The document summarizes key events of the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull volcanic eruption in Iceland. It begins with pronouncing the volcano's name and explaining it means "Islands' Mountains Glacier". It then outlines the major phases of the eruption from March 19th through April 16th, including an initial eruption on March 20th, resumption on April 12th that ejected ash up to 8km high, and lava flows up to 3km from the vent over four days. The summary describes the eruption producing a "volcanic Disneyland" initially before the larger second phase disrupted international air travel due to falling ash.

1. Eyjafjallajokull
David Rogers
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2. David Rogers
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5. Beat the Teacher
What does this have to do with that?
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8. Imagine you are a journalist sent to
report on the eruption:
1. How do you pronounce
Eyjafjallajökull?
2. What does it mean in English?

11. Eyja fjalla jökull
Islands mountain glacier

12. EYJAFJALLAJÖKULL
‘A – yar – fi – at – lah – yok – ult’

13. The ashpocalypse?

14. Was the Eyjafjallajökull eruption an ‘ashpocalypse’
for the Icelandic population and environment?
Part of this image has been hidden. Imagine what the landscape is like
behind this farm. Write a description of what you would see. Use your
existing knowledge of the Eyjafjallajökull eruption.
Is this what you expected? How would you feel if you lived here?

16. What were the main events which made Eyjafjallajökull
the unpronounceable a household name?
Imagine you were there
How would people behave? What would you see? What would you smell?
What would you hear? What would you taste? How do you feel?

17. What were the main events?

18. What were the main events of the eruption between 19th
Map compiled by Páll Einarsson and Ásta Rut Hjartardóttir, The Geo-science
Institute of the University of Iceland 16 April 2010?
March and th
19th March. 20th March.
Scientists monitoring the At 11:30pm a volcanic
area measured fissure opened at This eruption produced a
Start Here earthquakes caused by Fimmvörðuháls, a rocky spectacular ‘volcanic
magma moving into fissures area between two glaciers Disneyland’ and tourists flocked
to the site to see amazing lava
flows.
31st March. New basalt (the
rock created by cooling lava)
covered around 1 square
kilometre
Many thought that the
eruption was over.
12th April.
A second volcanic fissure
opened during an earthquake
measuring 3.2 magnitude
beneath Eyjafjallajökull and
14-16th April. many smaller earthquakes
1.15am 14th April.
Over the next four days, ash were recorded
Eyjafjallajökull burst open once more
was ejected up to 8 km high and a fissure opened through 200m of
in the atmosphere and lava ice covering the volcano. A huge cloud 13thth April
flowed up to 3 km from the of tephra and ash started to come out A series of shallow
main vent. of the volcanic vent. earthquakes were recorded

19. What were the main effects?

22. Thorsmork

24. Map source: Icelandic Meteorological Office

25. Gígjökull glacier and lagoon a few days before the second (April) Eyjafjallajökull eruption

26. Gígjökull glacier and lagoon the second (April)
Eyjafjallajökull eruption

27. Soundtrack?

28. The future…..

29. What split this?

30. Photo detectives
Is this place dangerous?
What is the weather like in this place?

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