Mount Etna 2002 case study

Primary Impacts
>Environment
The eruption caused clouds of gas and ash to be expelled from vents in the volcano
Hundreds of hectares of forest that covered the slopes of Mount Etna were destroyed.

Secondary Impacts
>Social
A series of earthquakes followed causing people to leave their homes

Secondary Impacts
>Economic
Businesses and agriculture were impacted
Tax breaks to those living in Catania
$8 million damage repairs

Secondary Responses
Active monitoring of seismic activity and gasses that come from the volcano