Taal Volcano
What word describing Taal Volcano is repeated twice?
Merciless
What is the name of the super typhoon that wrought havoc in Eastern Samar in 2013?
Yolanda
What environmental problems are mentioned in the poem?
Air pollution and water pollution
What UNESCO Heritage Site is one of the daughter’s favorite diving spots?
Tubbataha Reef
What kind of hybrid is the man in the suit?
What parts of Taal Volcano are described in the poem?
Fume, flame, lava, sand
What is the name of the city ravaged by the typhoon?
What are the causes of the environmental issues in the poem?
radioactive chemicals, industries, technology
For what reasons is the site one of the best reefs in the world?
Considered one of the best reefs in the world, it consists of two coral atolls and wide range of marine life including over 600 species of fish, 60 species of corals, several species of sharks and dolphins and whales, 100 species of birds, and several species of sea turtles.
What is being kept inside the barbed-wire fences?
nature, ecological landscape, resources
What have the volcano done?
Kill innocent lives
What is the phenomenon that causes the rising of the sea as a result of atmospheric pressure changes and wind associated with a storm?
storm surge
Which words in the poem express danger and destruction? Give three.
lethal, toxic, leaking, plague, drying, radioactive, mess, diseases, dead
What ship destroyed a massive part of the reef?
USS Guardian
What or who are being kept out of the fence?
indigenous peoples