E15 volcano Flashcards
where is e15 volcano
south iceland on midatlantic ridge
what type of vlcano is it
stratocomposite volcano
when was the eruption
april 2010
what is volcano located on
hotspot
what was released from volcano
tephra, volcanic bombs, so2, CO, ash cloud, co2
how long did eruption last
39 days
how big was eruption
VEI 3
how many were evacuated
800
how many flights were cancelled
10000 in total
why did flooding increase
glacier melts
how much did aviation industry lose
200 - 400 million per day
what contamination occured
water and land
why did temperatures drop
volcanic winter due to ash clouds
why did hospitalisations increase
ash caused breathing difficulties
how did food shortages occur
harvest lost due to lack of sun from ash cloud and ash contaminatio
which icelanic economy suffered alot
fresh fish exports
what happned to some governements
key workers couldnt get home
president forced to run country from NYC
how many were evacuated
800
why did volunteers struggle to get to iceland
air travel was suspended
who was food and water given to first
farmers and their animlas
what were the changes to some rooves
stronger rooves to withstand ash
what helped their economy
boosting tourism
what did they do to water sources
cleaned them out so able to drink again
what did gov invest in
better monitoring and prediction equipment
where is volcano in respect to reykjavic
125km SE
what plate boundary is volcano on
constructive
how many farms destroyed by ash
20
what did people do to reduce ash impacts
goggles and masks
how much basaltic lava out
100 cubic meters
how tall was ash plume
10km high
how many deaths
0
what caused flooding
ice cap melting
how many people were stranded
10 million
what was economic damage to europe
5 billion
how much tourism loss
102 million
large eruption did what to atmosphere
high co2 release increased global warming
what did military do
royal navy ships deployed to rescue stranded tourists
how did they reduce flooding
delibrately breached embankemts to allow water back to sea
