The Eyjafjallajökull Volcano

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When: The eruption took place March to May 2010. The eruptions in March were mostly lava eruptions which presented little threat. On April 14th a new phase of eruption occurred which became much more explosive; violent and massive eruptions spent large amounts of ash high up into the atmosphere (Muskett, 2014).
Where: Eyjafjallajökull Volcano is located in Southern Iceland approximately125km away from Reykjavik, the capital city (Muskett, 2014) (reference map to the right).
What: The Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland. This type of volcano is known as ______. This type in particular has ice build up which consequently caused massive flooding in Southern Iceland when the lava started to flow (Loughlin, S. 2017).
Why: This eruption was caused

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