Case study - Mount Etna

Question 1

Where is Mount Etna?

Answer 1

Island of Sicily-Italy

Question 2

What was Italy’s GDP per Capita?

Answer 2

$22,376

Question 3

What % of the population of Sicily live on the flanks of Mount Etna

Answer 3

25%

Question 4

What type of lava did Mt Etna erupt?

Answer 4

Basaltic with a VEI of 1-3

Question 5

When did Mt. Etna start to show signs of erupting?

Answer 5

December 1991

Question 6

When did the 1991 eruptions start?

Answer 6

14th december

Question 7

How long did the 1991 eruptions last for?

Answer 7

473 days

Question 8

What temperatures did the lava flows reach?

Answer 8

1000 degrees c

Question 9

There was enough lava to fill out how many Wembley stadiums?

Answer 9

50

Question 10

The lava also destroyed springs which gave water to which town?

Answer 10

Zafferana-population of 8,000

Question 11

How many people were injured and killed?

Answer 11

0 people

Question 12

What did economic costs rise to?

Answer 12

$8 million

Question 13

What are the measurements of the earth barrier that was constructed in January 1992?

Answer 13

234m long
21m high

Question 14

When was the final successful intervention carried out?

Answer 14

May 27-29 1992

Question 15

How many kg of explosives were used in the final successful intervention?

Answer 15

7000kg

Question 16

When did the eruption end?

Answer 16

Early 1993

Question 17

How much did the Italian government set aside to restore the area?

Answer 17

8 million USD

Question 18

What height range were the effusion vents at?

Answer 18

2,200 and 2,350 m high