Hazard Hotspots: Philippines Lies on boundary between Philippine and Eurasian plate- destructive Significant risks of earthquakes and

s and volcanoes Its northern and eastern coasts face the Pacific- worlds most tsunami-prone sea Landslides common on mountain districts Consists of about 7000 islands

Mount Pinatubo volcanic eruption, June 1991 o o o o o o o Biggest eruption for over 50 years Warnings were given off before explosion and people evacuated First eruption sent ash cloud 20km into atmosphere Second eruption: dome on one side of volcano collapsed creating pyroclastic blast causing lahars. Effective managing reducing death and injury to just over 4300 people Economic loss of $710 mainly agriculture and property 80,000 hectares of farmland buried under ash

Earthquake, 2006 o o o o Killed 15, injured 100 Damaged and destroyed 800 buildings Generated local tsunami 3m high Triggered landslide which breached crater wall of Parker Volcano which fell into lake causing flood

Guinsaugon Landslide, 2006 o o o Mudslide engulfed village Killed 1150 people Causes: o Unseasonable torrential rain o La Nina o 2.6 magnitude earthquake struck just before slide o Deforestation- trees used to protect soil o Replacement of forest by shallow-rooted trees furthered reduced protection