We would be wise to keep a sharp eye on this situation. This particular volcano has erupted for months on end in the past, and some experts are warning that it might not stop as soon as other experts are positing.
Also, there seems to be a relationship between this volcano and one that is much easier to pronounce, (but much more deadly), named Katla. Apparently these two are linked underground by a tube.
If lava builds up, and flows through the tube, building up pressure in Katla, there goes all the imported luxuries we have become accustomed or feel entitled to seeing in our shops and markets.
That doesn’t even include the impact on the fragile economies in Europe and here in the US. If the ash settles on fields and animals in Europe, consider the potential for food shortages.
With the burgeoning immigrant population in cities over there, rising costs of food, difficult transportation, rising illness in a socialized medical system, we could be staring at monstrous social unrest over there.
Not that we would be exempt from the same, for we could face similar problems here.
“If lava builds up, and flows through the tube, building up pressure in Katla, there goes all the imported luxuries we have become accustomed or feel entitled to seeing in our shops and markets.
That doesn’t even include the impact on the fragile economies in Europe and here in the US. If the ash settles on fields and animals in Europe, consider the potential for food shortages.”
If Katla erupts, I am acting within hours on a pre-made list of things to make sure I have if I don’t already.
That said, Katla can trail Eyjafjalljokull by quite a bit, temporally.