icelandic volcano eyjafjallajökull
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Icelandic Volcano Eyjafjallajökull. By Alison Logan, Sheri Mofford , and Emma Spurlock. Iceland. Latitude: 63˚ 63’ N, Longitude: 19˚ 62’W Temperate Climate due to the warm Gulf Stream/North Atlantic Current Weather March- avg. high 39, avg. low 32 April- avg. high 45, avg. low 33 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
ICELANDIC VOLCANOEYJAFJALLAJÖKULL
By Alison Logan, Sheri Mofford, and Emma
Spurlock
IcelandLatitude: 63˚ 63’ N, Longitude: 19˚ 62’W
Temperate Climate due to the warm Gulf Stream/North Atlantic Current
Weather March- avg. high 39, avg. low 32 April- avg. high 45, avg. low 33
Clean hydroelectric and geothermal power
EyjafjallajökullPast Eruptions
920 A.D. (Volcanic Explosivity Index 3)
1612 A.D. (Volcanic Explosivity Index 2)
1821-1823 (Volcanic Explosivity Index 2)• Series of eruptions over 14 months• Ejected excessive amounts of fluoride• Ash fell to the South and West
Katla
March 20, 2010 Fimmvörðuháls
Fissure Vent
Details about E15• situated in the south-west region of Iceland.• located by the Sea and stands 5,465 feet tall.
E15 Activity • Started in 2009 and increased intensity up
until March 2010 • Volcanic Events that started in March 2010 are
all considered to be part of a single eruption.
• April 14, 2010 E15 entered into the Explosive Phase
• Estimated to be a VEI 4 Eruptions
Flooding• Volcanic heat melting glacier ice which effected the rivers.• The fear of flooding made it so authorities evacuated 800
people from the area around the melting.• The steepness of the volcano made the waters much more
powerful.
Problems with air travel?• Results of four factors:– First the volcano is located under the Jet stream. – Power of volcano’s explosion. – The second eruption allowed water from the melted
glacial ice to flow back into the erupting
volcano and createstwo more phenomena.
The Aftermath of AshMeteorological Institute of Iceland
Silica concentration of 58%
Contamination of Water
Ash fall brings farming to a halt
Return to Dormancy
Scientist Speculations
Worries about future Eruptions
Plans to prevent any more surprise eruptions
Economic Impact Global Travel Stopped
Shipping Companies Suffer
Airlines Grounded for days
Livestock Deaths
Agriculture
Political Retaliation
Possible over Reaction
Strain on Diplomats
Tourist Stranded
Communication between nations in global crisis
Changes in Geography White plume was observed to be at a
height of over 100 m
Movement towards the southwest
“A year without summer”
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