Case Study: 1 ~ Eyjafjallajökull Flashcards

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1
Q

How many flights not flown

A

95000

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2
Q

What did the volcano let off

A

Harmful gasses

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3
Q

What were poisoned

A

Animal

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4
Q

How many stranded

A

Tens of thousands

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5
Q

How much did airlines loose

A

£21.1 billion

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6
Q

What covered the volcano

A

A glacier

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7
Q

What did the glacier do when the volcano erupted

A

It melted creating floods

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8
Q

What may have had a knock on effect

A

Mount Aetna may have been sparked

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9
Q

Which town did the ash fall on

A

Town Vic

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10
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What was left in the air ports

A

Perishable goods

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11
Q

People with heart and lung desires told to do what

A

Stay inside

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12
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Who suspended production

A

Nissan

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13
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Where is it situated on

A

The North Atlantic ridge

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14
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What are the plates doing

A

Diverging

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15
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Where is it

A

South Iceland

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16
Q

What did the melting glacier create

A

It created steam

17
Q

How did the steam effect the ash

A

It sent it six to ten km into the atmosphere

18
Q

When did it start errupting

A

March 2010

19
Q

When was the explosive phase

A

14-21 of April

20
Q

What happened after the 21st of April

A

The intensity dropped then increased