Philippines multi hazard

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  • what is the name of the tropical storm that hit the philippines
    Typhoon Haiyan
  • what year was Typhoon Haiyan
    2013
  • how manny deaths from Typhoon Haiyan
    over 6000
  • how many people displaced due to Typhoon Haiyan
    around 4 million
  • estimated economic losses from Typhoon Haiyan
    $12 billion
  • the two main environmental impacts of Typhoon Haiyan
    coastal erosion
    deforestation
    both damaging natural habitats
  • which organisations were short term responders after Typhoon Haiyan
    the UN and international red cross
  • what was the name of the volcanic eruption in the philipines (lower income NOT low income)

    (philippines multi hazard)
    Mount Pinatubo
  • what year was Mount Pinatubo eruption
    1991
  • which two plates is pinatubo situated along the convergent boundary of
    eurasian plate and Philippine sea plate
  • what was an early warning sign of the eruption
    seismic activity months before the eruption
  • how many people died from the Mount Pinatubo eruption
    over 800
  • how many people were evacuated
    largest volcanic evacuations in history. between 200,000 to 250,000 people
  • global climate effects of Mount Pinatubo eruption
    so much sulphur dioxide was released that there was a temporary global cooling effect
  • costs of the Mount Pinatubo eruption
    $12 billion
  • in an attempt to prepare for other events what did scientists do
    scientists from around the world collaborated to monitor and study the eruption to improve understanding