Montserrat volcanic eruption in a LIC
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- Created on: 27-03-18 13:47
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- Montserrat volcanic eruption in a LIC
- Background information
- Montreal is located in the Caribbean in central america
- chances peak volcano had been dormant since the 17 century
- Causes
- - oceanic Atlantic plate sub-ducted under the contiental plate due to the density of the oceanic plate
- - chances peak volcano is a composite volcano so when they erupt it's very powerful and rare
- primary effects
- - 23 people died
- 60% of housing was destroyed
- 2/3 island was covered in ash
- 2/3 island was covered in ash
- Responses
- Little bay been rebuilt as the new capital
- Background information
- farmland destroyed
- forest fires occurred
- 60% of housing was destroyed
- Secondary effects
- unemployed rose from 7% to 50 %
- tourism still suffers
- half of the population had left the island and never returned
- food had to imported in
- food had to imported in
- unemployed rose from 7% to 50 %
- airports closed
- plymouth became a ghost town
- farmland destroyed
- forest fires occurred
- Secondary effects
- unemployed rose from 7% to 50 %
- tourism still suffers
- half of the population had left the island and never returned
- unemployed rose from 7% to 50 %
- farmland destroyed
- plymouth became a ghost town
- loss of trade
- Migration to the north
- Migration to the north
- $41 million of aid was given from the uk government
- Riots had occurred as local complained that aid given from the Britain wasn't enough
- The monserrat volcano observatory was set up to study the volcano what would provide warnings in the future
- A risk assessment was done to help island understand the risk at areas
- Little bay been rebuilt as the new capital
- A risk assessment was done to help island understand the risk at areas
- The monserrat volcano observatory was set up to study the volcano what would provide warnings in the future
- Responses
- Riots had occurred as local complained that aid given from the Britain wasn't enough
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