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When the Philippines’ Mount Pinatubo erupted in 1991, a layer of ash covered the ground, cars and even the floors of houses across Singapore . - ST FILE
Lava flows and volcanic rock avalanches can damage undersea cables in the region, causing internet outages and disrupting financial transactions. Only a handful of notable seamounts have been studied in detail, and that is often after significant eruptions, added Dr Verolino. The caldera is nearly twice as wide as that of the Tonga volcano and Mount Pinatubo, both of which are about 4km wide, noted Dr Verolino, who is part of EOS’ coastal hazard group.
A key purpose of mapping and classifying how hazardous the seamounts can be is to identify places at risk if any understudied volcano were to erupt. The researchers found that Taiwan is most at risk, followed by Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam. Dr Verolino said: “Underwater volcanoes are often overlooked because they were not thought of as an imminent threat. But as the Tonga eruption showed, we saw the potential of these kinds of volcanoes. We need to assess and create different scenarios to see the possible effects.”
Dr Verolino’s simulations showed that tsunami waves of a few centimetres can reach Singapore’s south or south-east coast, but the study has not yet been published and the results are being validated.
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