Amazing New Eruption Pics!

The Reykjavi'k Grapevine ^ | 18 April, 2010 | Julia Staples & Haukur S Magnússon

[brityank]

Found this group of pics at mbl.is that has lots of links to various Icelandic reports and descriptions.

The awesome power of Nature, and the futility of Man's Plans to control it!

By the way - should anyone have the contacts, pass this along:

"Uploading this, we're listening to FOX news report on the eruption. "There will be many business meetings, school plays and important appointments missed," they say. God, FOX is so awesome. If anyone from FOX is reading this, please give yourself a hi-five."

[Marty62]

Great photos. Hope you were wearing a mask. That stuff supposedly really messes with the lungs.

[lefty-lie-spy]

Very nice. I wish I were there with my D300 rig.

[brityank]

Wish I were there, but the mask is mandatory in that cloud.

[Frantzie]

Poor Iceland, poor horses. I hope they have shelter for the horses and livestock.

[freekitty]

Amazing.

“The awesome power of Nature, and the futility of Man’s Plans to control it

Unless you are Al Gore who can’t control it either.

[caww]

These photos are par-excellant....taken in such a way you can get the impact rather than just the fluff in the sky...great photography in my book....thank you so much...have not seen such great shots and I’ve looked at alot!

[Las Vegas Ron]

"Never let a disaster go to waste"

Bastard better not...

[Las Vegas Ron]

"Never let a disaster crisis go to waste"

[Batman11]

Thanks for the great photos!

[NavyCanDo]

Obama should have not have mocked God....with his where is Arnageddon comment

President Barack Obama. “Leaders of the Republican Party ... called the passage of (the health care reform bill) ‘Armageddon.’ Armageddon! ‘End of freedom as we know it.’ So after I signed the bill, I looked around to see if there were any asteroids falling or some cracks opening up in the earth. Turned out it was a nice day. Birds were chirping. Folks were strolling down the Mall.”

[OrangeHoof]

"This is (was?) Iceland's most fertile farmland"

And now you know why. Rich nutrients belched up from the earth. Give it two years and it will be back to very fertile farmland.

[LibWhacker]

Saw this one on another website too. Thought it was kind of awesome. Taken last night.

[shield]

bfl

[Rufii]

Compare those pictures with this photo of a dust storm about to hit Stratford, Texas, in April, 1935:

[brityank]

Rich nutrients belched up from the earth. Give it two years and it will be back to very fertile farmland.

True. But meanwhile the livestock dies off and the people vacate, taking their skills with them. Not good for the continuation of their society.

[beebuster2000]

didnt know what to make of the comment about fox. was it sarcasm?

[brityank]

Thanks; that is awesome with the lightening strikes in the plumes.

[AZLiberty]

... I looked around to see if there were any asteroids falling or some cracks opening up in the earth.

Seems we've had both in the last week. WIsconsin and Iceland may not be close enough to DC for his definition of Armageddon, however.

[brityank]

Obama should have not have mocked God.

He can't help it -- he can only mock himself!