VOLCAN O CASE STUDIES 1. Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland – 2010 (HIC) 2. Merapi, Indonesia – 2010 (LIC) 3. Nyiragongo, Democratic Republic of Congo – 2002 (LIC) 4. Kilauea, Hawaii – 2018 (HIC) • Mid Atlantic Ridge – divergent plate boundary • North American and Eurasian plates moving apart at 25mm/year • Iceland also lies above a ‘hotspot’ • Eyjafjallajökull is in Iceland's Eastern Volcanic Zone • 200km thick ice cap • Eruption began on 20 March 2010 – effusive fissure