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MEDC Volcano Case Study: Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland
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A Levels Geography (Physical Geography-A2 Case Studies) Mind Map on MEDC Volcano Case Study: Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland, created by Andrew_Ellinas on 28/02/2015.
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MEDC Volcano Case Study: Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland
Causes
20th March 2010
Stratovolcano
Also sits on a hotspot-more destructive
Sits on top of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge-constructive plate boundary
Eurasian plate and North American plate moving apart
Impacts
Social
Ash from eruption got caught in the Jetstream where most planes use as a fast way of travelling
Most major airports in Europe shut for 4 days
Losing £10 million per day due to lack of tourism
Fresh fruit and veg, organ donations etc couldn't be transported
Ash in jet engines causes glass type substance to form inside the engines.
Evacuation of around 500 people living nearby
Eruption has made it into a tourist attraction
Environmental
Melted glacier caused flooding
Mudflow from meltwater flowing down the side of the volcano
Ash clouds spread for mile affecting many countries
Agricultural land damaged by ash
Contaminated water supplies-health risk on farm animals
Hazards
Volcanic ash erupted into atmosphere 5 miles up
Eruption happened on bare flank of the volcano
Crater buried under 700 feet of ice-created plug in crater
Magma became more viscous
Eruption of crater melted glacier
Managemant
Prediction
Geologists were able to predict the eruption
Slopes becoming steeper indicates eruption
Protection
People evacuated from local areas
Warning systems such as the text message system whereby a text is sent to warn people 30 mins away from the volcano when it is about to erupt
Prevention
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