Although the volcano was only rated as 1 on the volcano explosivitiy index, a huge plume of volcanic ash and gas speed by north westerly winds in Europe.
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Where is eyjafjallajökull located?
In iceland which lies on the mid-atlantic ridge (where the Eurasian meets the North American plate)
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What type of boundary does eyjafjallajökull lie on?
It is a constructive plate boundary, meaning they are moving apart and crating land as magma rises.
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How long did it last?
(Emission and Travel)
The emissions lasted for 3 months in total and international airspace was closed for 5 days costing £1.4 billion to the airline industry impacting 20 countries.
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What are the Human Factors?
- Loss of jobs
- Airlines were disrupted
- Homes destroyed (400)
- People had irritation from the ash
Sporting events were cancelled
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What are the Physical Factors?
- Roads and crops were destroyed
- Water contamination
- Flooding caused by glaciers melting
- 150,000 to 300,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide were released per day
- Lots of farms were covered in ash
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What are the Primary Impacts?
- Day turned to night as ash blocked out the sun
- Homes and roads were destroyed
- Services were disrupted
- Roads washed away
- Crops damaged
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What are the Secondary Impacts?
- Sporting events were cancelled
- Flights were cancelled
- Local water supplies were contaminated with fluoride
- Flooding was caused by glacier melting
- Food, flowers and electronic hardware could not be imported
- 5000 farmers were laid off
- Peopl
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What are the benefits of eyjafjallajökull?
The airline industry produces around 2,500,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide every day, so closing the airline would have stopped this from being released into the atmosphere.
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
Why was it disruptive?
Back
Although the volcano was only rated as 1 on the volcano explosivitiy index, a huge plume of volcanic ash and gas speed by north westerly winds in Europe.
Card 3
Front
Where is eyjafjallajökull located?
Back
Card 4
Front
What type of boundary does eyjafjallajökull lie on?
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