eyjafjalajokull

• Eyja


  Icelandic for island
• jökull


  Icelandic for Glacier
• fjalla


  Icelandic for mountain
• Divergent/constructive


  The type of plate margin that Iceland sits upon
• North American Plate


  The plate to the West of the ridge
• Eurasian plate


  The plate to the East of the Ridge
• Katla


  The major volcano in southern Iceland, close to Eyjafjallajökull
• Ash cloud


  the major hazard from this eruption, reached 11,000m high
• 700


  The number of people evacuated from the direct vicinity of the volcano
• 4


  The VEI classification of the volcano
• 1823


  The date of the last eruption
• 3,000


  Earthquakes were recorded prior to the eruption
• Icelandic Meteorological Office


  Monitored the activity closely
• 107,000


  The number of flights cncelled during an 8 day period
• Kenya


  Lost millions in air frieght
• Domestic


  The type of response from the EU
• Preparedness

  Diggers ​were in position to dam rivers.Texts ​were sent to locals with a ​30 minute warning​.
• Long term responses

  The Icelandic government rebuilt river banks​, even higher than before.
• Environmental

  • ●  Less ​aircraft noise ​and ​2.8 million tonnes less CO2​ due to flight bans.
  • ●  Jökulhaup river became ​100x​ its normal capacity.
  • ●  Fluoride deposits on grazing land​ poisoned cattle​.
  • ●  Fertiliser for the surrounding land was not needed.

   

  ● Surrounding rivers were silted with ash.
• Economic

  • ●  The ash plume stopped ​100,000 jet engines​, just in Europe.
  • ●  However, the channel tunnel and ferries did extra business. ​
  • ●  Europe lost ​US$2.6 billion GDP​.
  • ●  Horticulture lost​ £3 million a day​.
  • ●  The ash made Icelandic soil so ​fertile ​farmers could produce rapeseed oil and grapes.
• what year 


  2010