our volcano project
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Luke McDonough
Ben McDermott
Cian Morgan
September 2013
OUR VOLCANO PROJECT
Not Peer Reviewed
• 2000 years ago
• People of Pompeii saw smoke
• Ash blocked light
MOUNT VESUVIUS
Bodies were preserved
MOUNT VESUVIUS
• Erupted many times
• Washington, USA
• Stratovolcano
• 1831 to 2008
• Height 2,549 metres
MOUNT ST HELENS
• 1980 eruption removed upper 396 metres of the volcano
• 57 people died
• Devastated 596 km
• Most economically destructive volcano in USA history
• Destroyed
• 250 house
• 47 bridges
• 15 miles of railways
• 185 miles of highway
• millions of dollars of timber
MOUNT ST HELENS
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=bgRnVhbfIKQ
• Here you can see a short video of Mount Saint Helens erupting
MOUNT ST HELENS
• Eyjafjallajokul
• Disruption to air travel for 6 days
• Ash cloud covered large areas of North Europe
• 20 countries closed their air space
• 100,000 travellers affected
• Problem with smoke and ash from eruption
• Reduced visibility
• Damaged windscreens
• Damaged engines may shut down
ICELAND VOLCANO
ICELAND VOLCANO
President Obama had to cut short his visit to Ireland because of the ash cloud
• Volcanic lightening
• Made by electricity formed when rocks collide during eruption
ICELAND VOLCANO
QUIZ
• What year did Eyjafjallajokul erupt and cause disruption to air travel?
• Answer: 2010
QUIZ
• What year did Mount St Helens blow its top off?
• Answer: 1980
QUIZ
• What is the name of the airplane that Barack Obama flew to Ireland in?
• Answer: Air Force One
QUIZ
• True or False: Did the project team have their holidays cancelled due to the ash cloud?
• Answer: True
HOW DO YOU SAY THE NAME OF THE ICELAND VOLCANO?
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