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Mind Map by Lauren Slavin, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Lauren Slavin
almost 10 years ago
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Disaster hotspot: The Philppines
- Why is the Philippines population vulnerable?
- Series of 7000 small islands
- High population density
- 41-60% of people live in poverty = low capacity to cope
- 45% of the population are under 18
- Average of 240 people per km squared
- 41-60% of people live in poverty = low capacity to cope
- Series of 7000 small islands
- The Philippines falls on a destructive plate
boundary and is also located in the Pacific
ring of fire.
- Mount Pinatubo (1991)
- June 7th - first magma reached the surface. June 12th saw that large amounts of gas charged
magma reached the surface, then finally on June 15th the volcano exploded into a huge erruption.
- 847 people were killed initially, mostly from roof collapses.
- 2.1 million people affected
- Damage to crops/property: $374 million
- Eruption affected ozone levels
- Agriculture affected
- The Red Cross, Action Aid
and Oxfam provided
food/blankets in
evacuation camps
- The Red Cross, Action Aid
and Oxfam provided
food/blankets in
evacuation camps
- Agriculture affected
- Eruption affected ozone levels
- Damage to crops/property: $374 million
- 2.1 million people affected
- 847 people were killed initially, mostly from roof collapses.
- June 7th - first magma reached the surface. June 12th saw that large amounts of gas charged
magma reached the surface, then finally on June 15th the volcano exploded into a huge erruption.
- Typhoon Haiyan (2013)
- Scored category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale
- Started from an area of low pressure several hundred km east of
Pohnpei.
- There were 6,300 confirmed casualties
- Storm surges caught people off guard resulting in many deaths
- Trees were uprooted and mud/debris decorated streets
- Trees were uprooted and mud/debris decorated streets
- Storm surges caught people off guard resulting in many deaths
- Many structures were destroyed
- There were 6,300 confirmed casualties
- Started from an area of low pressure several hundred km east of
Pohnpei.
- Scored category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale
- Disasters in the Philippines
- Earthquakes
- e.g, Manila
- e.g, Manila
- Landslides
- Volcanic erruptions
- Flooding
- Typhoons
- Tsunamis
- Earthquakes
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