Mount merapi - LIDC Flashcards
1
Q
What was the VEI?
A
4
2
Q
Number of deaths?
A
367
3
Q
How many were evacuated?
A
350,000
4
Q
What were the environmental impacts?
A
Increased fertility of soil
Pyroclastic flows killed crops
5
Q
How was the economy affected?
A
Food prices increased
Mineral farming increased
6
Q
Modify against vulnerability
A
- Monitors predicted lahars
- Monitored seismic activity
- Hazard zoning
7
Q
Modify against loss
A
- Aid from Australia - 1 million
- Cleared river channel to reduce chance of lahars
