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16 Apr 2010
The BBC is trying to keep the scaremongering down.
The most bizarre bit is about farmers not needing to worry. If I was a farmer, I'd welcome a rain of volcanic ash as free fertiliser.
Planes that would usually fly to the UK and Scandinavia or even just over them are still grounded. People living near airports report an eerie but welcome silence.
As drastic natural events go, this one is really bizarre. There's no direct damage or danger but grounding air traffic for at least 24 hours (or possibly longer) across a large area of Europe is quite impressive. If the volcano continues to spit out ash, this could get quite serious and it might even affect the weather. This morning, I read somewhere that a similar ash cloud in the late 18th century had an add-on effect of causing the lowest level of the Nile in centuries.
At the moment I'm just fascinated but if air traffic isn't back on by next Friday and the AFP/Jason Webley gigs won't happen, I'll be annoyed.
Mentioning Iceland, this is one of the most beautiful and fascinating photos I've seen. Aurora Borealis and an active volcano in the same shot. Envy.
The most bizarre bit is about farmers not needing to worry. If I was a farmer, I'd welcome a rain of volcanic ash as free fertiliser.
Planes that would usually fly to the UK and Scandinavia or even just over them are still grounded. People living near airports report an eerie but welcome silence.
As drastic natural events go, this one is really bizarre. There's no direct damage or danger but grounding air traffic for at least 24 hours (or possibly longer) across a large area of Europe is quite impressive. If the volcano continues to spit out ash, this could get quite serious and it might even affect the weather. This morning, I read somewhere that a similar ash cloud in the late 18th century had an add-on effect of causing the lowest level of the Nile in centuries.
At the moment I'm just fascinated but if air traffic isn't back on by next Friday and the AFP/Jason Webley gigs won't happen, I'll be annoyed.
Mentioning Iceland, this is one of the most beautiful and fascinating photos I've seen. Aurora Borealis and an active volcano in the same shot. Envy.