Monday, May 23, 2011

Ash cloud moves towards UK airspace

Awesome display of Mother Nature.





Guardian.co.uk
Airlines and airports have been warned to expect ash from an erupting Icelandic volcano to arrive in UK airspace by Tuesday, with the possibility that it could affect Heathrow airport by the end of the week.

Europe's air traffic control organisation, Eurocontrol, told airlines and airports on Monday that particles from the Grimsvötn volcano could reach Scotland by 1am on Tuesday and southern England by Thursday or Friday, depending on wind direction.

An aviation industry source said if the volcano continues to erupt at same intensity ash cloud could reach the west of the UK on Thursday or Friday, but the Met Office has low confidence in the forecast because of a prevailing low pressure system.

3 comments:

Great Outdoors said...

Iceland has always been geological¬ly active. Climate change has nothing to do with volcanic activity.
Climate change is documented and a very big problem but it is important that we all have our facts straight so that we do not lose credibilit¬y. The vested interests that want us to disregard climate change will use that against us.

Atlanta Roofing said...

Iceland has always been geologically active. Climate change has nothing to do with volcanic activity.
Climate change is documented and a very big problem but it is important that we all have our facts straight so that we do not lose credibility. The vested interests that want us to disregard climate change will use that against us.

Green Thumb Gardening said...

The ash in Grimsvotn is coarser than and not as likely to cause danger as it falls to the ground faster and doesn't stay as long in the air as in the Eyjafjallajokull eruption."