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Mt. Pinatubo Eruption Effects - Coggle Diagram
Mt. Pinatubo Eruption Effects
Positive
Geothermal energy was generated, which is beneficial for increasing the use of renewable energy
Volcanic ash makes the soil more fertile, which could help crops to grow better
Promote tourism
Environmental
Triggered several large earthquakes
Produced high-speed avalanches of ash and gas, huge mudslides, and ash clouds hundreds of miles wide
Ash flooded fields and buildings
Ash at 0.5°C in the atmosphere causes global cooling
Short term
Sulfur dioxide emissions allowed it to be mixed with water and oxygen to form sulfuric acid, which depletes ozone
Thousands of tons of ash poured out of the volcano, immediately inundated some villages
Economic
Thousands of houses and bridges were destroyed, the airport near the volcano had to be closed
The falling ash resulted in 650,000 unemployment
$700 million loss in total
Farmland being destroyed by ash and pumice, and affected the harvest.
Long term
A year or two after Pinatubo eruption, the global average fell 0.4 to 0.5 degrees Celsius.
In 1993, the Pinatubo eruption caused drought in Africa's Sahel region
Negative
There was damage and loss of life.
Its effects on the planet (such as climate) even continue to this day
Since the Philippines already belongs to LEDC, the Pinatubo eruption has further damaged their property
Social
847 people have been killed
The falling ash resulted in 650,000 unemployment
1.2 million people lost their home and had to migrate due to the eruption