rosedraws wrote: 

Guessing: the overlying glacier is causing explosive forces (cold/hot meeting/melting) that's throwing more particulate matter into the air?

This doesn't have to cause overcast, and the skies are actually pretty clear, from what I've been reading. It's not the visible cloud as much as it is the invisible matter in the air around it, which is the stuff that'll stop airplanes.

Anyone else think what I'm thinking? I mean there's been significant earthquakes (and now eruption) every week for the past 8-10 weeks which seems to coincide with the hadron collider coming online and achieving some measure of success. I'm just sayin!  

I think the yellowstone meet-up should take that volcano's temperature while there!

 geordiezimmerman wrote: 
Mt St Helens here in Washington State was a big deal... but I don't remember the skies being shut down.
 
After 9/11 of course, we had no air traffic for a number of days... that was amazing.  It was completely quiet where we live... often the only man made noises come from the sky (and they're there almost all the time.)

The iceland volcano is all about proximity... the cloud spreading directly toward your continent.  

Is it effecting your weather?  Is it expected to?  I mean, is it gonna be overcast for months? 

Now there's ANOTHER ash cloud heading the UK's way.


As I said earlier, some reports (not just tabloid crap) are suggesting this could last fro months. Last time this volcano erupted the one next to it erupted within a couple of weeks too and that's even worse by all accounts!

It's become a real pain for many people considering a lot of folk went way fro the easter break, many people, talking hundreds of thousands across the world are affected by this. It's not as if flights can't leave the UK but no flights can enter either and considering that heathrow is one of the busiest airports in the world, do the math.

What I'm wondering is, how often does this sort of thing happen? Not just in Iceland but anywhere, you very rarely hear anything do you?

U.K. to Transport Stranded Citizens by Ship
MADRID—The U.K. on Monday said it would send three
British Navy warships to rescue British citizens stranded
across Europe after a cloud of volcanic ash grounded most
European flights for a fifth day. 

No flights for England again tomorrow.  It'll be getting on for a week of contrail free skies.

EYJAFJALLAJOKULL IS VERY ANGRY NOW!
  

ONLY A VIRGIN SACRIFICE WILL APPEASE HIM!

 ndg wrote: 

I know there are students trying to get back for testing, and people trying to get back to run their businesses.  It's gotta be really hurting some folks. 

 rosedraws escribió: 
Hi Rose!

Some taxi drivers also take advantage; charge up to 1.000 / 3.000 euros (1350/4000 $) for carrying passengers back and forth from Europe 

 rosedraws wrote: 
Good golly, Miss Molly! Those are AWE-SOME.

 rosedraws wrote: 

  Vienna is closed again! 

amazing lightning in ash plume photos

Airports in Europe. Refresh the page to see the current airport closings.

Holy crap. 

 meower wrote: 
My friend was just over there visiting her brother and made it back just in time.

 Yibbyl wrote: 

one of my fave movies. 

 meower wrote: 
I've seen that there are people/groups trying to help stranded folks.  I hope your bro gets what he needs quick.

From Astronomy Picture Of The Day...

WWJD?

Travel to Iceland: A Great Destination for a Holiday - Once the Eyjafjallajokull Volcanic Ash Settles

This article seems to be saying it's only a minor, temporary problem.

my brother's doctor cleared him to travel two weeks ago, so he and my sisterinlaw went to frankfurt and then in fvcking bruges.  They were supposed to return Friday.... as far as  I know they're on a train right now to Vienna hopefully to get a flight to Istanbul.  IF not, they're gonna need to take the Orient Express back.....

how exciting?