iceland megadisater

Question 1

when did it happen?

Answer 1

march 2010

Question 2

how long had it been since the E15 volcano had last errupted?

Answer 2

190 years

Question 3

what did the eruption cause

Answer 3

a huge ash cloud covering most of europe

Question 4

list 3 social impacts

Answer 4

no direct deaths, royalty and diplomats had to postpone/cancel trips, creation of crisis coordination group to handle future disasters

Question 5

list 3 economic impacts

Answer 5

air travel disrupted (worst since 9/11), imports and exports in and out of europe disrupted (perishable good perished), airports lost up to £80million

Question 6

what was the regional significance?

Answer 6

lava streams, mud, ice and meltwater swelled in streams and rivers and caused flooding, series of small earthquakes before the volcano errupted

Question 7

what was the global significance?

Answer 7

major travel disruption - flights cancelled, goods perished, royalty and diplomats had to postpone trips