Lesson 10-What were the impacts of the E15 volcanic eruptions?

Question 1

Tectonic set up of E15?

Answer 1

• Divergent plate boundary
• Ridge push causing the North American plate (moving west) and the Eurasian Plate (moving east) to pull apart
• 1-5cm per year>chain of volcanos
• Hotspot may be underneath due to unexpected magnitude

Question 2

Vulnerability of Iceland

Answer 2

• Very little risk to peoples lives as very few people live there
• Great threat from ash cloud
  -vulnerable at distance away from volcano
  ability to travel harmed
• People understood the risks and what to do

Question 3

How did they attempt to reduce the impacts?

Answer 3

• Evacuated 1000 people
• Broke some roads to save expensive bridges
• Government rebuild river banks

Question 4

Primary Impacts

Answer 4

• Ash turned day into night
• Homes and roads were damaged and services disrupted, crops destroyed by ash
• Ash cloud brought EU airspace to a standstill and cost billions of euros in delays
• Airlines cost around 130 million a day for 6 days

Question 5

Secondary impacts

Answer 5

• Sporting events were cancelled or affected due to cancelled flights
• Fresh food imports stopped and industries were affected by a lack of raw materials
• Local water supplies were contaminated with flourine
• Farmers laid off 5000 workers after flowers and vegetables were left rotten in airports