week 5 Philippines Volcanoes
Aaron Flores
Philippine Volcanic Activity
The Philippines is a place where volcanic activity is very prevalent. Since the Philippines is located in the Pacific Ring of Fire, where the oceanic Philippine plate and several smaller micro-plates are subducting along the Philippine Trench to the east, and the Luzon, Sulu and several other small Trenches to the west, there are many active volcanoes. There are actually 53 active volcanoes in the Philippines! According to the Link, The volcanoes of the Philippines rank as the most deadly and costly in the world: about 13% of its historic eruptions have caused fatalities, most notably at Taal and Mayon, and 22% of its eruptions caused significant damage.
With all of these volcanoes, the Phillips stresses to their citizens to always be ready to migrate or evacuate from their homes. They also send out warnings to people as well as run preparedness drills where they evacuate families that live close to the active volcanoes. Many of these plans are being put into place to be prepared and warn citizens before the eruption happens.
Link: https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/philippines.html
Philippine Volcanic Activity
With all of these volcanoes, the Phillips stresses to their citizens to always be ready to migrate or evacuate from their homes. They also send out warnings to people as well as run preparedness drills where they evacuate families that live close to the active volcanoes. Many of these plans are being put into place to be prepared and warn citizens before the eruption happens.
Link: https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/philippines.html
Hi Aaron, my name is Jessica and I wanted to say I really enjoyed reading your blog! I think it is fascinating how your country is so affected by the volcanic activity that surrounds it. It was also very surprising to read that there are over fifty active volcanos in the Philippines. That's way to many volcanos and must most definitely be terrifying for the citizens of Philippines. But I was glad to read that the citizens of your country have some kind of plan and strategies on how to prepare for such tragic events. Hopefully the people of Philippines stay safe and always be prepared for when a volcano erupts. Good job on the blog, and I can't wait to read more about your country, Aaron!
ReplyDeleteHi Aaron, my name is Jordyn and my country is Brazil. Your blog was really interesting to read, and really informative. It amazes me that there are 53 volcanoes in the Philippines. In Brazil there is actually only three volcanoes, one is dormant and the other two are extinct, so there is quite a difference between our countries. In Brazil they do not really do anything to prepare for volcanic eruptions, because the only volcano that is likely to erupt is on an island. However, I am glad to see that the people of Philippines are thinking ahead and are prepared since there are so many volcanoes and definitely a chance of them erupting.
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