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Flashcards by alecmorley2013, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by alecmorley2013
about 10 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| What volcano erupted? | The Soufrière Hills Volcano |
| Where is this volcano? | Montserrat, small island Caribbean, South East of Cuba, North Atlantic Ocean, Northern Hemisphere |
| What was the original population of the island? | 12,000 |
| When did this eruption occur? | 25th June 1997 |
| Since when had eruptions been occurring? | 1995 |
| How much volcanic material was released? | 4-5 million metres sq. |
| What is the tectonic geology of the mountain? | Destructive plate margin - Atlantic / Caribbean. |
| What caused the volcano to erupt? | In the hills are magma weak points, so the rock above the chamber collapsed and a vent opened. |
| What was the name of the capital? | Plymouth |
| How much volcanic material landed on the capital? | 12 m |
| What caused the destruction of homes and villages and how many were destroyed? | Pyroclastic Flow (hot cloud of dust and ash). 20 villages and 2/3 houses destroyed. |
| How many died? | 19 |
| How many were injured? | 7 |
| What happened to the environment? | Vegetation and farmland were gone. |
| What vital buildings were destroyed? | School, hospital, airport and port. |
| How was the population affected? [s] | 8000 left since 1995. |
| Negative secondary effects? | Fires (police, gvmt. offices, main petrol station), tourism down and businesses destroyed. |
| Positive secondary effects? | Tourism for volcano, improve soil fertility. |
| Which country sent immediate aid and why? | UK (£17 million) as overseas UK territory. |
| Immediate response? | Local emergency services look for survivors, shelters set up, temp infrastructure and evacuate South. |
| Long term response? | Risk map (exclusion zone - south), UK sen £41 million to develop North (docks, houses, airport) and Montserrat Volcano Observatory established. |
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