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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100414/ap_on_re_eu/eu_iceland_volcano

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8621407.stm

Safety body Eurocontrol said up to 4,000 flights across northern Europe would be cancelled on Thursday.

The Air Traffic Control Service (Nats) said no flights would be allowed in or out of UK airspace until 1800BST amid fears of engine damage. The airspace restriction was the most significant in living memory, a spokesman said.

Nats suggested that the restrictions were unlikely to be lifted after 1800, saying it was "very unlikely that the situation over England will improve in the foreseeable future".

Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark were among the European countries hit.

The restrictions were imposed after the Met Office warned the ash was sufficient to clog engines.
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Eyewitnesses, anyone?
 
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It is not like there is already something visible here in Germany, but the godmother of my daughter lives just ~50 km away from the volcano in Iceland (on the safe side of the mountains).
 
Not an eyewitness but I work in London and the sky is very quiet as the airspace has been restricted. It's a little odd. We've also got a couple of people there were supposed to be travelling and they might have to replan.
 
SiberianTiger said:
Perhaps, the ash in the air will become visible at sunset and twilight?
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I am pretty sure it will. But I am not sure if it reached far enough south-east then to be visible at my place.
 
WHAT THE! That's amazing. Would be great if it makes the summer a bit colder
 
Is it just that it is being reported more often or is there an unusual amount of tectonic activity in the last few months.

EQ-2010-000073-CHN EarthquakeChina, P RepA strong earthquake killed at least 67 people and buried many others in Qinghai province at a magnitude of 6.9.
EQ-2010-000068-IDN EarthquakeIndonesiaOn 4/6/2010 10:15:02 PM UTC (about 04:43h local time) an earthquake of magnitude 7.8 occurred in the moderately populated region of Aceh in Indonesia. It is likely that a tsunami, at maximum height of 0.7m, was generated. GDACS red alert was issued.
EQ-2010-000066-MEX EarthquakeMexicoA major 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck near the Mexico-California border on Sunday, killing at least one person and around 100 people injured as it rocked buildings, ruptured a highway.
EQ-2010-000050-CHL EarthquakeChileOn 3/11/2010 2:39:48 PM, an earthquake of magnitude 7.2 and depth 35km occurred in Chile. This earthquake potentially affected 771000 people. Tsunami waves are estimated to be lower than 10cm. More information www.gdacs.org.
EQ-2010-000045-TUR EarthquakeTurkeyM=6.0 earthquake, with its epicentre at Basyurt in Elazig province, killed 17 in eastern Turkey and many seem to be trapped under rubble.
EQ-2010-000043-TWN EarthquakeTaiwan (China)A powerful earthquake and more than a dozen aftershocks jolted southern Taiwan on Thursday, injuring 96 people, toppling farm houses and derailing a carriage on a high-speed train. Panicked residents fled shaking buildings and children were rushed out of schools in the 6.4-magnitude quake, which also momentarily cut off electricity to more than half a million homes.
EQ-2010-000034-CHL EarthquakeChileGDACS red alert as 8.3-magnitude quake hits Chile.
EQ-2010-000011-IRN EarthquakeIran, Islam RepTwo earthquakes which struck in the same area of southwestern Iran damaged about 150 houses. EQ-2010-000009-HTI EarthquakeHaitiOn 1/12/2010 9:53:09 PM, an earthquake of magnitude 7 and depth 10km occurred in Haiti. This earthquake potentially affected 5.4 million people.
EQ-2010-000002-SLB EarthquakeSolomon Is500 houses have been damaged or destroyed. The National Disaster Management Office says hundreds of people could be homeless. Only a few minor injuries are reported.
VO-2010-000061-ISL Volcano Iceland A volcano erupted in the south of Iceland overnight, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate the area and diverting flights after authorities declared a state of emergency, officials said on Sunday. Police sent rescue teams to evacuate about 500 people living in the rural area near the site. No injuries or damage to property were reported. Three Red Cross care centres were opened in nearby villages to assist the evacuated population.
 
cool link, thanks. Guess it is just being reported more in the news. Or maybe I'm watching more news.
 
See the slide show on this page:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8621407.stm

It is expected to have reached all North Sea countries by sunset.

So far, the sky is completely clear here. But I will try to make some pictures of the sunset.

Shall we sue the Icelandic people for the damage that is caused by their volcano on our air traffic?:lol:
 
That's not fair! I wont see anything here in southern Germany! :)
 
docabn said:
cool link, thanks. Guess it is just being reported more in the news. Or maybe I'm watching more news.
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It is also that the sensor networks are now much better.
 
docabn said:
cool link, thanks. Guess it is just being reported more in the news. Or maybe I'm watching more news.
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More like the news has the ability to report a lot more so they are able to make people more aware of these sorts of things.
 
cjp said:
Shall we sue the Icelandic people for the damage that is caused by their volcano on our air traffic?:lol:
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That would be the American thing to do--good thing it's not coming south-west!
 
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