Hazardous Earth Montserrat Volcanic Eruption Case Study
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- Created on: 03-02-19 16:02
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- Montserrat
- Mount Souffliere Hills
- 1997
- 19 people died
- Lahar destroyed large areas of Montserrat
- Short term
- Evacuation
- Abandonment the capital city
- British government gave money for compensation and redevelopment
- Unemployment rose due to collapse of the tourist industry
- Long term
- An exclusion zone set up in volcanic region
- Volcanic observatory built to monitor the volcano
- New roads and new airport built
- Tourism used to generate money and income for the area
- Soil fertility increased due to the ash deposits
- Increase in tourism boosted the economy
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