Iceland Volcano 2010

Question 1

Iceland Volcano Impacts

Answer 1

Flooding from melting ice
Farming disruption
Airport closures due to the ash
Air quality decrease, requiring masks to be worn outside

Question 2

Iceland Volcano Response

Answer 2

gaps opened in the road to mitigate the flooding
Airport closure to prevent aeroplane damage
people told to stay inside due to the poor air quality
Tourists were restricted to prevent injury

Question 3

Iceland volcano Mitigation

Answer 3

Air space open for longer to allow evacuation
New aeroplanes built to withstand ash
meteorological forecasting

Question 4

Iceland volcano chain of events

Answer 4

April 2010 - Volcano erupts
May - Lava flows