Friday, September 21, 2018

Volcanos

Argentina's Volcanos:

There is a total of 39 volcanoes in the country of Argentina, most are located near the Andes by the Chile border. This country is considered classified as high in volcanic activity. Most or all of the volcanoes are active, therefore when they are awaken it causes major destruction all over causing many problems.

Volcano warning: 

The Argentine Observatory of Volcanic Surveillance (OAV) has a system in place that helps provide warning signs for possibles eruption threats. They use a device that monitors the volcano system which helps this organization detect when an eruption might take place and inform the population of Argentina.  The last major eruption in Argentina was the Copahue volcano in 2013, those who were evacuated lived 15 miles away from the volcano.



Thursday, September 6, 2018

EarthQuakes

The city of San Juan is the area with the highest seismicity risk in Argentina. This place is known to have very strong earthquakes every fifty years. Knowing this you expect there to be a well thought out plan for earthquakes, however, there is no actual plan. A few students from the National University of San Juan joined together to create a system that applies to different age groups. This allows for everyone to learn what to do in case of an earthquake, even children.  There is also an option for families to create a family plan. The reason why there is a risk of earthquakes in Argentina is that tension between the South American Plate and the Nazca Plate cause major earthquakes in Chile. In the Chile-Argentina Border, there is high seismicity rick as seen in the map below.