Mount Pinatubo

Location: The Philippines, South East Asia - on the plate Pacific-Eurasian boundary

Type of Margin: Destructive

Type of Volcano: Composite

Main Hazards: Ash Cloud, Tephra, Lava and Pyroclastic Flow, Landslides

• 850 people killed - largely by collapsing buildings
• 1.2million homes were destroyed
• Bridges, Roads and commercial buildings were destroyed
• 650,000 people lost their source of income due to destruction of farmland, cattle and crops
• Manila airport closed
• Global temperature decreased by 0.5dc
• $700million in damagesd
• Lahars caused soil erosion

• Intense mointering after the 7.8 earthquake 
• Measuring magma levels
• USGS monitoring and satelite imaging
• Minor evacuation after earthquakes

• Evacues stayed indoors
• Temporary shelters for 1.2 million displaced people
• Evacuation and risk areas were extended for the safety of survivors
• $1.5million was donated in international aid in addition to medical and technical aid

Trying to set up a permanent, long term monitoring system