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Contrastingly, fertile
soil and rich
minerals are
produced from the
volcanic activity.
Furthermore,
reckless man-
made activities
also cause natural
disasters such as
floods, landslides,
wildfires, etc. Sources:
http://geospasial.bnpb.go.id/2009/08/20/peta-
sebaran-kejadian-bencana-di-indonesia-tahun-
2008/
And
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http://www.reliefweb.int
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Source: http://geospasial.bnpb.go.id
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Geological Challenges
Earthquakes
and volcanoes
are distributed
mostly in
Pacific Ring of
Fire correspon-
ding to
lithospheric
plate
boundaries
Sources:
Miller, 2003
http://pubs.usgs.gov
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(Source: Miller, 2003)
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Earthquake Threats
One real example of
earthquake threats is the
one happening on 30 Sept
2009 with a 7.9 and 6.2
Richter Scale in West
Sumatra Province.
It caused
535
deaths,
2,400
people as
injured
and
20,000
damaged
buildings.
Sources:
http://www.reliefweb.int
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