Volcano fun facts

Question 1

MN eruption location & time

Answer 1

January 2002
DR Congo
Constructive plate boundary

Question 2

E16 location & time

Answer 2

April 2010
Iceland
Conservative plate boundary

Question 3

MN volcano & lava type

Answer 3

Composite volcano
Large, non-violent eruption
Basaltic lava that can flow up to 90km/h
13km fissure
VEI 1

Question 4

E16 volcano & lava type

Answer 4

Composite volcano
Effusive until the lava flow combined with a glacier
VEI 4

Question 5

MN primary & secondary hazards

Answer 5

Primary- fissure opened
Secondary- several earthquakes

Question 6

E16 primary & secondary hazards

Answer 6

Primary- large ash cloud, tephra
Secondary- lahar, mudslides

Question 7

MN primary & secondary impacts

Answer 7

Primary- damage to infrastructure, 300000 evacuated
Secondary- 147 deaths, looting, polluted water sources (e.g., lake Kivu, leading to Mazuku)

Question 8

E16 primary & secondary impacts

Answer 8

Primary- large ash cloud
Secondary- W European airspace closed for 6 days, causing up to £400m loss

Question 9

MN response

Answer 9

Authorities on red alert, aid totalled around $15 million, rebuilding of infrastructure

Question 10

E16 response

Answer 10

Increased tourism, retrofitting of roofs, investment in prediction and preparation