eyjafjallajokull 💪🏼 Flashcards
1
Q
where
A
iceland
2
Q
when
A
april 2010
3
Q
vei
A
4
4
Q
plates
A
eurasian & north american
1-5cm plate movement
5
Q
percentage of fine grain ash?caused?
A
24%
respiratory problems
6
Q
lava temperature
A
1000 ‘C
7
Q
height of lava spew
A
150m
8
Q
jokulhalup
A
3000 m/s water
700 evacuated
flooding
9
Q
prior quakes
A
3000
10
Q
ash height
A
11 000m
11
Q
number of people stranded
A
10 mill
12
Q
volcano has increased…
A
tourism
13
Q
number of flights cancelled
cost of this
A
107 000 flights cancelled
£130 million per day
14
Q
EU lost GDP
A
£2-6 billion
15
Q
percentage of kenya that rely on exports
how many kenyan farmers unemployed
A
20%
50 000
16
Q
aid
A
police and rescue teams from iceland
17
Q
long term responses
A
ash was dug up to make rivers deeper - prevent flooding
text message system set up - all get alerted 30min before a volcano
