Mt Etna 2002

Question 1

5 Impacts

Answer 1

8,000 people’s water supply contaminated
2002 eruption destroyed ski station of Piano Provenzana
Destruction of vineyards and orchards
Instability reduces economic activity in Sicily’s 2nd largest city Catania
Tourism affected by grounded flights

Question 2

6 Management strategies

Answer 2

Observatory
Spectrometer
Thermal imaging
Tiltmeters
Diversion channels
Earth barrier across Val Calonna

Question 3

Management operation

Answer 3

US marine engineer corp in operation ‘volcano buster’ able to stop lava flow reaching Zafferana (850m short) by cutting off primary feeder channels with concrete while blasting new openings

Question 4

Other factor in rapid long term recovery

Answer 4

Periphery of Sicily which has GDP of £65