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1
Q

What plates were involved in forming Mt Etna?

What type of plate boundary is it?

A

The African plate which is subducting below the Eurasian plate

2
Q

What type of volcano is Mt Etna?

A

Strato Volcano

3
Q

Where is Mt Etna?

A

Sicily, Italy (Sicily is located South West of the Italian mainland)

4
Q

When did Mt Etna erupt?

A

November 2002

5
Q

Why was a medical ship stationed off the coast of Catania?

A

To tend to any potential casualties from the eruption, especially if the situation escalated

6
Q

Why were rescue workers deployed?

A

To divert lava away from key infrastructure, using berries and diversionary lava channels, and to provide aid to anyone trapped or injured by the eruption?

7
Q

How did the Italian government provide financial assistance to individuals and businesses?

A

They offered tax breaks to affected citizens and paid out £5.6 million in immediate financial assistance and compensation to businesses

8
Q

What were the primary effects?

A
  • Clouds of gas and ash were ejected from two vents, one of which was newly formed.
  • Magma was thrown over 100m in to air.
  • Lava flowed down the mountainside in two separate flows.
  • Ash fell onto the city of Catania and reached as far as Libya.
9
Q

How many homes in Santa Venerina were damaged?

A

Over 100

10
Q

How did holiday homes provided disaster relief?

A

They were reposted by the Italian government and used to house displaced residents

11
Q

How many people were evacuated from the area?

A

Approximately 1000

12
Q

What impact did the eruption have on local education?

A

Schools in the area closed down

13
Q

How long was Catania airport closed for? Why?

A

4 days, due to the implications of volcanic ash on aviation

14
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What impact did the eruption have on the slopes surrounding the volcano?

A
  • Ski slopes (businesses- tourism) were largely destroyed and couldn’t operate for an extended period of time
  • Hundreds of hectares of forest were destroyed on the slopes