From ESA (zoomed image below the read more line)
New satellite image of ash spewing from Iceland’s volcano
19 April 2010
In this image taken [at] (14:45 CET) by ESA’s Envisat satellite, a heavy plume of ash from the Eyjafjallajoekull Volcano is seen travelling in a roughly southeasterly direction.
The volcano has been emitting steam and ash since its recent eruptions began on 20 March, and as observable, the emissions continue. The plume, visible in brownish-grey, is approximately 400 km long. Envisat’s Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer instrument (MERIS) acquired this image on 19 April, while working in Full Resolution Mode to provide a spatial resolution of 300 m.
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Here is a zoomed image
I have never seen any volcanic dust in this part of the uk though some have apparently. We have had a slight frost /frozen rain early in the morning and it remains quite cold although the skies are clear and it is nearly may. I am doubtful that this summer will break any record high temperatures in the uk if the volcano in iceland keeps erupting.
As usual, the EPA has the answer: click
OOOoooppppssss……
http://hraun.vedur.is/ja/Katla2009/god_trem.gif
http://hraun.vedur.is/ja/Katla2009/
Would it be possible to drop a high potent, strategically precise bomb into the spewing crater which would collapse its walls and shut off the flow of oxygen and quell the flames and smoke?
“jake (22:19:33) :
Would it be possible to drop a high potent, strategically precise bomb into the spewing crater which would collapse its walls and shut off the flow of oxygen and quell the flames and smoke?”
How about : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vortex_Blaster
See I new reading “Speculative Fiction” as a kid would come in handy one day….:-)
Volcanic ash is one the ingredients of certain ceramic pottery glazes….which is what happens to the inside of a hot jet engine. I would imagine they seize right up. As to the name of the volcano I’m calling it Toots.
I call shenaningans on this whole thing
I think the flight grounding was to stir up support for high speed rail.
I have yet to see any pictures of a HUGE ash could over Europe. I heard about people in England who said they couldn’t see anything in the sky, it was a clear and beautiful day.
We should have sattelite pictures showing a huge cloud, where are they?