Vulnerability low due to earthquake resistance building codes in place good recovery
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South Napa earthquake, California Long term management
Post earthquake Stricter building codes, retrofitting of vulnerable structures, seismic early warning systems enhanced
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Haiti earthquake date
January 2010
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Haiti earthquake details
Magnitude 7 Deep focus 13km Struck near the capital city Port au Prince
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Haiti earthquake primary hazard
Internal ground shaking, buildings collapse, landslides
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Haiti earthquake secondary hazard
Minor tsunami, landslides, after shocks, water contamination due to out break of diseases
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Haiti earthquake primary impacts
220,000 deaths 300,000 injured 1.5 million homeless Government building destroyed
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Haiti earthquake secondary impacts
Disease outbreaks ( cholera) No clean water Sanitation issues 220,000 deaths 300,000 injured 1.5 million homeless
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Haiti earthquake economic impacts
$7.8-8 billion in damages Long term economic distress
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Haiti earthquake social impact
Over 1.5 million homeless 220,00 deaths 300,000 injured Family tore apart Loss of homes
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Haiti earthquake political
Heavy reliance on international aid leading to tensions regarding foreign influence and slow recovery
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Haiti earthquake risk
Very high vulnerability due to poor infrastructure, poverty, Haiti was the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, corrupt government
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Haiti earthquake long term management
International aid played a major role in rebuilding but is slow because of corrupt government, resource limitation
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Haiti earthquake short term response
Local response delayed due to destruction of government buildings and infrastructure
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Camp fire California date
November 2018
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How did the Camp fire California start
caused by faulty electrical transmission lines owned by Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E).
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Camp fire California detail
Burnt 153,000 acres 62,000 ha 35 mph Santa Anne winds 13 fires since 1999
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Camp fire California impacts
85 deaths 18,000 structures destroyed 17 injuried 1 missing 52,000 evacuated 50,000 displaced
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Camp fire California secondary hazards
Mudslides Water contamination Air pollution
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Camp fire California primary impacts
Destruction of 18,000 structures 85 dead 17 injured
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Camp fire California second impact
Long term displacement 50,000 Respiratory issues increased (poor air quality) Trauma Anxiety
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Camp fire California economic
$16.5 billion in insurance losses Loss of local businesses
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Camp fire California social impacts
Community displacement Strain on emergency services
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Camp fire California environmental impacts
Destruction of 150,000 acres of forest Pollution included mass smoke plums Post fire flooding Water contamination due to ash
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Camp fire California Long-term management strategies
Forest thinning reduce fuel lights
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Hurricane Katrina date
August 2005
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Hurricane Katrina hazard details
Category five Windspeed 175 mph/ 208 km/h 12 inches of rain Storm surge 28 feet
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Hurricane Katrina primary impacts
1800 dead 1 million displaced 1 million homeless $125 billion loss 200,000 businesses affect 20% unemployed
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Hurricane Katrina economic impacts
200,000 business affect 20% unemployed $125 billion lost Over $1.5 million claims in insurance New Orleans population drops 50%
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Hurricane Katrina risk
High risk because of one of the poorest cities in America Low tax so low levels of maintenance of levees
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Hurricane Katrina political factors
Response of state emergency was not declared until 48 hours before event Not enough time for evacuation FEMA did not act on models which predicted disaster
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Typhoon Haiyan date
November 2013
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Typhoon Haiyan hazard details
Category 5 195mph winds Storm surge 26 feet Flooding Landslides
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Typhoon Haiyan primary impacts
6300 dead 2 million homeless 4 million displaced $14 billion loss
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Typhoon Haiyan economic Impacts
$14 billion lost Loss of 1.1 million metric tons of crops
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Typhoon Haiyan social impacts
Many people like education to understand how to protect their selves and respond
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Name a multi hazardous event in California
La Conchita : landslide 10 buried alive 5 houses buried Loma Prieta: earthquake 44 killed from the concrete of the highway 63 dead 4000 people injured

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