Mt Etna 2002 Flashcards
1
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5 Impacts
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8,000 people’s water supply contaminated
2002 eruption destroyed ski station of Piano Provenzana
Destruction of vineyards and orchards
Instability reduces economic activity in Sicily’s 2nd largest city Catania
Tourism affected by grounded flights
2
Q
6 Management strategies
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Observatory Spectrometer Thermal imaging Tiltmeters Diversion channels Earth barrier across Val Calonna
3
Q
Management operation
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US marine engineer corp in operation ‘volcano buster’ able to stop lava flow reaching Zafferana (850m short) by cutting off primary feeder channels with concrete while blasting new openings
4
Q
Other factor in rapid long term recovery
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Periphery of Sicily which has GDP of £65
