Eruption Eyjafjallajokull

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  • Created by: amtani20
  • Created on: 17-05-18 19:46
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  • Eyjafallajokull
    • Effects
      • Primary
        • Heavy ash coated agriculture
        • Fine ash spread over Europe 14th to 21 April
        • 800 local evacuated
        • Ash poisoned livestock
      • Secondary
        • Melt glacier
          • Embankment breached to allow floodwater
          • Roads washed away
        • 100,000 flights cancelled £80m loss
        • Lack of raw materials and fresh food = job cuts + lower wages
        • More tourism and fertile soil
    • Response
      • Immediate
        • Evacuation
        • People told to stay indoors to avoid ash in air
      • Long term
        • Better scientific assessment to see effects on engine
    • Facts
      • April 2010
      • Along Mid Atlantic ridge Iceland
      • Erupting since March

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