Mount Etna 2002 - Volcano MEDC
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- Mount Etna 2002 - Volcano MEDC
- What caused Etna to form?
- Etna is a strato-volcano, which has formed as a result of repeated volcanic eruptions that have built up layers of lava and ash to create a cone
- The eruption...
- A series of earthquakes, measuring up to 4.3 on the richter scale, accompanied several explosions that blackened the sky above the moutain
- Clouds of gas and ash were forced from two vents, one a new one, in the side of the volcano
- This was followed by magma, which was thrown more than 100 m into the air in a spectacular display
- The lava then began to run quickly down the mountainside forming two separate flows. Ash fell continuously onto the city of Catonia and drifted as far south as Libya
- The impact...
- Damaged more than 100 homes in Santa Venerina
- Residential areas such as the town of Linguaglossa were evacuated because of the threat of lava flow
- One thousand people had to leave their homes
- Schools were shut down although the church remained opened
- The airport at Catania was closed for 4 days because the ash covered the runway and threatened to clog up the aircraft engines
- It also destroyed hundreds of hectares of forest on the slopes of the volcano
- The response...
- The Italian government declared a state of emergency in parts of Sicily during the eruption
- The army used bulldozers to crack the tarmac and build barriers in a car park near the center, in a attempt to create a channel that would redirect the lava away from populated areas
- A ship equipped with medical clinic was positioned off Catania to be ready in case of emergeny
- The buisnesses of 300 families were affected by the eruptions and the Italian government gave tax breaks for villagers to help them get through the crisis
- More than US $8 is immediate financial assistance
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