E15

• What plates are involved and what type

  Eurasian+North American (divergent)
• what type of volcano

  composite (stratovolacano)
• short term responses

  • evacuation of 500
  • 6 day no fly zones
  • european red cross provided food aid
• was there any monitoring

  there was precursors from a smaller volcano and warnings sent out 10 weeks before.
• When did it happen

  2010
• economic effects

  billions of euros costs in air traffic delays even affecting the flower industry in kenya by 1 million

  airlines lost 130m a day
• environmental effects

  • ash limited visibility
  • local water was contaminated with fluoride
  • 250 millions tonnes of ash produced
• what was the level on the VEI scale

  3
• Where was E15

  Iceland
• How many people were evacuated

  800