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21 Cards in this Set
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date of the start of the eruption
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sunday 9th june 1991
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time of eruption
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6am
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dates of further eruptions
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12 june 1991
14 june 1991 |
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which island is pinatubo on?
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luzon
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what was the nearbye usaf base called?
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clark airbace
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why did the volcano erupt?
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it lies on a destructive plate margin
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how far away was the capital manila from the volcano?
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100 km
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how many earthquakes were felt 24 hours before the volcano blew?
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400
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what other natural hazzard joined the ash plume to create mudslides?
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a typhoon
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what name is given to the super heated ash cloud that speeds down valleys?
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pyroclastic flow
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how long did lahar activity continue until?
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2002
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by how much did global temperature drop by after the eruption?
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1 degree celcius
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what caused this drop?
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the albedo effect
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how fast do pyroclastic clouds travel?
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around 80 km per hour
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which plates caused the eruption?
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phillipine and eurasian
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how big was the radius in which ash fell?
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600 km
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would this have affected manila?
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yes, it was only 100 km away
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how many buildings were destroyed?
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around 200,000
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roughly how many people died?
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1506
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how many farm animals died?
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roughly 1 million
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was the rice crop destroyed or unafected?
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completely oblitorated
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