natural hazards in southeast asia. earthquake/tsunami indonesia 2004 deaths - deaths - 229,866...

Natural Hazards Natural Hazards in in

Southeast AsiaSoutheast Asia

Earthquake/Earthquake/TsunamiTsunami

Indonesia 2004Indonesia 2004Deaths -Deaths - 229,866

Damages -Damages - 9.2 Earthquake caused the tsunami.

Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, and Thailand were hardest hit.

66% of the fishing fleet and industrial infrastructure in coastal regions destroyed

2004 TsunamiIndonesia, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Maldives, Somalia,

Malasia, Tanzania, and more.

Deaths

Injured Missing DisplacedConfirmed Estimated1

Total ~184,168 ~230,210 ~125,000 ~45,752 ~1.69 million

Cyclone NargisCyclone Nargis

Myanmar (Burma) Myanmar (Burma) 20082008

Deaths – 146,000+ Believed to be many more deaths.

Damages – Over $10 billion

Myanmar's military rulers initially resisted aid from the world.

Mount PinatubaMount Pinatuba

Philippines 1991Philippines 1991Deaths – approximately 800 killed and over 100,000 homeless

Damages - Global temperatures dropped by about 0.9°F

Up to 13” of ash deposited on Luzon Island

KrakatoaKrakatoa

Indonesia 1883Indonesia 1883Deaths - 36,417

Damages – 165 villages and towns were destroyed and 132 seriously damaged

Effects – Erruption heard as far away as western Australia, over 1900 miles away

Anak KrakatoaAnak Krakatoa

Indonesia TodayIndonesia Today

Mount TamboraMount Tambora

Indonesia 1816Indonesia 1816Deaths -Deaths - 92,000+

Effects –Effects – 1816 is known as “The year without a summer” in the U.S.

Erruption heard 1200 miles away

Largest volcanic

erruption in recorded history