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The natural history of
MT. SINABUNGIndonesia
February 6, 2014
Geological Background
Mt. Sinabung
Mt. Sinabung
Mt. Sinabung
Location of Mt Sinabung (and other notable volcanoes in the South East Asia region)
Spatial association between plate boundaries and volcanoes
Tectonic plate movement which formed Mt. Sinabung
Mt. Sinabung
Mt. Sinabung
Mt. Sinabung
Location of Mt Sinabung (and other notable volcanoes in the South East Asia region)
Spatial association between plate boundaries and volcanoes
Tectonic plate movement which formed Mt. Sinabung
Mt. Sinabung
Mt. Sinabung
Mt. Sinabung
Location of Mt Sinabung (and other notable volcanoes in the South East Asia region)
Spatial association between plate boundaries and volcanoes
Tectonic plate movement which formed Mt. Sinabung
Region,Distributio
n& Distance(composed primarily
of stratovolcanoes and calderas,
attributable to the
converging plate
boundaries)
lava dome
summit
4 craters (one active)
surrounding agriculture and residences(plantations and villages)
movement of pyroclastic flows
movement of ash
forest
Landforms and Physical features
Summit crater
Vent
Magma chamber
Throat
Conduit
Lava and ash layers
June 7, 2013Before
forest
vegetation growing on volcanic slope
summitcrater
no lava dome
agriculture and residences
February 6, 2014After
agriculture and residences
vegetation covered in ash or burnt by pyroclastic flows
forest
lava domecrater
summit
layer of lava
layer of ash
Lava Dome forming on summitDecember 2013
Explanation
Summit crater
Vent
Magma chamber
Throat
Conduit
Lava and ash layers
June 7, 2013Before
forest
vegetation growing on volcanic slope
summitcrater
no lava dome
agriculture and residences
February 6, 2014After
agriculture and residences
vegetation covered in ash or burnt by pyroclastic flows
forest
lava domecrater
summit
layer of lava
layer of ash
Lava Dome forming on summitDecember 2013
Impacts
Human impacts
Displacement and aid
Morbidity and mortality
Economic impacts
Evironmental impacts
Ash and lava
Fauna
Flora
ManagementPlan
Observe patternsand maintain surveillance of
volcanic activity
Prepare safe refuge zones
Evacuation routes, transportation
assembly points
SearchRescue
Aid
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