Mt Pinatubo case study

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What plate boundary does it lie on? and which plates?
Destructive - Phillipines plate (subducted) and the Eurasian plate
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Where is Mt Pinatubo Located?
Northern most major island of the Phillipines - Luzon
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When did the actual eruption of Mt Pinatubo begin?
1:42pm June 15th 1991
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How long did it last?
9 hours
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Why were the eefects of Pinatubo worstened?
Tropical storm - Yunga passed at the same time causing large rainfall therefore severe Lahars
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When did the volcano experience activity?
July 1990 - 7.8 magnitude earthquake, mid march 1991 - felt small earthquakes, April 1991 - Small explosions
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What were the social impacts?
800 died, 1.2 million lost homes, most migrated to shanty towns in Manila, 75,000 evacuated
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What were the enviromental impacts?
volcanic ash blown in all directions, Lahars destroyed everything, ejected 15-30million tons of sulphur dioxide - mixed with water and oxygen becomes sulphuric acid, aerosol cloud spread around the world in 2 weeks and reduced global temps
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What were the economic impacts?
Houses and bridges destroyed, Manila airport closed, buildings collapse from typhoon, Farmland and 1991 harvest = destroyed, 650,000 jobs lost, almost half a billion dollars in property and economic damage, destroyed 4979 houses and damaged 70,257
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What was the management like?
75,000 evacuated, no monitoring until 3rd of April, USA geological service helped predict, US helicopters helped evac, Alert systems put in place to warn of eruption, Government shelters built, Camps built, warning signs put up, long + ST aid
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What were the responses? (Long and short term?)
created places for displaced people, aid was present, other communities sent aid, non gov organ sent millions in financial aid, 7 yrs after, animals started to migrate back, disease was rift, no clean water, predicted- saved 60,000
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