eyjafjallajokull ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿผ Flashcards

1
Q

where

A

iceland

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2
Q

when

A

april 2010

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3
Q

vei

A

4

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4
Q

plates

A

eurasian & north american

1-5cm plate movement

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5
Q

percentage of fine grain ash?caused?

A

24%

respiratory problems

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6
Q

lava temperature

A

1000 โ€˜C

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7
Q

height of lava spew

A

150m

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8
Q

jokulhalup

A

3000 m/s water

700 evacuated

flooding

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9
Q

prior quakes

A

3000

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10
Q

ash height

A

11 000m

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11
Q

number of people stranded

A

10 mill

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12
Q

volcano has increasedโ€ฆ

A

tourism

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13
Q

number of flights cancelled

cost of this

A

107 000 flights cancelled

ยฃ130 million per day

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14
Q

EU lost GDP

A

ยฃ2-6 billion

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15
Q

percentage of kenya that rely on exports

how many kenyan farmers unemployed

A

20%

50 000

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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