Nevado Del Ruiz 1985 Flashcards
1
Q
Key statistics of Nevada Del Ruiz
A
Magnitude: 3 VEI
Deaths: 23,000
Economic Cost: $1 Billion
Largest Lahar in history
2
Q
What factors influenced the impacts of the Nevado disaster?
A
- Government ignored experts advice and warnings to evacuate town of Armeno.
- Storm blocked view of pyroclastic flow.
- Heavy rainfall and meltwater caused lahar at 50kmh, bursting dam and wiping out Armeno in a few minutes.
