Etna
Where is it
Sicily, Italy
Which plates is it on and the type of movement
Mt Etna is to the side of the South Tyrrhenian Sea subduction zone
Damage
43 towns have been declared in a state of emergency after the eruptions
Some crops have been destroyed and have restricted harvest
Some roads have been shut down and the speed limit has been reduced down to 20 km/h
Schools in Giarre were shut for three days and the weekly market suspended. Locals have been instructed to collect the dust in transparent bags and not to mix it with ordinary rubbish.
there are 6 kilos of volcanic dust in every square meter and all together combine to make 12 tonnes of dust
the most recent black rain (ash rain) lasted only 30 minutes but will cost 720000 dollars to repair and clean
island
why is it populated and how many people are there
due too its near constant activity there are lots of fertile volcanic soil which brings many vineyards
south of Europe
South of MT Etna is Catania which has a population of 320000
28000 people live 25 km away in Giarre
plates of africa and europe converge on mt etna
mt etna is on the site of three fault zones
History of eruptions
25 Nov 1950 - 2 Dec 1951 - one of the most major eruptions of the 20th centaury
10 Jan 1966 - early April 1971 - this had resistant lava flow
28 March - 6 Aug 1983 - destructive eruption
14 Dec 1991 - 30 March 1993 - had persistent lava flow where efforts were made to divert it which were successful
29 July 1995 - 17 July 2001 - next to contiguous eruption and is the most voluminous eruption in the last 300 years
27 October 2002 - 28 January 2003 - total destruction of the tourist complex and skiing area
7 September 2004 - 8 March 2005 - this was a pure lava eruption