Mount Merapi
Where is Mount Merapi?
Indonesia Development
- Capital City: Jakarta
- Total area: 1,904,569 km2
- Population: 2735000 (2020)
- GDP: $1.058 trillion
- GDP per capita is $3,869.59 (2020)
- HDI ranking: 107 (2019)
Volcano Details
- Volcano Name: Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai
How has the Volcano Changed over time?
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— jogjaupdate.com (@JogjaUpdate) August 19, 2021
now google earth has a timelapse feature, this is an Example of Mount Merapi from 1985 to 2020. @VolcanoYTz pic.twitter.com/eVyhCQJGzd
Pyrochlastic Flow on Mt Merapi
Pyroclastic flow (Mount Merapi) 😱 A pyroclastic flow is a dense, fast-moving flow of solidified lava pieces, volcanic ash, and hot gases. It may move at speeds as high as 200 m/s.
— Reg Saddler (@zaibatsu) July 29, 2021
The 9,721 ft high Merapi is one of Indonesia's most active volcanoes.
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(Tr) Piroklastik akıntı 😱 pic.twitter.com/LNmGt50VO2
Tweets related to Mount Merapi
What are the emissions from the Volcano?
Take a look at how Mount Merapi’s new eruption in Indonesia set off its longest lava flow since November — in pictures https://t.co/wa4pyqU4vs pic.twitter.com/8o5WlWQ83d
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) January 29, 2021
Mount Merapi releases volcanic material into the air as seen from Turgo village in #Yogyakarta December 23, 2021. Mount #Merapi volcano erupted on Thursday for the fourth time in a week, and the #volcanic status of #MountMerapi has been at alert Level 3 (Siaga) since Nov 5, 2020. pic.twitter.com/EGfjelu0Mb
— Garry Lotulung (@GarryLotulung) December 24, 2021
Mount Merapi 2010 Eruption
You could consider these questions when preparing your case study:
- What caused the eruption?
- What were the features of the eruption? e.g. Lava flows, pyroclastic flows.
- How did the eruption affect; Humans, Environment, Economy?
- What did local people, governments, and other agencies do immediately to reduce the impacts of the eruption?
- What long term strategies have been put in place to reduce the impact of eruptions?
- Why do so many people live so close to Mt Merapi?
- What effect do you think the GNI of Indonesia has on the area and its preparedness for eruptions?
- How do you think the effects of the volcano would differ if the GNI per capita of Indonesia was larger or smaller?
- If you were going to recommend some changes to the area to improve preparedness, what would they be?
Environmental Effects
Effects on the Environment
Human Effects
Effects that impact humans.
Responses
Long Term Responses
Short Term Responses