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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THANKS for all your efforts on such, blam.
Interesting, indeed.
The Global warming folks love this. Now the can use this as a rallying cry.
How does this eruption compare with Tambora in 1815, which had global climate consequences for a couple of years?
Since every observable natural event is a result of global warming, they don't even need this.
What’s worse, there is another volcano that Islandic authorities feel is attached to the one that is erupting now, and is very likely to erupt itself over the next few weeks. It has happened before, and could easily happen again.
Lots of Geo-physical and tectonic activity going on around the globe...
By the way, if that glacier is melting should we be prepared for the hennie-pennies of the world to start shouting hysterically about the rising oceans...??
do a web search on Katla
Katla
don’t pack away your winter underwear quite yet
Clearly this is Bush’s fault.
I am a devoted catastrophist
Global Warming Nuts Spew More Lies, Spawns Wider Taxes
Wouldnt it be interesting if this just went on for years and buried europe in 35 ft. of volcanic ash.... I mean seriously, who could stop it?
Actually, this works in our favor. The ash in the upper atmosphere will cause colder winters for a while. Global warming solved!
I cannot imagine Iceland recovering from this disaster.
They have a monumental financial crisis
They have this volcano
And they have floods spawned by melting ice
Seems the dislocation will be massive.
peanut farmers are hard hit too
diversify into sealift
If this continues or gets worse (Katla blows, etc, toxic gas plume to europe,, not just ash) the entire north Atlantic basin is gonna look like Dunkirk
So, what’s plan B if this thing continues?
......Paisley Dodds .....
Snicker
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