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.

https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/argentina.html

http://thinkhazard.org/en/report/12-argentina/VA

https://agu.confex.com/agu/18chapman1/webprogram/Paper328286.html

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-22684322

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.

http://ds.iris.edu/seismon/eventlist/index.phtml?region=S_America

http://www.eird.org/eng/revista/no_13_2006/art21.htm

https://www.tes.com/lessons/rddiB5p1tnp6Wg/biggest-earthquake

Argentina is located on the of South American Plate but is still near the Nazca Plate. The South American Plate is surrounded by the Caribbean Plate, the Nazca plate, the Antarctic Plate and the African Plate. These two plates are convergent boundaries this is where the plates are moving toward each other causing compression. These compressions cause large mountain ranges and volcanoes. Argentina is near Chile which has the Andes mountains which are a result of these compressions.

Martin, Erin.“Plate Tectonics in the Sierras Pampeanas, Argentina with Erin Martin.” TravelingGeologist. http://www.travelinggeologist.com/2017/08/plate-tectonics-in-the-sierras-pampeanas-argentina/. Accessed 31 August 2018

Keller, A. Edward, and Duane E. DeVecchio. Natural Hazards, Earth's Processes as Hazards, Disasters, and Catastrophes. 4th ed., Pearson Education, 2015. Print. Accessed 29 August 2018

Shin, Edward. “South American Plate.” Americas: Tectonics. https://americastectonics.weebly.com/south-american-plate.html. Web 2017. Accessed 31 August 2018

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The Difference Between Hazards, Disasters, and Catastrophes

Hazards:

A hazard interprets as a risk or danger. It has the potential to harm living beings and land. 

a hazardous event that occurs over a limited time

a hazardous event that occurs over a limited time

Disasters:

A disaster is a sudden hazardous event that often results in deaths. There are four variables that must occur in order for an event to be classified as a disaster 

1. 10 or more people are killed. 
2. 100 or more people are affected. 
3. State of emergency is declared.
4. International assistance is requested

Catastrophes:

A catastrophe is a disaster that takes years to recover, resulting in the necessity for money spent on the area affected.