Eyjafjallajokull Volcanic eruption 2010

Question 1

What plate boundary is Iceland located on?

Answer 1

Mid atlantic ridge

Question 2

What type of plate boundary is Iceland located on?

Answer 2

Constructive

Question 3

What plates is Iceland on?

Answer 3

North American and Eurasian

Question 4

What is beneath Iceland?

Answer 4

Mantle plume transferring heat upward and keeping iceland above sea level and making Magma much hotter

Question 5

How many farmers and their families were evacuated?

Answer 5

500

Question 6

How many in total were evacuated?

Answer 6

700

Question 7

How many flights were cancelled?

Answer 7

100,000

Question 8

What was created to prevent harm to people in the area?

Answer 8

Exclusion zone

Question 9

What date did the volcano erupt?

Answer 9

14th April 2010

Question 10

What was the VEI?

Answer 10

3-4

Question 11

What type of volcano is it?

Answer 11

Ice covered stratovolcano

Question 12

What’s the eruptive history?

Answer 12

From march to may of 2010. Past eruptions were 920, 1612, and from 1821-1823

Question 13

How many active volcano systems are there in Iceland?

Answer 13

33

Question 14

What type
of volcano was it?

Answer 14

Stratovolcano- Sub glacial

Question 15

What do sub glacial eruptions cause?

Answer 15

Very explosive eruptions as ice fragments become airborne and ice melts to steam incredibly quickly

Question 16

Was there an ash cloud?

Answer 16

There was a 5-10km high eruption plume

Question 17

How much CO2 erupted into the atmosphere

Answer 17

30,000 tonnes

Question 18

How many fatalities were there?

Answer 18

0

Question 19

What was caused by the melting of the Glacier?

Answer 19

Flooding of the Jokulnaup river

Question 20

What was the magma/ lava like in the eruption?

Answer 20

1300°C, low viscosity, low sillica count, fast flowing lava

Question 21

What areas of airspace were closed and how long for?

Answer 21

European air space closed for 6 days

Question 22

What happened to the harvest that year?

Answer 22

Good harvest due to ash debris warming up the land

Question 23

How much of Kenya’s eco mono y was based off of green veg and flower distribution?

Answer 23

20%

Question 24

How many Kenyan farmers were temporarily unemployed?

Answer 24

50,000 due to not being able to trade across airspace with veg and flowers

Question 25

How much money did airlines and associated businesses lose per day?

Answer 25

approximately £1.3 million

Question 26

How many passengers lost their flights?

Answer 26

10 million

Question 27

What business benefitted?

Answer 27

Travel businesses such as Boats benefitted as people found alternative travel

Question 28

What did the ash contaminate?

Answer 28

Drinking water supplies

Question 29

How much money did Europe lose from the disaster?

Answer 29

$2.6 billion

Question 30

What health condition was common after the event?

Answer 30

Respiratory issues for locals

Question 31

How much did Horticulture loose daily?

Answer 31

£3 million

Question 32

What happened to the visibility after the eruption?

Answer 32

Day turned to night as the ash cloud covered the sun

Question 33

How many eruptions occur on the Vei scale 4 each year in iceland?

Answer 33

15

Question 34

What is Eyjafjallajokull?

Answer 34

An Island mountain glacier

Question 35

What is the frequency of volcanos in Iceland?

Answer 35

Volcanos erupt roughly every 5 years so preparation is very good

Question 36

What department focuses on the management of volcanic hazards in iceland?

Answer 36

The civil protection department of the icelandic police commissioner

Question 37

What warnings do Iceland send out to locals

Answer 37

Public warnings on impending natural hazards in the form of texts

Question 38

What fields do Iceland conduct research in?

Answer 38

Meteorology, hydrology, glaciology, climatology, seismology, and volcanology