E15 (HIC) Flashcards
(23 cards)
Give the name of this volcano
Eyjafjallajokull
Where is the volcano located ?
Southern Iceland surrounded by the Atlantic ocean
Give more detail about the location of the volcano
Iceland lies of Mid Atlantic ridge which is a constructive margin that creates an active fissure boundary
Give details of the plate margin
Eurasian plate is moving away from North American plate due to slab pull and ridge push
When did the volcano last erupt ?
1823
How tall is the volcano ?
1666m
What type of volcano is it ?
Subglacial composite volcano
Give the sequence of events of the eruptions
March 2010 - magma broke through crust beneath glacier causing lava eruptions
April 2010 - More explosive eruptions wit ash
How did ash get spread so far ?
Distributed by high velocity jet streams above Iceland
Give the quantifier for the volcano
4 on VEI
How tall was the ash plume ?
11000m
N/A
150m
How many farms were destroyed ?
20
How many were evacuated due to flooding ?
700
Give the airline fact
10 million air passengers disrupted causing a $2 billion airline loss
Give stat about tourist numbers
11% decrease
Where was trade disrupted between ?
Kenya and Europe
What was ash rich in ?
Fluoride
What was bulldozed ?
Part of route 1
Give the positive environmental effect (CO2)
3 million tonnes less CO2 emitted due to aviation delays
Give an example of a new aircraft regulation ?
Ash concentration tolerance levels
Give the environmental effect in oceans
Ash deposited led to increases in dissolved iron in the North Atlantic which triggered a plankton boom which increased biological productivity
What was the governmental scheme intitiated ?
PROJECT FUTUREVOLC
