Eyjafallojokull Flashcards
(15 cards)
Iceland GDP
79000 USD
Population density
4 km squared
details about eruption
500 meter lava fissure
constructive plate boundary
VEI 4
11km high ash cloud
water mixed with magma to create shards of ash
How many people evacuated
700
How many people died
0
Facts on ash cloud
11 km high
58 percent silica
spread as far south as Spain and as far East as Russia
What were the effects of Eyjafjallajökull on air travel
95,000 flights cancelled
Airlines lost 130 million pounds a day
313 airports closed
400,000 stranded Brits close to exam season
Kenya lost 1.3 million USD due to rotting flowers a day
European travel industry lost 1.7 billion
How much GDP did EU lose
2.6 billion
How did the eurostar help out
Carried an extra 50,000 passengers
What hazards were there apart from the ash cloud
Jökulhlaup discharge of 2000-3000 m3/sec
Lahars
Minor lava flow
What was the immediate response to the Eyjafjallajökull eruption
Breached part of N1 road so floodwaters wouldn’t destroy bridge meant no deliveries could go along the road
700 evacuated
Airspace closed
Social impacts of E
20 farms destroyed
2 people went missing
The cribs couldn’t make it Coachella
Respiratory illnesses near volcano for 6 months
tourists couldn’t go home Iceland national trust gave th etourists free passes to places to keep them entertained
environmental impacts of E
Sulphur dioxide - risk of acid rain
2.8 million less tonnes of Co2
Better fertilization for soil
economic impacts of E
Kenya lost 1.3 million USD due to rotting flowers a day
European travel industry lost 1.7 billion
Airlines lost 130 million pounds a day
long term responses to E
Improving airplane engines to better handle ash
FUTUREVOLC set up in 2012 to help EU countries monitor volcanos
IMO increased monitoring of Katla(nearby volcano)
