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Throughout history, Katla always erupted after Eyjafjallajokull, the only question is when and how strong her eruption will be. Geologists not only from Iceland, but certainly from all over the world tend to agree that if Katla goes off, the eruption could have global consequences.
Andre said:Aircraft don't like Volcanoes
Im not sure if the (cloud) would show up.AppleBite said:Does anyone know where one can find satellite images of the ash cloud?
All flights in and out of the UK and several other European countries have been suspended as ash from a volcanic eruption in Iceland moves south.
Up to 4,000 flights are being canceled with airspace closed in Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark among others.
The UK's air traffic control service (Nats) said no flights would be allowed in or out of UK airspace until 0700 BST on Friday amid fears of engine damage.
The airspace restriction was the worst in living memory, a spokesman said.
Very quiet in New England just after 9-11, too. Only military planes. It's odd what you get used to. I hope that volcano settles down soon - that's a pretty wide-spread disruption.cristo said:
lisab said:Any PFers in that area seeing ash fall? Any other signs - perhaps an unusual sunset color?
Count Iblis said:Venus, Mercury and a very young cresent Moon in one line.
Borek said:Planets in one line, volcanoes erupting, in 2012 world will come to an end, I tell ya.
Andre, don't these ash plumes concentrate mainly at high altitude, and thus wouldn't it be possible to have some aviation traffic fly at 8-12,000 ft for awhile, weather permitting? Edit: Or, could some of the jumbos climb over at ~45,000?Andre said:We are waiting for that
It has just been decided that the Netherlands air space is closed to all air traffic.
mheslep said:Andre, don't these ash plumes concentrate mainly at high altitude, and thus wouldn't it be possible to have some aviation traffic fly at 8-12,000 ft for awhile, weather permitting?
Borek said:Planets in one line, volcanoes erupting, in 2012 world will come to an end, I tell ya.
Sure, but aviation flys around bad weather every day, weather that would be very dangerous if flown through. The trick here would be localizing the plume similarly. Maybe that can't be done.Andre said:I'm not sure about the logic of the spreading of the ash in three dimensions, but in the flying business, safety desicions are normally very conservative and pragmatic solutions like that are usually out of bounds.
mheslep said:Sure, but aviation flys around bad weather every day, weather that would be very dangerous if flown through. The trick here would be localizing the plume similarly. Maybe that can't be done.
mgb_phys said:No reason why a little volcano should stop British flights (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Airways_Flight_9)
The crew decided to fly the ILS, Instrument Landing System, however, the glideslope was inoperative, so they flew the localizer as the first officer monitored the airport's DME (Distance Measuring Equipment). He then called out how high they should be at each DME step along the final track to the runway, creating a virtual glide slope for them to follow. It was, in Moody's words, "a bit like negotiating one's way up a badger's arse".
The prime minister of Norway was among those stranded by the closure of European air space.
Jens Stoltenberg, who was in the United States for President Obama's nuclear summit, is running the Norwegian government from the U.S. via his new iPad, press secretary Sindre Fossum Beyer said.
Correction #1: People from right next door to Virginia. Elected officials only; plain old ordinary citizens don't count.mgb_phys said:The US could do more to help though - can't you pacify volcanoes by throwing people from Virginia into them?