What are the impacts and responses to tectonic hazards?

What are the impacts of tectonic hazards?

There are three kinds of impact that tectonic hazards can have:

Human impacts - deaths, physical injuries, damage to psychological health
Economic impacts - loss of property, business, income and infrastructure (including water, electricity and roads)
Environmental impacts - damage or destruction of natural ecosystems or important historical landmarks

Three main factors affect the level of impact that a tectonic hazard can have.

Why do people live near volcanoes?

Despite the dangers of living near a volcano, people continue to live in these areas for a number of reasons:

Interest in volcanoes generates tourism and therefore boosts the local economy.
Geothermal energy can be produced from the rising steam, e.g. in Iceland.
Fertile soil is produced by the weathering of volcanic ash. This soil is particularly good for grapevines.
Minerals, such as gold and diamonds, can be found in the area.

What are the impacts of volcanoes?

What are the impacts of earthquakes?

What factors determine the severity of damage caused by earthquakes and volcanoes?

A number of factors determine the severity of damage caused by a volcano or an earthquake.

How do you prepare for and react to volcanic eruptions and earthquakes?

The ways in which countries respond to tectonic hazards are often determined by their wealth. High-income countries (HICs), like Italy, are usually better able to respond than low-income countries (LICs) like Ethiopia or even middle-income countries (MICs) like Indonesia.

There are three main ways in which countries respond to natural disasters: prediction, protection and preparation.