\!
! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
! ! ! !
! ! ! ! ! !
! ! ! !
! ! ! !
! ! ! !
! ! ! !
! !
! ! !
! ! ! ! !
! !
! ! ! !
! ! !
! ! !
! ! !
! !
! ! ! ! ! !
! ! ! !
! ! ! ! !
! ! !
! ! !
! ! ! ! !
! ! !
! ! ! !
! ! !
! ! ! ! !
! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! OCHA Regional Office for Asia Pacific ! ! !
! ! ! !
! ! !
! ! # ! ! SOLOMON ISLANDS: Natural Hazard Risks ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
! ! Issued: 01 March 2011 ! !
! ! !
! ! ! ! ! ! !
! ! ! !
! ! ! ! !
! !
! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Legend
!
! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Seismic, Volcanic and Tropical Storm Risk
! ! ! !
! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
! ! ! ! ! !
! ! ! ! ! ! Tsunami Hazards
! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! All Natural Hazard Risks \! Country capital
! ! ! ! ! Storm surge
! ! ! !( ! Major town or city ! !
! The bar chart shows the degree of exposure to natural hazards ! ! Tsunami
! !
! International boundary ! ! ! and the percentage of area affected (per country). Tsunami and Tsunami and Storm surge !
! ! # Holocene volcano
! ! ! ! storm surges are a threat to coastal regions, particularly gulfs, !
!
! ! Earthquake Intensity Tropical Storm Intensity !
! ! ! bays, and estuaries. The flood hazard results from river floods
! Modified Mercalli Scale Saffir-Simpson Scale
! ! ! ! !
! and torrential rain. The hazard of dryness and drought is
! One: 118-153 kmh
! ! Degree I-V
! Bagana
! !
! !
!
! ! caused by major deviations from the normal amounts of
! Two: 154-177 kmh ! Degree VI
! !
! #
! ! !
! ! ! !
! precipitation. Three: 178-209 kmh
! Degree VII
! ! !
!
! ! !
!
! ! ! ! Four: 210-249 kmh
! ! ! Degree VIII
! !
! P A P U A N E W ! !
!
! !
! Five: 250+ kmh
! !
! Degree IX-XII
!
!
!
! ! !
!
!
! Polo ! ! !
! G U I N E A !( ! ! CHOISEU!L ! ! ! ! Earthquake intensity zones indicate where Panggoe ! ! ! ! !( ! ! ! ! ! there is a 20% probability that degrees of ! ! ! ! ! intensity shown on the map will be !
! !( ! exceeded in 50 years. Posarae ! !
! Suavanao Paraso !
! ! !( ! VELLA LAVELLA !( ! ! ! ! Tropical storm intensity zones indicate ! ! ! ! ! ! KOLOMBANGARA ! ! Lotiloti!( SANTA ISABE! L ! where there is a 10% probability of a storm ! ! ! ! ! ! Sulimuni ! S! ambora!( of this intensity striking in the next 10 years. Hovoro !
! Kunji !( !( !( Buala ! ! !( !( ! ! ! Mbomboe NEW GEORGIA Saua MALAITA !( ! ! !( (c) 2009, Munich Reinsurance Company, Munich Re Geo Risks ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Tetemara ! Kokenggolo ! Research Department ! !( VANGUNU Dala Manu ! Map Doc Name: ! !( !( !( ! ! Mbareho Saira ! ! Auki OCHA_PHL_Hazard_v3_110606 !( S O L O M O N ! ! !( ! ! ! ! Bina Creation Date: 22 March 2011 ! ! ! ! ! ! !( ! ! K!av! achi ! ! # I S L A N D S ! ! Lat/Lon WGS84 Dinare Projection/Datum: !( ! ! ! Web Resources: Honiara ! ! ! ! \! Aola ! http://ochaonline.un.org/roap ! ! !( Rere Anoni'usu !( ! ! !( ! GUADALC!ANAL !
! ! 0 100 200 !( ! ! !( Naho ! ! Veramakuru ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Kilometers !( SAN CRISTOBAL Tinakula ! # Su!uruaharau
!
! ! SANTA CRUZ UN Office for the Coordination of ! ! ! Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) ! ! ! ! ! Regional Office for Asia Pacific (ROAP) ! ! Storm Season: Nov to Apr ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Peak month: February ! ! Executive Suite, 2nd Floor, UNCC Building Rajdamnern Nok Ave, Bangkok 10200, RENNELL Thailand http://ochaonline.un.org/roap
Datum: WGS84. Map data source: UN Cartographic Section, Global Discovery, FAO, Smithsonian Institute, Pacific Disaster Center, UNISYS, Munich Reinsurance Group The names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations #
#
\!
!(