Eyjafjallajokull volcano

JohnB · Post by **JohnB** » 15 Apr 2010, 18:07

From the BBC website blog

"Dear Iceland, we said send cash"

Found this on the Downsizer forum

the_lyniezian · Post by **the_lyniezian** » 15 Apr 2010, 18:12

If any more of these start happening, people will have to start crossing the Atlantic by ocean liner again, which if done right could cut carbon usage and energy costs:

http://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2008/06/ ... .html#more

2 As and a B · Post by **2 As and a B** » 15 Apr 2010, 18:56

Innit nice to have skies without vapour trails?

Andy Hunt · Post by **Andy Hunt** » 15 Apr 2010, 22:18

foodimista wrote:Innit nice to have skies without vapour trails?

My PV panels have absolutely rocked today, I wonder if the effect on Manchester Airport had anything to do with it.

JohnB · Post by **JohnB** » 15 Apr 2010, 22:30

Andy Hunt wrote:My PV panels have absolutely rocked today

You should fit them properly then

Andy Hunt · Post by **Andy Hunt** » 15 Apr 2010, 22:37

snow hope · Post by **snow hope** » 15 Apr 2010, 22:41

It has been great not to have planes buzzing over head all day. Living near Belfast, we are close to the flight path into Belfast City Airport (now called George Best City Airport), so it was really noticeable the lack of aircraft in the sky!

Made me think we should have a new law - no planes allowed to fly in UK airspace on Sundays - I think this might be the start of a Facebook campaign?!

UndercoverElephant · Post by **UndercoverElephant** » 15 Apr 2010, 23:49

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8623806.stm

"In relation to the current eruption, it is worth noting that the last eruption of Eyjafjallajoekull lasted more than 12 months."

biffvernon · Post by **biffvernon** » 16 Apr 2010, 06:59

The RAF have not been attacking the mud at the Donna Nook range near me. A quiet day. We should make it permanent and stop all this heavier than air flying nonsense.

Iceland is at a spreading ocean plate margin where the magma is chemically basic, which means it has a low viscosity, flows easily and doesn't get stuck and allow high pressure to build up. Consequently, eruptions tend to be gentle but last a long time. Major explosions of the Krakatoa, Vesuvius or even Mt St Helens and Pinatubo type, with their viscous, acid magmas, can't happen. That's why the dust has only risen to aircraft height, from where it will soon wash out n the rain, rather than being injected into the Stratosphere, where it could hang around for month and lead to global dimming and a lack of summer.

I remember when Surtsey, now the southernmost island off Iceland, erupted. The island first surfaced in 1963 and continued erupting till 1967. Almost four years of gentle smoking.

It will be interesting to see how the brittleness of our just in time economy fairs but I don't see a serious effect on agriculture.

biffvernon · Post by **biffvernon** » 16 Apr 2010, 07:13

Nice pictures:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/yahooedito ... 4476862865

Keela · Post by **Keela** » 16 Apr 2010, 07:51

snow hope wrote:It has been great not to have planes buzzing over head all day. Living near Belfast, we are close to the flight path into Belfast City Airport (now called George Best City Airport), so it was really noticeable the lack of aircraft in the sky!

Made me think we should have a new law - no planes allowed to fly in UK airspace on Sundays - I think this might be the start of a Facebook campaign?!

Yup.... just commented on the same thing a few minutes ago....

Blue skies really are blue today!

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Vortex · Post by **Vortex** » 16 Apr 2010, 08:21

I did warn those Icelandic vigilantes to bury the bodies of their bankers in a deep hole somewhere remote ... but I think they overdid the digging aspect ..

snow hope · Post by **snow hope** » 16 Apr 2010, 08:29

Or the *ankers were more toxic than they expected!

Vortex · Post by **Vortex** » 16 Apr 2010, 08:38

snow hope wrote:Or the *ankers were more toxic than they expected!

Yep. Gaia is simply saying: "You expect me to eat THOSE? Retch."

Talking of which, have you seen this new gastronomic delight?

The KFC Double Down
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVLEB0lv ... re=related