Posted on 05/24/2010 12:56:41 PM PDT by Willie Green
(Reuters) - An Icelandic volcano that caused air traffic chaos after erupting last month has gone dormant but it is too early to declare the eruption over, an official said Monday.
Airlines across Europe stopped flying for days after the volcano under the Eyjafjallajakull glacier erupted in mid-April, spewing high levels of ash. Ash particles can cause serious damage if absorbed into airplane engines.
Icelandic meteorological office geographer Sigthrudur Armannsdottir said the volcano, about 120 km southeast of the capital Reykjavik, was now showing only minimal signs of life.
"There is no ash coming up and no lava," she told Reuters. "The volcano is dormant at the moment, but we are not ready to declare the eruption over."
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About time this ‘cano got itself under control.
It’s been showing it’s ash for too long now.
Now we can turn our attention to Venus (Williams).
for how long ?
Volcanoes have a way of being done when they say they are done. It might be just resting.
Gas turbines do not “absorb” ash particles! They “ingest” them. What a boob.
I think the major issue is whether, now that eyjafjallajokull is quiet, if katla begins to show early seismic activity.
for how long ?
Not very long.
Sounds like it began to peter out yesterday, and finally "quit" today.
But keep your fingers crossed that it doesn't start back up again.
good thing. another week and people would have started throwing their firstborns in their to appease it.
Then it really isn't dormant.
Sigthrudur Armannsdottir”
You expect me to believe this guy’s Icelandic, with a name like that?
Two, maybe three, quakes at Katla
http://www.iceagenow.com/Two-maybe_three-quakes_at_Katla.htm
Iceland president tells Europe to get ready for Katla
http://www.iceagenow.com/Iceland_president_tells_Europe_to_get_ready_for_Katla.htm
related:
Triple Crown of global cooling could pose
serious threat to humanity
Sea surface temperatures, extremely low
solar activity and increased volcanic activity would lead to
widespread food shortages and famine
http://www.iceagenow.com/Triple_Crown_of_global_cooling.htm
Katla Kan’t Wait!
Welcome Back Katla!
Whitehouse yokel nuts, dormant, no news coming out
figures, last month, the media said it could erupt for decades,
Wow - I've been practicing saying the name of that volcano but I could never spell it.
spent a fair amount of time driving all over iceland, at some point you get used to the spelling structures/commonwords, sort-of, except for irregular declensions, etc. I cannot pronounce this with any certainity, I have read double-ll gets a dl- sound under certain constructions, no idea if it applies here.
starkly beautiful countryside.
spent a fair amount of time driving all over iceland, at some point you get used to the spelling structures/commonwords, sort-of, except for irregular declensions, etc. I cannot pronounce this with any certainity, I have read double-ll gets a dl- sound under certain constructions, no idea if it applies here.
starkly beautiful countryside.
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