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Case Study: The Philippines
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- The Philippines lies on the boundary of 2 converging plates, the Philippine and Eurasian
- There are over 13 active volcanoes the most famous of which is MT PINATUBO
- The volcanoes are the most costly and deadliest in the world
- The area also suffers from earthquakes, floods, landslides and hurricanes!
- In 1990 1500 people were killed on the island of Luzon from an earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter Scale
