Philippines - Multiple Hazard Zone

Question 1

How many disasters occurred in the space of how many months? What were they?

Answer 1

3 in 4 month’s
Oct earthquake, Nov typhoon Haiyan, flooding from tropical depression Jan (2014)

Question 2

Volcanoes

Answer 2

Very common
Frequent and violent

Question 3

Earthquakes

Answer 3

Subduction zone, frequent but vary in depth from shallow to deep

Question 4

Landslides

Answer 4

Frequent, linked to typhoons and deforestation

Question 5

Cyclones

Answer 5

Very frequent and usually deadly

Question 6

Floods

Answer 6

Frequent as result of typhoons

Question 7

Droughts

Answer 7

Rare, but El Niño does cause these

Question 8

How many people died during the Mt. Pinatubo eruption in 1991?

Answer 8

847

Question 9

What coincided with the 1991 Mt. Pinatubo eruption?

Answer 9

Typhoo Yunga

Question 10

What did heavy rainfall from Typhoon Yunga do to volcanic ash?

Answer 10

Mobilised it causing destructive Lahars

Question 11

What was the economic losses from the 1991 Pinatubo eruption?

Answer 11

$710 million

Question 12

Why was the death and injury toll low despite the size of the hazard?

Answer 12

Effective monitoring of the volcano