Eyjafjallajökull 2010

Question 1

% GDP spent on healthcare?

Answer 1

9.1%

Question 2

Doctors per 1000?

Answer 2

3.48

Question 3

VEI?

Answer 3

4

Question 4

What did Iceland do to prepare?

Answer 4

Texted all residents with a 30 minute warning

Question 5

How many residents were evacuated before the first eruption?

Answer 5

500

Question 6

How many people were temporarily relocated as a precaution?

Answer 6

800

Question 7

What type of plate boundary is it?

Answer 7

Divergent (constructive). The Eurasian and North American plate are moving apart

Question 8

Why does pressure increase in Icelandic volcanoes?

Answer 8

Glacier infiltration enters the magma chambers and increases pressure; making explosions more severe

Question 9

How many people were harmed?

Answer 9

0

Question 10

How many countries had to close their airspace?

Answer 10

20

Question 11

How much money did airlines lose?

Answer 11

$2bn

Question 12

GDP per capita in Iceland?

Answer 12

$42 600

Question 13

Rationale?

Answer 13

Shows how physical factors can increase the scale of disaster internationally

Question 14

Sources?

Answer 14

CIA World Factbook, British Geological Survey, financial times