Case Study: Iceland Eyjafjallajokull Volcano

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Two contemporary contrasting case studies for volcanic hazards

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spell eyjafjallajokull

eyjafjallajokull

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what plate boundary is eyjafjallajokull on

north american and eurasian, eurasian and north american

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what type of plate boundary is eyjafjallajokull on

constructive

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what is the GDP per capita ppp of iceland ($)

70,000, 70000, $70000, $70,000

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how many doctors per 1000 are there in iceland

1.2

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when did the eruption START (dd/mm/yyyy)

14/04/2010

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when did the eruption END (dd/mm/yyyy)

27/10/2010

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what type of volcano is eyjafjallajokull

strato composite

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what was the lava high in that made it thick and slow flowing

silica

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the second phase of the eruption happened under a glacier. this cooled the lava and caused it to …

fragment into glass particles

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how many deaths were casued

0, none

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the population of the settlements around the volcano was between …-… people

100-1200

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how did the eruption affect tourism

volcano tourism arose

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why did the eruption damage farms in the surrounding area

lahars coated farmland making it unuseable

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what is the capital of iceland

reykjavik

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why were flights across europe cancelled

ash entered the jet stream

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how many flights were cancelled

100,000, 100000

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how many billions of dollars were lost due to cancelled flights

3.46

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what meant that long-term economic damage to individuals was minimal in europe (2 things)

wealth, power of theEU

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water temperature in some areas increased by …C in 2 hours

6, 6 degreed, 6C

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what caused biodiversity loss (2 things)

ash clouds, heated water

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the icelandic government provides online resources instructing people on what to do in case of an eruption. what are they (4 things)

close windows, wear a helmet and mask in exposure to ash, avoid ash clouds, run away perpendicular to wind direction

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why are some people resistant to evacuate their homes (4 things)

feel they are safer there, are caring for children, are caring for elderly, reliant upon farming

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what groups of people have less understanding about volcanoes (2 things)

tourists, seasonal workers

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how many total people were evacuated in 24h

5000, 5,000

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what did the iceland meteorological office do and why

monitor ash clouds to predict and track its movement

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what was studied long-term to reduce future risk

ash clouds

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how are people living near volcanoes warned about danger

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