Darling, let's talk more about this after two glasses of wine.
Tuesday, 20 April 2010
"I am the shadow on your skin and I'll be gone very soon"
Darling, let's talk more about this after two glasses of wine.
Thursday, 15 April 2010
"Eyjafjallajökull"
This entry is about current events and the facts may change very quickly in the progress of the event.
A big news in Finland today (or at least at FMI) was the eruption of Icelandic volcano under glacier Eyjafjallajökull. It is known for its activity and the last time it erupted was only a month ago.
The eruption that started yesterday is claimed to be ten to twenty times more powerful than usually and that is why it has had its impact on air traffic in Northern Europe, most importantly the closure of airspace over the British Isles and Scandinavia. Previous eruption with a similar magnitude was in 1612.
Seismic activity in the area began late last year and has been almost constant to this day. Over the years there has been a correlation between the activity of Eyjafjallajökull volcano area and activity of a much bigger subglacial volcano Katla. Nevertheless, there has not been any signs that Katla would have any unusual activity but the activity in the Eyjafjallajökull volcano area may trigger some with serious consequences.
The problem with subglacial volcanoes is understandably the melting of the glacier. The eruption in the Eyjafjallajökull volcano area has caused vast floods and the evacuation of near 800 people. (The area is mostly farmland, though.) If Katla would erupt the floods would be of much bigger magnitude.
A cloud of ash has reached Northern Finland already and will travel within the atmospheric currents and winds to Southern Finland by tomorrow morning. I'll reveal you all something I learned at work today: the ash cloud seems to be very small and almost unnoticable.
A lot of information about the event is available via Internet. Just google 'Eyjafjallajökull'. I'm sorry for everyone evacuated in the Eyjafjallajökull volcano area, not that sorry for people whose flight has been cancelled (just imagine how much less pollution there is in the tropopause today!).
Live footage from Valahnúk
A big news in Finland today (or at least at FMI) was the eruption of Icelandic volcano under glacier Eyjafjallajökull. It is known for its activity and the last time it erupted was only a month ago.
The eruption that started yesterday is claimed to be ten to twenty times more powerful than usually and that is why it has had its impact on air traffic in Northern Europe, most importantly the closure of airspace over the British Isles and Scandinavia. Previous eruption with a similar magnitude was in 1612.
Seismic activity in the area began late last year and has been almost constant to this day. Over the years there has been a correlation between the activity of Eyjafjallajökull volcano area and activity of a much bigger subglacial volcano Katla. Nevertheless, there has not been any signs that Katla would have any unusual activity but the activity in the Eyjafjallajökull volcano area may trigger some with serious consequences.
The problem with subglacial volcanoes is understandably the melting of the glacier. The eruption in the Eyjafjallajökull volcano area has caused vast floods and the evacuation of near 800 people. (The area is mostly farmland, though.) If Katla would erupt the floods would be of much bigger magnitude.
A cloud of ash has reached Northern Finland already and will travel within the atmospheric currents and winds to Southern Finland by tomorrow morning. I'll reveal you all something I learned at work today: the ash cloud seems to be very small and almost unnoticable.
A lot of information about the event is available via Internet. Just google 'Eyjafjallajökull'. I'm sorry for everyone evacuated in the Eyjafjallajökull volcano area, not that sorry for people whose flight has been cancelled (just imagine how much less pollution there is in the tropopause today!).
Live footage from Valahnúk
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