eyjafjallajokull (2010)

Question 1

eyja (2010) volcanic erruption was located

Answer 1

located on mid-atlantic ridge, with N.American plate moving west, Eurasion plate east.

Question 2

eyja (2010) errupted when and what vei

Answer 2

erupted on 14th April. - VEI was 4 - ejected tephra at 250 million m3 - ash clouds rose 9km

Question 3

eyja (2010) local impacts (6)

Answer 3

• livestock taken inside to escape
• local flooding as glacier melts
• Fresh fish exports (major industry) badly affected by loss of income
• ash contaminated local water supplies
  -50,000 farmers temporarily unemployed
• 500 farmers and families evacuated

Question 4

eyja (2010) eu impacts (3)

Answer 4

• lost $2.66 billion of GDP, 11.7% drop in air passengers
• deliveries of aid couldn’t be carried
  out
• airline shares fell,tourism agencies fell by 4% - 40,000 brits stranded abroad

Question 5

eyja (2010) global impcats (3)

Answer 5

• cost airlines £130 million a day
• eruption put 30,000 tonnes of CO2 per day
• around 107,00 flights cancelled during main 8 day travel ban

Question 6

eyja (2010) short term impacts (3)

Answer 6

• responses were almost entirely domestic (due to being MEDC).
• evacuation of locals (helped by police and rescue teams).
• people living near volcanoes used last minute defences.

Question 7

eyja (2010) long term impacts (3)

Answer 7

• reconstruction of roads (some were allowed to flood to clear water, as this was cheaper than repairing bridges etc.).
• high tech quipment now used to measure volcanic activity.
• text message warning systems set up to alert those within 20 minutes of volcano if there’s an eruption.