Case Study - Mount Etna Flashcards

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Location

A

Sicily

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Nature

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Composite volcano with 10km caldera on the east. Adesetic lava. Fertile slopes, many living on them

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Eruption

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End of 1991 lava poured out of high eastern vent

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Impact

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Destroyed orchids and a few small buildings

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5
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Description of earth barrier

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10m high, 400m long - held back lava for several months

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How did they slow down the flow?

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Dropped large concrete rocks. Blasted openings in lava tube to encourage a new direction of flow away from a village (it worked).

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2002 eruption

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Completely destroyed ski village Clouds of ash rained down on the area

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