Multi Hazardous (Philippines)

Question 1

How many volcanoes in Philippines?

Answer 1

23

Question 2

Type of boundary?

Answer 2

Destructive, between Philippines and Eurasian

Question 3

Impacts of Mt Pinatubo?

Answer 3

killed 500 and caused 0.5 degree global fall in temperatures for 2 years, crop failure from ash.

Question 4

Impacts of earthquakes in Philippines?

Answer 4

affected over 2 million between 1990 and 2012.
Such as Luzon quake in 1990 which had a 7.8 magnitude and killed 1500.

Question 5

Examples of landslides in Philippines?

Answer 5

Heavy rainfall and earthquakes cause it, such as 2006 Guinsaugon, Leyte Islands buried a village and killed 1,300.

Question 6

Example of a Tsunami in the Philippines?

Answer 6

Submarine EQ caused a 4-5m wave in 1976 from 7.9 magnitude earthquake in Moro Gulf, 8000 killed.

Question 7

How many typhoons in the Philippines per year?

Answer 7

710

Question 8

Examples of a drought in Philippines?

Answer 8

2005 Luzon drought caused hydroelectric power to cut out.

Question 9

Impact of El Nino in the Philippines?

Answer 9

2023, 65 provinces, 77% of country, to experience severe drought.

Question 10

Flooding example in the Philippines

Answer 10

December 2010 flood displaced 450,000.

Question 11

How many people affected by floods between 1990 and 2012?

Answer 11

6 million, economic losses of up to $1B

Question 12

Wildfires in the Philippines?

Answer 12

In 1995, there were 290 fires.
10,700 hectares damaged in 1995