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mihto

Joined: 03 Feb 2008
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Location: West coast of Norway

Posted: Sun Mar 21, 10 6:18 pm Post subject: Volcano eruption in Iceland

Anyone following this event?

https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8578576.stm

The Eyjafjallajoekull volcano has erupted three times since the island was settled by the Vikings in the years 800-900 AD, and each time it triggered eruptions in Katla, which has an enormous glacier on top and where damages may be widespread. What it may mean to our climate if Katla goes off is unknown.

The total lack of human invention or guilt in this matter is the only positive thing.

Penny Outskirts

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Posted: Sun Mar 21, 10 6:22 pm Post subject:
The power of the earth always fills me with awe. We are such insignificant beings in comparison to this.

oldish chris

Joined: 14 Jun 2006
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Location: Comfortably Wet Southport

Posted: Sun Mar 21, 10 8:59 pm Post subject: Re: Volcano eruption in Iceland

mihto wrote:

The total lack of human invention or guilt in this matter is the only positive thing.

not necessarily, it could be some of those Nordic Gods punishing the Icelanders for their part mucking up the global banking system

vegplot

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Location: Bethesda, Gwynedd

Posted: Sun Mar 21, 10 9:29 pm Post subject: Re: Volcano eruption in Iceland

oldish chris wrote:

mihto wrote:

The total lack of human invention or guilt in this matter is the only positive thing.

not necessarily, it could be some of those Nordic Gods punishing the Icelanders for their part mucking up the global banking system

Funny way of congratulating them.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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Location: yes

Posted: Mon Mar 22, 10 9:52 pm Post subject:
ice and molten rock /hot gas is interesting messy up close by look of it

mihto

Joined: 03 Feb 2008
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Location: West coast of Norway

Posted: Mon Mar 22, 10 10:02 pm Post subject:
Seems to develop. We better learn the name of Katla. Any of you read Astrid Lindgren's "The Lionheart brothers"? Katla is a dragon of old, spitting fire. Very apt.

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
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Location: Hereford

Posted: Tue Mar 23, 10 3:36 pm Post subject:
Reckon it might hang around doing this for 2 years before a proper bang. And it'll start to play havoc with cross atlantic flights when it does that.

lettucewoman

Joined: 26 Sep 2006
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Location: Tiptoe in the Forest!!

Posted: Tue Mar 23, 10 3:57 pm Post subject:
wish it had done it two years ago when we were there ...I would love to see an erupting volcano....er...from a distance

mihto

Joined: 03 Feb 2008
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Location: West coast of Norway

Posted: Wed Apr 14, 10 7:11 pm Post subject:
Things are happening.... https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8620352.stm The news just came that they have closed part of our airspace tonight. The northern part of Norway is affected with smoke and grit. They may close the rest of the country's airfields tomorrow. They also fear a nationwide bus strike starting tomorrow morning. Not good

jamanda
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Posted: Wed Apr 14, 10 7:15 pm Post subject:
Very powerful to watch, and very scary. Is that well away from where you and your family are Mihto? (And do the BBC think Iceland is in Asia?)

mihto

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Location: West coast of Norway

Posted: Wed Apr 14, 10 7:21 pm Post subject:

Jamanda wrote:

Very powerful to watch, and very scary. Is that well away from where you and your family are Mihto?

(And do the BBC think Iceland is in Asia?)

So far the airports closed are well north of us, but they may close all our airports tomorrow. Rather frightening prospect. The polluted air may eventually hit the rest of Europe.

And yes, BBC seems to think that Iceland is in Asia.

God bless them

Penny Outskirts

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Posted: Wed Apr 14, 10 7:27 pm Post subject:
The news here never ceases to amaze me. The main chat on the news this morning on one of the main Radio station was about Whitney Houston This is possibly just a tad more important!

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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Location: yes

Posted: Wed Apr 14, 10 7:31 pm Post subject:
awesome ,is it big enough to be a climate event ? nasty up close

jamanda
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Posted: Wed Apr 14, 10 7:36 pm Post subject:
Just watched the footage, and the clip it links to of a helicopter flying around the eruption, and for once had to agree with BW (and Dpack) that it really was "awesome".

mihto

Joined: 03 Feb 2008
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Location: West coast of Norway

Posted: Wed Apr 14, 10 8:00 pm Post subject:

dpack wrote:

awesome ,is it big enough to be a climate event ?
nasty up close

We do not know how this will develop. If Katla breaks open it may have climate implication. The last hours have seen the smoke/grit come our way and the closure of airports happened only one hour ago.

They now say that our local airport may close down tomorrow. No idea when they can re-open.

I'm off to watch the news.

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