Mount Etna, Sicily

Where is Mount Etna volcano

-Scicily, Italy

What plate boundary is Mount Etna on and why does it cause an volcano

Eurasian and African destructive boundary
lies on subduction zone and mantle magma moves up

Mount Etna is Europes most _____ strombolian volcano

active

How many times has Mount etna gone off since 2000

8

What 3 mitigation stragtegies has Mount Etna implemented

-Earth Dams
-Explosions
-Lava Channels

What impact did closing the airport in Scicily have after Mount Etna eruption

prevented travel and delayed thousands costing airline companies a large amount

What impacts does the release of volcanic gases from Mount Etna have

travel unsafe
contributes to global warming

How many people in March 2017 were injured by hot steam and tephra from Mount Etna

10

How high was the wall that was built in Sicily to prevent lava flow from reaching human settlements

20 m