Volcanic Eruption case study- Eyjafjallajokull

Question 1

How many families and farmers had to be evacuated?

Answer 1

500

Question 2

How did people have to protect themselves against tephra?

Answer 2

People had to wear goggles and facemasks

Question 3

What happened to water supplies?

Answer 3

Water supplies were contaminated by a high fluoride ash mixture

Question 4

How much did airlines lose a day?

Answer 4

£130 million a day due to closure of travel

Question 5

How long was the flight ban?

Answer 5

Flight ban lasted for 8 days cancelling 107,000 flights

Question 6

How were Kenya affected?

Answer 6

Kenya exports 20% of its economy and the travel ban had a huge negative impact

Question 7

What was the cost to the environment?

Answer 7

30,000 tonnes of CO2 was released a day into the atmosphere

Question 8

How did the Red Cross help in Amsterdam?

Answer 8

1,500 beds were set up in Schiptol Airport to accommodate cancelled flights

Question 9

How did the Red Cross help in France?

Answer 9

400 temporary homes were set to house trapped travellers