2011 Eyjafjallajökull eruption

• 500 Farmers evacuated

  animals moved indoors
• River temperatures rose by 6 degrees
• 4 on the VEI
• Ash cloud rose to 9km
• Flights over Europe were cancelled for a week
• 100,000 Flights cancelled

  Airlines lost US$1.7 billion

  10 million passengers were unable to fly to, from or via Europe
• Kenyan vegetable and flower producers to Europe, losing US$1.3 million per day