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tectonic case studies pt 2 - Coggle Diagram
tectonic case studies pt 2
BAM Iran
2003
south Iran
5.26 am
not expecting it
the shaking was right under the city- building damage
the current buildings are also poor quality due to lack of governance
buildings were 2400 yrs old
heavy roofs
adobe
termite infested
when the fell they crushed
happened in January= high hypothermia rates and deaths
26 000 killed
magnitude 6.6
Pinatubo
Philippines
1991
asked for help from the US and Japan which helped with forecasting according to past eruptions
130 000 people were moved to 276 evacuation centers.
10km danger zone was put around the volcano
vei 6
10 hr long eruption
pyroclastic flows
roughly $339 mill spent
under 250 died
Eyafjallajokull
Iceland 2010
hot spot under constructive/ divergent plate boundary between NA and EUA
polar jet stream pushed 58% silica ash above Europe affecting flights
silica got stuck in plane engines
reduced visibility
blocked 1000 Heathrow flights in just one day
reduced tourism
increased fertility of soil
Europe lost $2.6 bill off GDP
respiratory threats so livestock and people had to be evacuated
lasted 2 weeks
Katla ( most explosive in Iceland) is due to erupt soon