Volcano Case Studies 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyPlate tectonicsA2/A-levelAQA Created by: Maria5Created on: 02-06-17 16:57 What year was the Mount St Helens eruption? 1980 1 of 15 What year was the Nevada Del Ruiz eruption? 1985 2 of 15 What year was the Mount Pinatubo eruption? 1991 3 of 15 What year was the Mount Etna eruption? 1991-93 4 of 15 What year was the Montserrat, Soufriere Hills eruption? 1995-97 5 of 15 What year was the Mount Nyriagongo eruption? 2002 6 of 15 What was significant about the Mount St Helens eruption? The unpredicted lateral eruption killed 50 out of 61 people who were outside of the exclusion zone 7 of 15 What made the Nevada Del Ruiz eruption significant? Small eruption yet lahars were devistating, a high portion of the population suffered with inertia 8 of 15 What was significant about the Mount Pinatubo eruption? The presence of the American Air Base meant USGS were monitoring and encouraged locals to evacuate 9 of 15 What was the death toll for the initial Mount Pinatubo eruption? 50 10 of 15 How many people died from the subsequent lahars created by the typhoon 36 hours after the Mt Pinatubo eruption? 797 (final death toll = 847) 11 of 15 What was significant about the Mount Etna eruption? Constant and major lava flows heading to Zafferana, a number of attempts made to stop flow 12 of 15 What was the death toll of Mount Etna? 0 13 of 15 What was significant about the Montserrat, Soufriere hills eruption? British Navy set up evacuations and people were relocated, a subsequent eruption in 1997 killed 19 14 of 15 What was significant about the Mount Nyiragongo eruption? A 'Red alert' was announced with a full evacuation however, 147 people died as they returned to loot 15 of 15
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