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Natural Hazards in Southeast Asia
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Earthquake/Tsunami Indonesia 2004 Deaths - 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
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2004 Tsunami Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Maldives, Somalia, Malasia, Tanzania, and more. Deaths InjuredMissingDisplaced ConfirmedEstimated 1 Total~184,168~230,210~125,000~45,752~1.69 million
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Cyclone Nargis Myanmar (Burma) 2008 Deaths – 146,000+ Believed to be many more deaths. Damages – Over $10 billion Myanmar's military rulers initially resisted aid from the world.
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Mount Pinatuba Philippines 1991 Deaths – 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
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Krakatoa Indonesia 1883 Deaths - 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
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Anak Krakatoa Indonesia Today
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Mount Tambora Indonesia 1816 Deaths - 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
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