In the spring of 2010 on of the most difficult to pronounce and virtually unknown volcanoes erupted making its presence known to the world (Natures Deadliest Killers, 2010). After 190 years of inactivity, Eyafjallajökull came to life on March 20th, 2010. This eruption caused a fissure of over 2000 feet in the Fimmvörduháls pass, which lies, just to the west of the summit. As the magma flowed, several scoria hills were created along the vents and lava flowed into the Hrunagil Gully (Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull, 2010). When scientist looked at the satellite view, they could see the steam from the snow, the lava flows, and fountains coming from the earth. Scientist could also see the black scoria cones that were around the fissure, as well as the lava that flowed to the northeast (Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull, 2010). Unfortunately, like many things with every action one can always count on a subsequent reaction. This came in the form of a second eruption on April 14th, 2010. This eruption started in the caldera under a large ice cap, the eruption caused a massive melting, approximately 25% with in the first few days, resulting in the flooding of southern Iceland (Eyjafjallajökull …show more content…
Luckily, while there was still devastation and loss of property there were not any casualties of human life. While there were several farms lost, no human life appears to have been. However, this eruption did affect several lives. During the eruption, the large plume of ash spewing into the air was carried to several parts of Europe. For several weeks, this caused major issues for flights traveling to and from Iceland and Europe. The reason is inside the plume of ash are large microscopic pieces of rock. If these particles were to get into the engine of a plane it could clog it resulting in not only damage to the engine but also complete engine failure (Eyjafjallajökull Eruption, 2010). So to avoid the damages and protect the safety of passengers, flights that would normally travel over Iceland, around 100,000 flights, were redirected, several major airports were grounded, and many of the flights were canceled altogether. Unfortunately, the airlines were not the only several sporting events that were scheduled to take place had to be canceled. Therefore, costing, an already weak economy and businesses in Europe, up to 2.7 billion U.S. dollars or 2.5 billion Euros (Natures Deadliest Killers,