Volcanoes

Question 1

What was VEI of Merapi eruption?

Answer 1

4

Question 2

What was VEI of E15 eruption?

Answer 2

4

Question 3

How much did airlines lose in revenue and why?

Answer 3

1.7 billion; E15 eruption - winds carried ash clouds towards Europe, halted flights, caused decrease in trading

Question 4

How many flights were cancelled and how many people were left stranded?

Answer 4

1000 flights, 10 million people

Question 5

How many people died because of E15?

Answer 5

0

Question 6

Tectonic plates and type for E15

Answer 6

divergent, on a spreading ridge, Eurasian and North American

Question 7

Where is E15 located?

Answer 7

Iceland

Question 8

When did E15 erupt?

Answer 8

2010, March-June

Question 9

How many people were evacuated following the 2010 E15 eruption?

Answer 9

800

Question 10

Thick deposits of ash damaged crops and landscape and contaminated water sources

Answer 10

E15, 2010

Question 11

Iceland HDI in 2010?

Answer 11

0.902

Question 12

Iceland GDP per capita in 2010?

Answer 12

43 237

Question 13

What type of volcano is E15?

Answer 13

shield

Question 14

How many died following Mount Merapi eruption?

Answer 14

353

Question 15

Mount Merapi - how many were evacuated?

Answer 15

350 000

Question 16

Mount Merapi - how many were injured?

Answer 16

577

Question 17

Mount Merapi - tectonic plates and type?

Answer 17

Indo-Australian under Eurasian. convergent, subduction zone