2010Eyjafjallajökull Volcano Eruptions Cause Air Travel Disruption

2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull.
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🌋 Icelandic Famine Following Laki Volcano Eruption

Famine in Iceland, caused by the eruption of the Laki volcano.
Icelandic Famine Following Laki Volcano Eruption (1783)
FamineVolcanoNatural DisasterEnvironmental DisasterIcelandAgricultural CrisisMortalityClimate Change
IcelandIceland

🌋 Mount St. Helens Erupts, Causing Fatalities and Destruction

May 18: 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in Skamania County, state of Washington, leaves approximately 57 deaths and $1 billion of property damage.
Mount St. Helens Erupts, Causing Fatalities and Destruction (1980)
VolcanoEruptionNatural DisasterPacific NorthwestGeologyEnvironmental Impact
United StatesUnited States

🌋 Mount Pinatubo Erupts

June 1215: Mount Pinatubo erupts with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 6 and reduces global temperatures.
Mount Pinatubo Erupts (1991)
VolcanoEruptionNatural DisasterAtmospheric ScienceClimate ChangeGeologyEnvironmental Impact
PhilippinesPhilippines

🫨 Iceland Hit by Centennial Earthquake on National Day

June 17: A centennial earthquake (6.5 on the Richter scale) hits Iceland on its national day.
Iceland Hit by Centennial Earthquake on National Day (2000)
EarthquakeSeismologyNatural DisasterIcelandDisaster ReliefGeology
IcelandIceland

🌋 Eyjafjallajökull Volcano Eruptions Cause Air Travel Disruption

Eyjafjallajökull Volcano Eruptions Cause Air Travel Disruption (2010)
VolcanoEruptionIcelandAir TravelAviationNatural DisasterEnvironmental Impact
IcelandIceland