Natural Disasters of Ireland

Ireland as it appears on the map is on the Eurasian Plate. ( http://earthguide.ucsd.edu/eoc/teachers/t_tectonics/p_map_plate_layers_bath.html ) The island of Ireland is right at a convergent plate boundary. There are a few types of convergent boundaries. However, Ireland’s type is what is known as a colliding plate boundary. (Keller/DeVecchio, 36)  Due to the fact that plates collide repeatedly in Ireland, they forced mountains to arise. The chain of mountains most closely relates to the direction of the path of the plates. After repeated collision between varying plates has caused Ireland to have many vast mountain ranges around the island. ( http://www.askaboutireland.ie/reading-room/environment-geography/physical-landscape/Irelands-physical-landsca/the-formation-of-the-phys/ireland-and-plate-tectoni/ ) Quick Facts: Ireland is surrounded by a chain of extinct volcanoes. These volcanoes pose no threat to the people on the island. Ireland’s last volcanic eruption was ov...

Week 1 There are many differences between hazards, catastrophes and disasters. There are two types of hazards on earth. There is what’s called a natural hazard, and a natural process. The difference is that a natural hazard is an event that occurs naturally and it is a threat to life and property. Whereas, a natural process is something like an earthquake or a volcanic eruption, those are only dangerous if people happen to be in their path of destruction. In the United States there is no area that is hazard free. A catastrophe is something massive. It is an event so disastrous that it would take years to restore all that was damaged. For example, Hurricane Katrina is known as the United States’ most expensive catastrophe. Hurricane Katrina also has the longest disaster recovery time. Lastly, a disaster is a hazardous event that happens over a minimal time span and only in a certain area at a time. Disasters also have certain criteria in order for the event to actually be l...