Mt Pinatubo Response Report

The most important guides are: 

1- Your target audience is a UN-based emergency response group that is interested in ‘best practices’ in dealing with developing disasters. 

2- In watching this video, focus on the following: What measurements or other observations allowed the scientists to anticipate the development of the volcano toward its eventual eruption? How were the various decision making groups defined and what was the ‘chain of command’ for this decision making? What were the attributes of the response by all teams involved that led to a successful outcome (i.e. few deaths or injuries)? 

3- You should not simply answer the 3 question above. They are provided to help guide your thinking as you watch the video and organize your report.

4- After viewing this video, (and incorporating other things you have learned or know about the previous volcanoes such as the various hazards and which are most deadly) produce a short report that addresses these points and identifies the lesson to be learned from the Mt Pinatubo response that are applicable to other disasters. Those previous volcanoes were Iceland Doomsday Volcanoes and Mt rainier volcano. 

5- The report is short – approximately 500 words (1-2 pages) – and so you need to be efficient in your writing. You can assume that the readers are familiar with the basics of volcano hazards and the general background/history of the Mt Pinatubo eruption.