Geography - E15 volcano

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    • E-15 is a composite volcano in Iceland
    • E-15 erupted in 2010 from march to may.
    • Iceland is on the Euration and Northern American plate boundaries.
    • The E-15 volcano had many hazards:
      • Ash cloud, covering the sky, turning day to night.
      • Earthquakes.
    • Population of Iceland: 372,620
    • Average life expectancy: 83 years
    • Number of volcanoes in Iceland: 130
    • Eruption lasted for 39 days.
    • 230,000,000m cubed of ash rainfall
    • 170,000,000m cubed of magma
    • Primary impacts of volcano:
      • ash clouds
      • roads and homes destroyed
    • Secondary impacts of volcano:
      • Sporting events cancelled
      • Uproar in tourist visits - 79,252 additional tourists
    • seismometer is an instrument used to measure the ground movements during an earthquake.
    • Thermal Infared cameras can be used to find people after in a search and rescue mission.
    • 700 people were evacuated during the eruption - no one died due to the technology