Eyjafjallajökull 2010 CS

Question 1

Location

Answer 1

Iceland

Question 2

Type of plate boundary

Answer 2

Constructive plate boundary
Between the North American and Eurasian plate

Question 3

Economic impacts

Answer 3

Ash plume stopped 100,000 planes

Europe lost $2.6 billion GDP

Horticulture lost £3 million a day

Question 4

Social impacts

Answer 4

700 people evacuated

Ash contaminated drinking water

Ash caused respiratory impacts

Cancelled flights left many stranded in different countries

Question 5

Environmental impacts

Answer 5

Less aircraft noise and 2.8 million tonnes less CO2

Fluoride deposits poisoned cattle

Surrounding land became fertilised

Surrounding rivers were silted with ash

Question 6

Short-term responses

Answer 6

700 evacuees

6 day ban cancelling flights

Exclusion zone created

Dredged channels to prevent lava flow

Question 7

Long term responses

Answer 7

Icelandic government rebuilt river banks even higher than before

Improved regulations for air travel during volcanic events

Improved monitoring systems

Question 8

Characteristics of the volcano

Answer 8

Stratovolcano

Basaltic lava

Glacier located above the volcano