The Iceland Volcano Thread

ltdslipdiff

hellboy99 wrote: »

It's not a smoke smell, it smells like rotten eggs.

Got that whiff here in Waterford earlier, really strong, blamed the farmer behind the house, really sulphury smell !!! Thought is was slurry??? Is there something bigger going on?

macaronicheese

hellboy99 wrote: »

It's not a smoke smell, it smells like rotten eggs.

You need to use toothpaste.

Snoddy

hellboy99 wrote: »

It's not a smoke smell, it smells like rotten eggs.

Smells like my husband

macaronicheese

ltdslipdiff wrote: »

Got that whiff here in Waterford earlier, really strong, blamed the farmer behind the house, really sulphury smell !!! Thought is was slurry??? Is there something bigger going on?

Its coming close to 2012 man
we are f**ked and they won't tell the truth!

ltdslipdiff

macaronicheese wrote: »

Its coming close to 2012 man
we are f**ked and they won't tell the truth!

Run for the hills ha ha ha!!

Popoutman

Hmm. As long as I can get home by next weekend, I'll be happy enough.
It's weird being in London City and hearing no planes around.

If the volcano keeps going, there will be no rule changes for the flying bans - jet engines really do get quite screwed up by both the abrasion characteristics of the ash, and the melting/solidification of the silica components on the turbine blades. There's no getting away from that. Maybe Ryanair will buy back its fleet of puddlejumper turboprops that it started up with back in the 80's, those may be more suitable to flying in these conditions.

If the big neighbour of this volcano decides to awaken, we could be in for 'interesting times' as the ash volumes would be so much greater, combined with sulphuric acid components in the outgassing. That'll mean the elderly and infirm will be at risk from lung problems.
If air transport is restricted, I'll miss fresh oranges and bananas and things like that...

peasant

Pangea wrote: »

What do you mean long exposure?

You leave the shutter on the camera open for a long time, so you catch several minutes (or more) in the one picture.

See the streaks in the top left corner? Those are stars, or rather their tracks, as the earth rotates

LookingFor

Pangea wrote: »

What do you mean long exposure?

Means they keep the shutter open longer...so you're really seeing a certain amount of time of imagery compressed into one image. Like see the way the sparks are making traces, trails of spark? That's the distance the spark travelled in the time the shutter was open, the camera picks up the whole 'track' of the spark as it flies out.

It's really the only way to capture things like lightning bolts etc. because they'd come and go by the time you could make an ordinary snap, blink and you miss them type things.

edit - beaten, and more articulately too and yeah, those 'sparks' are stars

GinaH

A Swedish friend has been told that she can not fly until the 26th ??? A colleague has booked to fly to Jersey tuesday afternoon, does anyone know anything about timelines or is it totally unpredictable

Pangea

PAWS animal Res wrote: »

A Swedish friend has been told that she can not fly until the 26th ??? A colleague has booked to fly to Jersey tuesday afternoon, does anyone know anything about timelines or is it totally unpredictable

I didnt know swedes good fly, pretty impressive ...

cherryghost

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MiMsWNN7PQ

del88

I was following the eruption live on a few link and they've all seemed to have gone of line.....anyone know whats going on???

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8624464.stm
http://eldgos.mila.is/eyjafjallajokull-fra-fimmvorduhalsi/
http://www.ruv.is/hekla/

Min

I watched the red sun set, very weird looking sunset with the sun sinking into the haze and turning red, also got that slight whiff of sulphur.

Deep Easterly

Deep Easterly wrote: »

Yes, we had an upper haze the last few days but that cleared with the cloud sheet that passed over earlier today. Sky is more normal looking since this afternoon.

Tried to capture it on camera but not great. Lowered contrast to try and highlight it: (still crap)

At the moment it is taking on a distinct ripple effect. There is also more isolated blobs of it to my NW and W, but not reddening the sun as it is in Mothman's location.

Heard on the news earlier that there was some pretty serious forest fires above in Mayo so that probably explains the sheet of smoke that covered the eastern sky here earlier. Winds have been light northerly all evening which just adds to the surety.

LookingFor

del88 wrote: »

I was following the eruption live on a few link and they've all seemed to have gone of line.....anyone know whats going on???

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8624464.stm
http://eldgos.mila.is/eyjafjallajokull-fra-fimmvorduhalsi/
http://www.ruv.is/hekla/

There's a working link here:

http://www.mulakot.net/myndavelar.html

You have to refresh it though. It's been kicking up dirty stuff quite a lot the last while.

irish1967

Sky's Greg Milam, who is close to the volcano, said they are trying to get an idea of whether the intensity is lessening.

"What they will be hoping is that the wind might at some point change direction and strength and bring some respite to Europe," he said.

"This sort of eruption could go on for days, weeks, maybe months.

"As long as this continues to happen and the ash continues to be thrown up with such intensity it is very difficult for anyone to predict what will happen next.

"The big fear here is that the nearby sister volcano Katla could erupt.

"It is much bigger, the flooding would be worse and the ash cloud would also be much worse

Sky news

arctictree

So, when does the imported fruit & veg start running out in the shops? This is starting to get serious...

nacho libre

Su Campu wrote: »

I presume the Champions League games will be off this week too if this continues?

i never thought of that. now it is a catastrophe:p

but seriously if big brother beside it erupts, as it has in the past, then things could become very grave indeed:(

Sierra Oscar

arctictree wrote: »

So, when does the imported fruit & veg start running out in the shops? This is starting to get serious...

Dont forget that shipping is the primary method of transportation for food, believe it or not. Companies such as Fyffes mainly use ships to transport their products. Ships these days can have huge refrigerator units.;)

Mister men

arctictree wrote: »

So, when does the imported fruit & veg start running out in the shops? This is starting to get serious...

Drama queen.;)

Deep Easterly

Sierra Oscar wrote: »

Dont forget that shipping is the primary method of transportation for food, believe it or not. Companies such as Fyffes mainly use ships to transport their products. Ships these days can have huge refrigerator units.;)

Phew, thought we were going to run out of bananas there for a sec.

Deep Easterly

nacho libre wrote: »

but seriously if big brother beside it erupts, as it has in the past, then things could become very grave indeed:(

but exciting though.

kevin12345

really interesting :rolleyes:
http://citizengodden.com/2010/04/16/iceland-volcanic-cloud-conspiracy/

*eadaoin

i'm getting married in two weeks and the best man is supposed to fly in from new zealand this thursday, so i'm really really hoping that the winds will change or things will start to clear up in time! maybe if we all start blowing at it together we can get this thing to move back up north

Deep Easterly

kevin12345 wrote: »

really interesting :rolleyes:
http://citizengodden.com/2010/04/16/iceland-volcanic-cloud-conspiracy/

There are wrong. What is actually happening is that Climate Scientists are inventing this volcanic ash to stop planes from flying over Europe for a few days so they can monitor the effect this may have on surface temperatures. Once this measurement is complete, they will give the all clear and tell the world the eruption has stopped and that it will be safe to fly again.

Wait and see, I will be right...;)

kevin12345

Deep Easterly wrote: »

There are wrong. What is actually happening is that Climate Scientists are inventing this volcanic ash to stop planes from flying over Europe for a few days so they can monitor the effect this may have on surface temperatures. Once this measurement is complete, they will give the all clear and tell the world the eruption has stopped and that it will be safe to fly again.

Wait and see, I will be right...;)

either the way the governments cant be trusted

H2UMrsRobinson

Deep Easterly wrote: »

There are wrong. What is actually happening is that Climate Scientists are inventing this volcanic ash to stop planes from flying over Europe for a few days so they can monitor the effect this may have on surface temperatures. Once this measurement is complete, they will give the all clear and tell the world the eruption has stopped and that it will be safe to fly again.

Wait and see, I will be right...;)

Interesting as the conspiracy theories are, I do think the people of Iceland might have noticed a volcano not erupting when the rest of Europe is talking about it...

Deep Easterly

A nice tune with a volcanic themed video the keep us in that volcanic mood:

Great belly dancing music

Brian CivilEng

arctictree wrote: »

So, when does the imported fruit & veg start running out in the shops? This is starting to get serious...

Franks RedHot sauce is flown in from the US, Ive been panic buying it.

kevin12345

H2UMrsRobinson wrote: »

Interesting as the conspiracy theories are, I do think the people of Iceland might have noticed a volcano not erupting when the rest of Europe is talking about it...

They aren't saying they didn't erupt but more so did something "cause" them to erupt :rolleyes: I don't know...all very confusing!

H2UMrsRobinson

kevin12345 wrote: »

They aren't saying they didn't erupt but more so did something "cause" them to erupt :rolleyes: I don't know...all very confusing!

you'd need a **** load of baking soda to fake that baby...:D

Joe Public

We voted for the Lisbon Treaty even though nobody understood it and now it's being implemented. The planes are being downed in and out of Europe and all they have to do now is stop the ships and then we are well on our way to creating a self sufficient EU. The penalty Ireland gets for not voting it in the first time is no tunnel to the rest of Europe. I hope the spud crop doesn't fail ths year!!!!

I should have gone to the pub rather than finishing off a bottle of wine at home.

nacho libre

Deep Easterly wrote: »

A nice tune with a volcanic themed video the keep us in that volcanic mood:

Great belly dancing music

Great band paddy1. have you ever seen them live?

nacho libre

Deep Easterly wrote: »

Yes, we had an upper haze the last few days but that cleared with the cloud sheet that passed over earlier today. Sky is more normal looking since this afternoon.

Tried to capture it on camera but not great. Lowered contrast to try and highlight it: (still crap)

At the moment it is taking on a distinct ripple effect. There is also more isolated blobs of it to my NW and W, but not reddening the sun as it is in Mothman's location.

Deep Easterly wrote: »

Heard on the news earlier that there was some pretty serious forest fires above in Mayo so that probably explains the sheet of smoke that covered the eastern sky here earlier. Winds have been light northerly all evening which just adds to the surety.

so you are answering your own questions and posts now:( i wonder is it due to what's in the air, due to the volcano, or is it simply that your mind is disintegrating from living in the ninth circle of hell that is Galway:p

delw

Su Campu wrote: »

Amazing...(although it is a long exposure). More [URL="http://"http://www.swisseduc.ch/stromboli/perm/iceland/eyafallajokull_20100416-en.html"]here[/URL]

:eek: WOW

Poly

that is an angry looking mountain.

Expect a "political solution" to begin to emerge tomorrow. All EU states are making their own decisions at the moment and no doubt the EC will start to get involved. The economic costs must be colossal :eek: US (FAA) rules would only stop flying in the known ash cloud, with some restrictions close to it, rather than a take a "zero risk" aproach to it. No damage has occurred to the few military and civil aircraft that have flown in the currently "closed" airspace - obviously noboby's going into the ash cloud itself, of course!

Graces7

irish1967 wrote: »

As a worst case senerio you have really to imagine Europe without air transport for the next 3-6 months. Might sound a bit drastic but it's not beyond the realms of possibility. Take every visitor from the states outta the equation. Take out nipping across to the uk for a days business. Take out your post and papers flying in. Air ambulances and air sea rescue gone. Forget about summer holidays abroad. Would hate to have tickets for a world cup game !! This eruption does have the potential to ground air travel till Christmas or even beyond.

Dramatising; we do have sea traffic,

I am sure ship owners will swiftly cash in on the situation; so most of what you say here is not valid.

Nothing that we cannot easily adapt to.

Not a catastrophe in any real way.. We lived without aircraft for many centuries after all.

Graces7

ch750536 wrote: »

Do not wash your car or let the kids write their name in the dust, it will severely scratch the paint.

Either leave it alone (driving may shift it) or clean by throwing water over it to rinse it first.

Learnt this the hard way a few years back.

Thanks for this; a Californian man told me the same y;day. He was there when St Helena blew so knows these things.

Will tell the cats to keep off the car too...;)

Amtmann

Graces7 wrote: »

Dramatising; we do have sea traffic,

I am sure ship owners will swiftly cash in on the situation; so most of what you say here is not valid.

Nothing that we cannot easily adapt to.

Not a catastrophe in any real way.. We lived without aircraft for many centuries after all.

With respect, that is myopic. For the past 40 years the European economy has adapted to air travel. To suddenly make a 21st century economy confine itself to the outmoded systems of the 1930s, 40s and 50s will not be good. We are terribly vulnerable right now; the sooner this thing dissipates the better.

DOCARCH

Apparantly, reading some other forums, KLM did a test flight yesterday and are currently inpsecting that aircraft for damage now this morning. Again, apparantly, they intend to do another test flight today.

There's an interesting article about some finnish military jets who flew through the ash on thursday morning, and the damage that was done to them.

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/04/16/340727/pictures-finnish-f-18-engine-check-reveals-effects-of-volcanic.html

Graces7

Furet wrote: »

With respect, that is myopic. For the past 40 years the European economy has adapted to air travel. To suddenly make a 21st century economy confine itself to the outmoded systems of the 1930s, 40s and 50s will not be good. We are terribly vulnerable right now; the sooner this thing dissipates the better.

Not at all; simply being realisticit and practical in the face of the drama queens abounding here.

Food running out? Really....

Spreading alarm and despondency is not my way. It avails nothing.

A few days and everyone is panicking?

If a real disaster struck?

There is simply nothing we can do except adapt. And use all our talents etc to do that rather than sackcloth and ashes stuff.

We rely so much for our income on the tourist industry; and a huge loss, but we have to accept that. We rely also on airmail; again, we will adapt to surface mail it it comes to that.

Adapting is survival; panicking is extinction.

ch750536

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jq-sMZtSww

mikedublin

Is there a danger this could seriously affect our summer weather ? Making it colder and cloudier

Lumi

ch750536 wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jq-sMZtSww

Brilliant!!

ch750536

Is a strange sky to the north of me.

Pretty much a normal clear blue sky everywhere else except through 280 degrees to 0 where the sky is split into 2 parts. The upper is clear blue sky as normal, the lower (about 20 degrees above the horizon) is darker blue, if I were to use a ruler it is completely flat, no distortion at all.

The discolouration is marginal, but the lower is darker and does not look like cloud.

It may be like this all the time, just that I have been looking for it.

Anyone else confirm this?

Will try to get a pic but not sure my camera is good enough.

ch750536

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Is more prominent with the eye than the camera.

ch750536

Oh, and on a related note, still the browny yellow isle where I live, noticed this on a satellite shot yesterday.

silverharp

What are the effects of not having the airplane contrails? or will the general effect of the dust etc counteract any effects

owenc

uk airspace shut till 1am tomorrow, where is this cold front at would love some of the temps scotland has!!!