Volcano examples Flashcards
1
Q
Pinatubo
A
- Philippines, 1991
- Thought to be dormant
- Killed over 800 people
- 1.2 million people displaced, many to shanty towns
2
Q
Mount St Helens
A
- USA
- People didn’t understand the danger, lots of tourism
- 18th May 1980, erupted sideways, killing 57 people
- Pyroclastic flow, 350 degrees c
- Ash covered towns, caused power outages and car crashes
3
Q
Lake Nyos, Cameroon
A
- Mystery, 1,200 people magically died
- They were suffocated by gas, as large quantities of CO2 collected in the lake
4
Q
Tambora
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- Indonesia, 1815
- Nearly 4x bigger than Krakatoa
- Killed 12,000 from initial blast
- Was dark for nearly 3 days for 190 miles around the volcano
- Caused yellow snow in Italy, a drought in India and Europe cold.
5
Q
White Island
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- New Zealand, 2019
- Believed to erupt violently again soon, which is why it is being carefully monitored
- Digital cameras on rim powered by solar panels
- 2019 eruption killed 22 tourists (shows importance of risk perception).
6
Q
How many of the world’s volcanoes located on the Pacific ring of fire?
How many are related to plate boundaries?
A
75%
95%
