What were the effects of the Mount Merapi eruption?
Negative. 353 people were killed and 577 people were injured. Overcrowded evacuation centres led to poor sanitation, no privacy and a serious risk of disease. People, particularly farmers, lost their homes and livelihoods.
What diseases can volcanoes cause?
Volcanic eruptions can cause:
- suffocation.
- infectious diseases, such as conjunctivitis.
- acute and chronic respiratory diseases from falling ash and breathing gases and fumes.
- burns and traumatic injuries, such as lacerations from falling rock.
- eye and skin irritations from acid rain.
How did Eyjafjallajokull affect humans?
Our study found that 6–9 months after the Eyjafjallajökull eruption ended the participants from exposed areas reported increased wheezing, cough and phlegm, as well as recent eye and skin irritation.
What are the effects of volcanic eruption on people’s lives?
Fast-moving lava can kill people and falling ash can make it hard for them to breathe. They can also die from famine, fires and earthquakes which can be related to volcanoes. People can lose their possessions as volcanoes can destroy houses, roads and fields.
What are some of the hazards of being volcanic islands?
The results highlight that volcanic activity has been quite intense and many volcano-related hazardous phenomena have affected the island including in very recent times, both for eruptive (phreatic or magmatic eruptions) and non-eruptive (earthquakes, landslides, and tsunamis) phenomena.
Can VOG make you sick?
Physical complaints associated with vog exposure include headaches, breathing difficulties, increased susceptibility to respiratory ailments, watery eyes, sore throat, flu-like symptoms, and a general lack of energy.
What were the secondary effects of Eyjafjallajökull?
Secondary effects: Sporting events were cancelled or affected due to cancelled flights. Fresh food imports stopped, and industries were affected by a lack of imported raw materials. Local water supplies were contaminated with fluoride. Flooding was caused as the glacier melted.
What caused Mount Merapi to erupt in 2010?
Mount Merapi October 2010 Case Study. Causes. The volcano and its eruptions were caused by the Indo Australian plate being sub ducted beneath the Eurasian plate. This caused great pressure and heat from friction between the plates which melted the Indo-Australian plate to form magma.
How is the government helping people affected by the Merapi volcano?
The government is making money available to farmers to help replace their livestock. The government has set up a special task force to support people that have been affected by the volcano either by family issues, or because they have lost their jobs. The monitoring of Mt Merapi began in 1942 using Seismometers.
What type of plate boundary is Mount Merapi on?
Mount Merapi has erupted 68 times since the sixteenth century and is the most active volcano in its region. It is one of 129 active volcanoes in Indonesia making up part of the Pacific Ring of Fire. It is located on the subduction zone of the Indo-Australian and Eurasian plates.
What is the rate of inflation at Mount Merapi?
At the end of September 2010, the peak inflation rate of the lava dome at Mount Merapi was measured by EDM at an average growth rate of 6 millimetres (0.24 in). The subsequent rate of inflation up until 21 October 2010 reached 105 mm (4.1 in) per day.