Geology of the Pacific Ocean Guinea, and New Zealand lie outside the andesite line. Outside of the andesite line, volcanism is explosive; the Pacific Ring of Fire is the world's foremost belt of explosive volcanism. The Ring of Fire is named after the several hundred active volcanoes that sit above the various subduction zones. In 2009, the deepest undersea eruption ever recorded occurred at the West Mata submarine volcano, a mile beneath the ocean, close to the Tonga-Kermadec Trench, within the Ring of Fire; it was filmed by the US Jason robotic submersible which descended over . The Pacific Ocean is the only ocean which
Poverty in the Philippines to access health services or sex education, which leads to more children and the continuation of that cycle. The pattern of growth is common in rural areas, but there has been a rise in poverty in urban areas. Cities in the Philippines have been faced with an increase in poverty due to lack of well-paid employment. One of the main causes of poverty in the Philippines is the vulnerability to natural disasters. Natural disasters in the Philippines has caused US$23 billion in damages since 1990, which continue to delay the development process. According to the DW, the Philippines is the