Eyjafjallajökull

Question 1

Immediate impacts

Answer 1

1) 500 local cattle farmers had to be evacuated
2) Airlines e.g. Ryanair lost $13 million/day in travel revenue
3) People had to wear goggles and ventilators due to the toxic ash clouds
4) The lava produced melted glaciers which caused flooding

Question 2

Secondary impacts

Answer 2

1) The ash from the eruption caused a plankton bloom in the Pacific ocean
2) Nissan were forced to halt car production for 2 days because Iceland could not export raw materials
3) Train systems e.g. Eurostar saw an increase in passengers of nearly 50,000
4) Exporters of perishable goods lost lots of money e.g. the Kenyan economy lost $3 billion