Geography

• 90% of all earthquakes take place here
• 3/4 of volcanoes situated here
• Over 200 years, 1 million lives have been lost due to hazards in the ring of fire
• Krakatoa, 1883, Indonesia
• Pinatubo, 1991, Phillippines

El Nino:

• Occurs every 3-7 years in the pacific ocean
• Warm water sloshes eastwards to Peru and cold water is surpressed to Australia
• Australia- suffers droughts and wildfires, High air pressure
• Peru- suffers floods and storms, Low air pressure

La Nina:

• Goes back to a normal year but more intense
• Australia- Warm water, suffers floods, Low air pressure
• Peru- Cold water, suffers droughts, High air pressure