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Case Study: Volcanic Eruption - Soufrière Hills Volcano, Montserrat
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- 1What volcano erupted?The Soufrière Hills Volcano
- 2Where is this volcano?Montserrat, small island Caribbean, South East of Cuba, North Atlantic Ocean, Northern Hemisphere
- 3What was the original population of the island?12,000
- 4When did this eruption occur?25th June 1997
- 5Since when had eruptions been occurring?1995
- 6How much volcanic material was released?4-5 million metres sq.
- 7What is the tectonic geology of the mountain?Destructive plate margin - Atlantic / Caribbean.
- 8What caused the volcano to erupt?In the hills are magma weak points, so the rock above the chamber collapsed and a vent opened.
- 9What was the name of the capital?Plymouth
- 10How much volcanic material landed on the capital?12 m
- 11What caused the destruction of homes and villages and how many were destroyed?Pyroclastic Flow (hot cloud of dust and ash). 20 villages and 2/3 houses destroyed.
- 12How many died?19
- 13How many were injured?7
- 14What happened to the environment?Vegetation and farmland were gone.
- 15What vital buildings were destroyed?School, hospital, airport and port.
- 16How was the population affected? [s]8000 left since 1995.
- 17Negative secondary effects?Fires (police, gvmt. offices, main petrol station), tourism down and businesses destroyed.
- 18Positive secondary effects?Tourism for volcano, improve soil fertility.
- 19Which country sent immediate aid and why?UK (£17 million) as overseas UK territory.
- 20Immediate response?Local emergency services look for survivors, shelters set up, temp infrastructure and evacuate South.
- 21Long term response?Risk map (exclusion zone - south), UK sen £41 million to develop North (docks, houses, airport) and Montserrat Volcano Observatory established.
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