Case Study: 1 ~ Eyjafjallajökull Flashcards
How many flights not flown
95000
What did the volcano let off
Harmful gasses
What were poisoned
Animal
How many stranded
Tens of thousands
How much did airlines loose
£21.1 billion
What covered the volcano
A glacier
What did the glacier do when the volcano erupted
It melted creating floods
What may have had a knock on effect
Mount Aetna may have been sparked
Which town did the ash fall on
Town Vic
What was left in the air ports
Perishable goods
People with heart and lung desires told to do what
Stay inside
Who suspended production
Nissan
Where is it situated on
The North Atlantic ridge
What are the plates doing
Diverging
Where is it
South Iceland
What did the melting glacier create
It created steam
How did the steam effect the ash
It sent it six to ten km into the atmosphere
When did it start errupting
March 2010
When was the explosive phase
14-21 of April
What happened after the 21st of April
The intensity dropped then increased
