Sabrina's Blog 3: Madagascar Earthquakes

 Madagascar Earthquakes

Madagascar is exposed to many hazards such as cyclones, floods, and sometimes earthquakes. Madagascar has an early warning system for natural hazards. An early warning system is an instrument used as a monitoring system, forecasting, and predicting disasters that may occur and can be at risk to human life. This assists with the prevention of losing human life. There is also a 9-3-0 Hotline located specifically in Madagascar.


Madagascar has a low level of earthquakes. It isn’t too constant or too hazardous compared to the other events that happen. On the other hand, Madagascar has a high hazard level of landslides as well as cyclones. The constant rainfall, earthquakes, and other possible hazards make the landslides a periodic hazard. Madagascar is only about a thousand miles long and two-hundred fifty miles wide. This island is bigger than California. The recurrence of cyclones makes the entire continent an extremely high level of being hazardous.

 
References:

  1. Madagascar - Think Hazard

  2. Early Warning Systems 

  3. The 9-3-0 Hotline in Madagascar

                                                                    


Comments

  1. jwlylFebruary 8, 2023 at 2:23 PM

    Hi Sabrina,
    I enjoyed learning about the hazards in Madagascar from your post. Since the island has so many other incidences of hazards, it is a blessing that they have a low seismicity. It is good that they have an early warning system and 9-3-0 hotline. I really enjoyed your pictures, particularly the one with the outline of California superimposed on it. It made for a great visual reference. I am looking forward to learning more about Madagascar!

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  2. Ana GGFebruary 9, 2023 at 3:11 PM

    Nice research. Can you resend the sources of information? those hyperlinks dont work as such.

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