Mount Merapi, Indonesia (FULL NOTES)

Natural Hazards

Case Study – Mount Merapi, Indonesia

-         Volcanic eruption happened in 2010 (LEDC)

-         353 deaths

-         360,000 people were displaced (moved/evacuated)

-         1,500 search and rescue

-         2,600 moved to a new place (safer)

-         New land was offered and would be $3,200 and a small plot of land (however the land wasn’t fertile, so the crops wouldn’t be as good)

Causes:

-         Indo – Australian plate was sub ducted underneath the Eurasian plate (due to the indo Australian plate being denser and heavier)

Warning signs:

-         Earthquake

-         Small eruptions

-         Warnings coming through during the night (very late)

-         Thermal imaging and videos

-         Radio and twitter/facebook –…