Eyjafjallajokull EFFECTS Flashcards
1
Q
HOW MANY £ WERE AIRLINES LOSING PER DAY + how many flights were cancelled
A
- lost £130 million a day
- 107,000 flights cancelled
2
Q
Environmental effects?
A
- poor visibility
- ash contaminated local water supplies - deadly effects of fluoride ingestion for cattle
3
Q
SOCIAL effects
A
- Poor visibility
- People left stranded in other countries
- 500 farmers and their families had to be evacuated
4
Q
ECONOMIC effects
A
- Kenyan economy suffered - 1 million flower stalks unsold and over 50,000 farmers left temporarily unsold
- airlines lost £130million a day due to disruption of air traffic
