Pinatubo Casestudy Flashcards
(15 cards)
Pinatubo population density?
330 people per square kilometre
What is it’s GDP?
$4,600
When did Pinatubo erupt?
15th June 1991
Nature of Pinatubo eruption?
Lahars: snow melting.
Global cooling of 0.5 degree Celsius for around 2 years after eruption.
Pyroclastic flow
15-20 million tons of sulphur dioxide discharge into stratosphere.
How many people died?
847
How many people were evacuated from the area?
58,000 people within a 30km radius
How many homes were destroyed?
1.2 million people had their homes destroyed.
What was the total damage cost?
$700 million
How many people lost their jobs in the primary sector?
650,000 people
Environmental impacts?
80,000 hectors of land covered in volcanic ash.
Water was contaminated by volcanic ash.
Social impacts?
847 people died
1.2 million homes destroyed
58,000 people evacuated
500 people died from diseases due to poor responses.
Management?
Evacuations of 58,000 within a 30km radius.
People put in poor sanity refugee camps which lead to the spread of disease.
Airlift evacuations
Immediate responses?
Manila airport closed, which lead to a large loss of money.
200,000 people relocated
Red Cross and oxfam provided aid such as food and water.
Long term responses?
$10billion raised in aid
5 billion pesos were spent on building dykes to avoid damages from future lahars.
Tectonic setting?
Converging plate boundary.
The Eurasian plate was syndicated under the pacific plate.
