Posted on 04/17/2010 6:08:49 AM PDT by blam
Volcano Spews More Ash, Spawns Wider Flight Chaos
Associated Press Writer Paisley Dodds
4-17-2010
LONDON – A lingering volcanic ash plume forced extended no-fly restrictions over much of Europe on Saturday, as Icelandic scientists warned that volcanic activity had increased and showed no sign of abating — a portent of more travel chaos to come.
Scientists say that because the volcano is situated below a glacial ice cap, the magma is being cooled quickly, causing explosions and plumes of grit that can be catastrophic to plane engines if prevailing winds are right.
"The activity has been quite vigorous overnight, causing the eruption column to grow," Icelandic geologist Magnus Tumi Gudmundsson told The Associated Press on Saturday. "It's the magma mixing with the water that creates the explosivity. Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be an end in sight."
An expansive cloud of grit hovered over parts of western Europe on Saturday, triggering extended flight bans that stranded people around the globe. Continued volcanic activity could produce more plumes if the weather patterns stay the same.
The Icelandic Meteorological Office said the amount of ash in the plume grew Saturday and that the vast ash cloud is continuing to travel south and southeast. Scientists had planned to fly over the volcano to see how much ice has melted to determine how much longer the eruption could spew ash, but the Icelandic Coast Guard said Saturday's flight had been postponed.
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If I’m not mistaken, this thing erupted once before (1800’s?) and kept going for close to a year.
they have no fodder for livestock if the land is poisoned by fluoride in the ash
Hard to say what undersea venting is doing to the fisheries
If the ground water goes, I don’t know how anyone can stay
There will be lots of spare parts sales
No, not enough ice there.
I expect to begin hearing the effect these ash clouds will have on the worldwide temperature and its effect on crops...and, the resultant food shortages, etc.
If one of the sister volcanoes starts erupting, food shortages would almost be assured.
Eyjafjallajökull Ash Cloud Could Cripple UK Food Imports Within Days
Is there a plan A ?
Seriously.....
No climate consequences. The ash cloud is 7 miles high vs 20 or more miles for Tambora and Pinatubo. Height is critical because sulfur needs to stay in the stratosphere to cause cooling. Another factor is this is high latitude which causes less global cooling than a low latitude eruption.
Katla...that’s the one, Thanks! I saw a brief on the news last night and they are very, very worried that Katla is about to uncork again too.
Tomorrow’s Headline: Women, Children, and Minorities are hit the hardest!
Much smaller, but stay tuned if neighboring volcano Katla starts erupting.
All we can do is pray for the people. It’s hard to even imagine such devestation.
My son is suppose to fly to Europe on Manday. ANy chance they’ll be flying by then?
Yes...though it could get worse. The ash hasn't actually struck them yet(it's blowing elsewhere)...pity if it does.
LMAO at this volcano screwing up all those European flights. Shows how small man is in the great scheme of things. Some Euros will figure out that man caused “Global Warming” is just as ridiculous as piloting an airplane through a volcanic dust cloud
This is obviously cause by the violent, racist TEA partiers..........and conservatives.
Back to the days of traveling aboard ship, I guess.
Bring out the piston powered airplanes.
But but but the Gorians said that this volcano wasn’t putting out much ash, certainly not enough to effect the evils of man-made CO2 in the air, so we still have to completely socialize and gut our entire world economy to stop global warming or cooling or whatever...
Are you the one who's in charge of "Ash Alerts" since he disappeared?
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