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2010 Eyjafjallajökull Eruption - Coggle Diagram
2010 Eyjafjallajökull Eruption
Ash with dissolved iron in from the volcano triggered a plankton bloom in the North Atlantic
Ash clouds grounded flights across Europe
This prevented approx. 2.8m tonnes of carbon dioxide from being released from the planes
Airlines lost a reported £130 million per day from grounded flights
The eruption caused a Jökulhlaup which caused flooding and part of a road to be destroyed
Car manufactures, Nissan, had to stop manufacturing certain models because they couldn't get the parts from Ireland.
Europe's biggest tourism companies lost £5 - £6 million per day
As people looked for alternative travel routes lots of companies benefited (bus, coach, train etc)
Huge increase in the use of the Eurostar. Nearly a 1/3 increase in use
The export of perishable goods such as flowers or fruits were affected as flights were cancelled. Lots of goods had to be thrown away. Kenya's economy lost £2.8 billion because of this.
People had to wear goggles and face masks to protect themselves again the heavy ash fall
500 local cattle farmers and there families had to be evacuated
Ash contaminated the water supply and so were warned against letting farm animals drink the water
Ash cloud was 10km tall
Eruption started on the 20th March 2010
A 500m fissure opened up
Eyjafjallajökull is a composite (Stratovolcano) volcano which is fully covered by an ice cap
Eyjafjallajökull sits on a constructive plate margin and when the Eurasian and the North American Plates moved apart the magma filled magma chambers below Eyjafjallajökull
The eruption was a 3 on VEI scale
Tourism decreased so icelandic government advertised the beauty of iceland and tourism increased to more than before