Volcanic ash cloud

Its back
The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) has said Irish airspace will close from 7am tomorrow because of an ash cloud drifting down from Iceland.


RTÉ News: Irish airspace to close from 7am

 

do you think thats going to affect people coming over for the OF game

 

If they are flying from Ireland between 7am and 1pm(thats the time so far) then yes,they will be affected.




The Irish Aviation Authority have grounded all flights in and out of the Republic from 0700 BST on Tuesday due to volcanic ash drifting from Iceland. The IAA said the restrictions will be in place until at least 1300 BST.

 

Guy next door to me is suposed to fly out from Prestwick to Gran Canaria at 10am tomorrow wonder if it will effect him

 

i thought the dust had settled on this volcanic ash business

 

Just seen on bbc news channel the aviation authourity will be making a statement on all uk flights at 1am

 

Scientists warn that disruption could last for decades. More eruptions are expected from other volcanoes in Iceland.

 

yeah the bigger volcano usually erupts after this one. Threat of new, larger Icelandic eruption looms - Yahoo! News

Threat of new, larger Icelandic eruption looms

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AP – ** CORRECTS BYLINE ** This aerial photo shows a plume of ash rising from the volcano in southern Iceland's …

• Slideshow:Iceland volcano erupts

By CARLO PIOVANO, Associated Press Writer Carlo Piovano, Associated Press Writer – Tue Apr 20, 1:44 pm ET
REYKJAVIK, Iceland – For all the worldwide chaos that Iceland's volcano has already created, it may just be the opening act.
Scientists fear tremors at the Eyjafjallajokull (ay-yah-FYAH-lah-yer-kuhl) volcano could trigger an even more dangerous eruption at the nearby Katla volcano — creating a worst-case scenario for the airline industry and travelers around the globe.
A Katla eruption would be 10 times stronger and shoot higher and larger plumes of ash into the air than its smaller neighbor, which has already brought European air travel to a standstill for five days and promises severe travel delays for days more.
The two volcanos are side by side in southern Iceland, about 12 miles (20 kilometers) apart and thought to be connected by a network of magma channels.
Katla, however, is buried under ice 550 yards (500 meters) thick — the massive Myrdalsjokull glacier, one of Iceland's largest. That means it has more than twice the amount of ice that the current eruption has burned through — threatening a new and possibly longer aviation standstill across Europe.
Katla showed no signs of activity Tuesday, according to scientists who monitor it with seismic sensors, but they were still wary.
Pall Einarsson, professor of geophysics at the Institute of Earth Sciences at the University of Iceland, said one volcanic eruption sometimes causes a nearby volcano to explode, and Katla and Eyjafjallajokull have been active in tandem in the past.
In fact, the last three times that Eyjafjallajokull erupted, Katla did as well.
Katla also typically awakens every 80 years or so, and having last exploded in 1918 is now slightly overdue.
That notion is frightening for nearby villagers, who would have to quickly evacuate to avoid the flash floods that would rip down Katla's slopes. Even last week's eruption generated spectacular cascades of melted water and ice chunks the size of houses when burning gases and molten earth carved through the glacier.
Svenn Palsson, the 48-year-old mayor of the coastal village of Vik, said residents are going over evacuation plans now just in case.
With a population of 300, Vik has been covered in 3 millimeters (0.12 inches) of ash from the Eyjafjallajokull eruption, but the real concern is Katla. Residents would have two to three hours to reach the safety of a shelter if the volcano erupted and caused the ice to melt quickly.
"We have practiced and can do it in 30 minutes," Palsson said.
Other areas around the mountain, however, would have no more than 20 minutes to evacuate, he said.
Katla's substantial ice cap is a major worry because it's that mixture of melting cold water and lava that causes explosions and for ash to shoot into high altitudes. Strong winds can then carry it on over Europe.
So far there have been minor tremors at Katla, which scientists believe to be movements in the glacier ice, but the activity from Eyjafjallajokull is making measurements more difficult to read and an eruption more tricky to predict.

"It is more difficult to see inside Katla," said Kristin Vogfjord, geologist at the Icelandic Met Office.

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Her team of geophysicists, based in the capital of Reykjavik, use seismometers and GPS units planted around volcanoes to monitor quakes and the swelling of the land, which can indicate magma reservoirs that are pushing up through the crust. The area around Eyjafjallajokull rose up as much as 3 inches (8 centimeters) in recent months and then contracted slightly following the latest eruption.
Vogfjord says Katla's sensitivity to eruptions at Eyjafjallajokull may have to do with pressure shifts in the Earth's crust that are caused by an eruption's magma flow.
There are no clear answers, however, and even fewer predictions about what the future may hold. Volcano eruptions, like earthquakes, are difficult to predict.
"Katla can start tomorrow or in 100 years, you don't know," said Palsson. "All we can do is be ready."

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Not good at all. The cost of flights and insurance will rise sharply.

For example, flights from Glasgow to Beijing used to cost between 350 to 440 pounds, now it costs between 600 to 700 pounds.

 

That's the problem. You can't make long term plans for flights just now and be 100% certain they will go ahead on certain dates. I think a lot of the airlines have to pay for accomodation to anyone that's stranded as well.

 

So basically this is going to * everyone's summer holiday, great.

Is the volcano still erupting? Or it is the same cloud that's drifting around?

 

A friend from Dublin is stuck in Glasgow today. He'll take the ferry and the train back home tomorrow.

 

My wife is supposed to leave for Spain tomorrow. She was originally supposed to leave last Monday, but couldn't because of the ash cloud. Really hope she gets to go tomorrow, she has already seen her 17 day trip reduced to 10 days. It's through her school and is part of a class she is taking.

 

interesting stuff with this cloud of ash and a real disruption to many.

maybe being a bit paranoid here, and with news reports talking about huge economic crysis' occuring because of this what's the deal.

anyone got any alternative views on this? or is it purely a natural wonder effecting the World at large?

 

well am ment to be going to hamburg today for the st. pauli game. flying from glasgow, its still open just now but heres hoping our flights havent been cancelled. i will be * gutted if a dont get over. fingers crossed

 

Good luck getting to Hamburg mate. It's really messing up everyones arrangements.

 

last I heard Glasgow Airport is open anyway. May want to phone them to double check. I think if the ash cloud is not covering the take off or landing areas you will be fine.