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Iceland is pissed off

Thursday, April 15, 2010 12:04:50 PM

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This volcanic beast of ash is making its way to Norway and Europe as a result of yesterday's eruption beneath a huge glacier. All flights in Norway has been canceled for at least until Friday or Sunday.

Personally, I think this is related to the financial crisis. Don't ask me why. It just is.

Do you feel sad because you want to go to the Internets?HELLO EVERYBODY

Comments

Sami Serolaserola Thursday, April 15, 2010 12:20:25 PM

Also flights canceled in UK, Ireland and Sweden yikes Sounds serious sad At least it soon becomes related to financial crisis because it costs a lot for airline companies.

Patrickptckian Thursday, April 15, 2010 12:26:06 PM

Until Friday or Sunday??? yikes #2012feelings

Diego Schild Smithstekonaza Thursday, April 15, 2010 1:10:07 PM

Beautiful. bigeyes

kirsten kirstycat Thursday, April 15, 2010 1:15:45 PM

I've never heard of flights being cancelled because of volcanic ash before! Do you know which bit of Iceland the volcano was in? Not near any towns or villages I hope! bigeyes

We will have some very messy rain this week I think!

kirsten kirstycat Thursday, April 15, 2010 1:31:20 PM

He doesn't represent Scotland though. Personally I love Iceland smile

Anton TsigularovTheAtilla Thursday, April 15, 2010 2:24:42 PM

Iceland is seriously pissed off

Dacotah Thursday, April 15, 2010 2:37:59 PM

Whoa faint

Mad Scientist (عادل)qlue Thursday, April 15, 2010 3:17:20 PM

Airplanes have crashed because of volcanic ash clouds before. The weather radar in the nose cone of a passenger liner can't detect volcanic ash because it's designed to detect Water particles. The volcanic ash is made of fine, sharp grit that's hard enough to scour glass. scared.
I wouldn't fly around there now if you paid me to. faint.

Angelikiellinidata Thursday, April 15, 2010 5:00:14 PM

Ash ingested by jet engines may lead to the immediate deterioration in engine performance and engine failure. The principal cause of engine failure is the deposition of ash in the hot sections of the engine. Glass from melting volcanic ash will coat fuel nozzles, the combustor, and turbine, which reduces the efficiency of fuel mixing and restricts air passing through the engine. This causes surging, flame out, and immediate loss of engine thrust. Ash may also seriously erode moving engine parts, including the compressor and turbine blades, which reduces the efficiency of the engine.

Dacotah Thursday, April 15, 2010 7:23:02 PM

Here is a link to a couple of videos

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/eu_iceland_volcano

Espen André ØverdahlEspenAO Thursday, April 15, 2010 7:24:49 PM

This is some serious stuff now. People on the West coast in Norway could even smell sulfur today!

Knut Remi "DrLaunch" Løvlidrlaunch Thursday, April 15, 2010 8:03:52 PM

Personally, I think Iceland ate some bad eggs, and thanks to their upset stomachs, Europe smells like sulfur now.

Charles SchlossChas4 Thursday, April 15, 2010 9:18:49 PM

That looks like a blast


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVWiL7yzIvI

KarenNerak Thursday, April 15, 2010 10:42:16 PM


I'm uneasy as I live in a ring of fire, myself. worried Everything's going nuts! bigeyes

theoddbod Saturday, April 17, 2010 11:24:57 AM

All flights now grounded for 3 days so far knockout To think my wife thought she'd be free of this when she left Indonesia left

mistressEVILmissevilat Saturday, April 17, 2010 1:48:38 PM

I never thought it would blow the ash all the way to here... Slovenian airspace started closing down last night and got totally closed by 6am Saturday morning.
Ash high enough to not effect us, but it can drop.
Crazy.

slackwrdave Saturday, April 17, 2010 2:44:02 PM

At least it wasn't a Chernobyl or Three Mile Island plume. eek

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