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Assignment 7: Assessing Volcanic Hazards and Risk Part 2
Group Number:
Group Members Present (first and last names):
Each group member present must WRITE THEIR OWN NAME above to earn credit for contributing to the
assignment.
Do not write the names of group members who are not present.
Scribes’ initials:
Share the scribe duty with everybody present.
This means you must rotate who writes the answers to
different questions.
Once you’ve completed your scribe duty, initial above.
You will need to consult the previous Assignment 6: Determining Risk Part 1 for this assignment!
Part 2: Determining Risk
1.
Based on your answers to the previous questions in Part 1 that you previous completed,
list the
three
most dangerous
volcanic hazards that would be byproducts of an eruption from Mt. Liamuiga
.
(3 points)
1.
2.
3.
2.
Examine the geologic map of St. Kitts and its key
here
.
Do the volcanic products listed on the
map corroborate the type of volcano and hazards you identified in question 2 of Assignment 5 and
question 1 above?
YES
/
NO
If yes, continue to the next question.
If not, revise.
Consult the
section on volcanic hazards in your text and seek feedback from your other groups and/or the professor
before continuing.
3.
The volcanic activity at Mt. Liamuiga is changing rapidly.
Your team is concerned about an
eruption and needs to determine hazardous areas, the first step in assessing where your evacuation
zone may or may not be.
^
Outline areas on the color topography map (figure 5) where the volcanic hazards you identified in
question 1
would
mostly likely
affect.
Areas of different volcanic hazards can overlap so
use different
patterns or colors for each hazard and create a key
.
The data in figure 4 below may be helpful for
determining the distribution of specific hazards.
^If you’re working digitally, follow the directions in the
video tutorial in Canvas’s Q&A Module to draw/write your hazards (use the scribble tool) or consider
doing this on paper, then taking a clear and in-focus picture, and copying/pasting it into your digital
document for online submission.
(3 points)
Figure 4.
Idealized global atmospheric circulation showing prevailing wind direction according to latitude.
Figure 5. Topography data of St. Kitts.
The highest elevation is Mt. Liamuiga on the northwestern portion of the island at 3,792
ft. (1,156 m).
From the SRTM “Shuttle Radar Topography Mission” data from NASA from
http://caribbeanvolcanoes.com/radar-
topography/
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Part 3: Assessing Risk
4.
Use your newly created hazards map (figure 5) coupled with the map and photographs in figures
6 and 7 showing roads, towns, the airport, and population density (persons/km
2
) to
determine the area
of
lowest risk
from volcanic hazards from an eruption of Mt. Liamuiga.
Be sure to consider factors
that dictate vulnerability like population, transportation (roads, ports, airports) for emergency vehicles
and evacuees and the flow of goods and supplies like drinkable water on and off of the island as well as
critical infrastructure to support a refugee population.
Circle and label your team’s recommend
evacuation area where you’d send people to on your hazards map (figure 5).
(1 point)
Figure 6. Population density by parish and the location of roads, the airport, and major towns of St. Kitts from 2012 and
available from Geo-Ref.net.
The population of St. Kitts and Nevis, an adjacent island to the south as of 2018 is ~55,000
people, and best estimates of annual tourist population is ~122,000 in 2015.
Figure 7a (left). A view looking north toward the largest town of Basseterre, population ~14,000, and the ranges beyond.
Figure 7b (right). A view of the southern tip of St. Kitts looking south to the island of Nevis, which is separated by ~3-km
section of water called “the Narrows”.
Photos from:
https://www.wunderground.com/blog/Weather456/about-saint-
kittsnevis-history.html
5.
You team chose your evacuation location primarily because it was out of the high hazard zone.
Explain 3 distinct, specific, and concrete reasons why your team chose your evacuation location
based on the factors that dictate
vulnerability
.
(3 points)
1.
2.
3.
Summary and Further Thinking
Verbally summarize the main points of this assignment.
Ensure that all group members understand the
rationale behind your answer; if you need clarification, seek feedback from your LA and/or professor before
continuing.
6.
Compare and contrast what you did in this assignment and the previous assignment with what
scientists did prior to the 1991 eruption of Mt. Pinatubo in the video “In the Path of a Killer Volcano”.
What aspects of eruption prediction or data collected shown in the video would you like to utilize to
further help the residents of St. Kitts?
Why?
(2 points)
Complete your peer assessment now!
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Contributions portion of your course grade will be based on peer assessment according to the rubric below.
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met all 6 of the
criteria below:
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Was actively engaged and present for the entire session
Solved problems and asked insightful questions
Valued contributions made by other group members
Contributed high-quality ideas and content
Did an equal share of the work
Overall
Assessment
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group of 2 with them.
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work in a group of 2 with
them but would if
assigned.
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with them.
You'd seek out this
person to work in
group of 2 with.
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