Mount Pinatubo-(LEDC)

Question	Answer
Describe the location of Mount Pinatubo	Mount Pinatubo is on the Island of Luzon, Philippines, and is 20km from the capital city of Manila
When did the eruption occur and what was significant about it?	It occurred in 1991 and it was the 2nd largest eruption in the 20th century
Name 5 primary hazards of the eruption	1) Destructive lava flows/lava bombs 2) Ash cloud 3) Pyroclastic flows 4) Volcanic material mixed with rainfall from the typhoon Yunya causing lahars. 5 Earthquakes
Name 3 secondary hazards	1) Ash cloud resulted in the reduction of Global temperatures 2) Sulphur gas released from the volcano reacted with oxygen causing sulphur dioxide to form and therefore acid rain and in term ozone depletion 3) It was thought to have influenced future events such as the flooding of the Mississippi river.
Name 5 affects on China	1) Up to 800 deaths 2) Millions of pounds worth of damage 3) Lahars destroyed travel links-aid was not easily accessible 4) Farmland destroyed-problems with the food supply 5) Thousands had to be evacuated as a result of the eruption

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