This is making the Warmists look as stupid as they are.
How soon before some of the airlines slip into financial crisis? This has impacted virtually every major airline in the world, as London, Paris and Frankfurt are gateway airports for much of the travel between North America and south and eastern Europe, Africa, Middle East and India. Airlines typically run on tight margins, so it wouldn’t be a shock if this is enough to send a few into a tailspin.
I see there have been some test flights over Europe at lower altitudes without any problems. Unfortunately the fuel efficiency of jets falls off at lower altitude and the margin of error shrinks.
Published: April 18, 2010 at 8:42 AM
LONDON, April 18 (UPI) -- Ash from an Iceland volcano forced closure of much of European airspace for a fourth day, stranding thousands of travelers and causing economic losses to mount.
As the volcano continued erupting in Eyjafjallajokull, the plume of ash spread as far south as Italy, which closed some airports in the northern part of the country, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Airports throughout most of Europe were to remain closed at least through Sunday afternoon and European aviation officials reported only 5,000 flights across European airspace Saturday, compared with 22,000 normally.
The International Air Transport Association said the airline industry likely would lose more than $200 million a day because of the canceled flights.
"The bottom line is that it could not have happened at a more difficult time for airlines that are trying to climb out of the global recession," said association spokesman Steve Lott.
Trade and tourism losses mounted for countries battered by the global recession.
The economic toll extends to businesses dependent on air cargo shipments as perishable food sat in warehouses, stores awaited goods in short supply and flowers from Africa and Asia were in danger of dying before getting to European markets.
The volcanic ash also disrupted fights carrying military supplies for operations in Afghanistan and the Pentagon said all medical evacuation flights from Iraq and Afghanistan had been diverted to Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland instead of flying to Germany, The New York Times reported.
The ash is not expected to pose a health risk as long as it stays in the upper atmosphere, the World Health Organization said.
I’ve seen a lot about European air travel, but what about the people who live in Iceland?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/apr/15/iceland-volcano-eruption-ash-earthquake
I haven’t seen any movement for aid or help for them. like we’ve seen for Haiti. A lot of them are homeless, now.
I haven’t heard a single news person try to pronounce the name of this volcano.
Calling Dr Saknussemm!!! Calling Dr Saknussemm!!! Please pick up the courtesy phone.
“Lidenbrock translates the note, which is revealed to be a medieval note written by the (fictional) Icelandic alchemist Arne Saknussemm, who claims to have discovered a passage to the centre of the Earth via Snæfellsjökull in Iceland.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Journey_to_the_Center_of_the_Earth
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.”
Don’t ever tempt the Lord
Will someone enlighten me?
I thought all- powerful mankind- can destroy a planet with a can of Aqua-Net, not a Death Star. So— why can’t human environmental wackos stop this volcano? All- powerful humankind or no??
Meanwhile- as nature makes her statement- we are supposed to feel guilty about automobiles,deodorant,cows and fire.
‘Scuse me- but before all that terrible progress- weren’t there volcanoes filling up the atmosphere with toxic clouds?
God’s way of laughing at all of the Socialist Ninnies out there in Crisisland. Hee Hee Hee! Try to stop it! Whine, Cry.
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