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Question 1

example of swiss cheese model

Answer 1

-the eruption halted air transport causing massive economic losses

Question 2

environmental impacts- ocean

Answer 2

-massive ash clouds formed, this was then deposited the North Atlantic Ocean, causing chemical and biological effects in the surface ocean.

Question 3

economic impact- cancelled flighs

Answer 3

over 100,000 flights were cancelled and European airspace was closed, along with all Atlantic ocean flights

Question 4

economic impact- food

Answer 4

-fresh food imports stopped, and industries were affected by a lack of imported raw materials

Question 5

economic impact- water

Answer 5

-Local water supplies were contaminated with fluoride.

Question 6

social impact- kenya

Answer 6

farmers have laid off 5000 workers after flowers and vegetables were left rotting at airports.
-says the country lost $1.3m a day in lost shipments to Europe

Question 7

vulnerability

Answer 7

Low vulnerability because Iceland is very prepared for volcanoes

Question 8

vulnerability- evacuated and fatalities

Answer 8

800 people evacuated and no deaths

Question 9

risk- unpredictability

Answer 9

the volcano had released 100 times more ash into the atmosphere than originally estimated. This caused the unexpected cancellation of many flights

Question 10

Hazard- trefra

Answer 10

as far as a third of a kilometre out

Question 11

what happened to countries abroad

Answer 11

-African countries e.g. Kenya, Ghana, Zambia lost estimated 65 million dollars due to loss of perishable goods as couldnt be flown to europe