The BBC is reporting (excerpts):
A spectacular volcanic eruption under an Iceland glacier has forced
airlines to divert flights to avoid flying through gas emissions from
the blast.The volcano first erupted on [last] Monday, sending thick black smoke and ash heading towards continental Europe.
Oli Thor Arnarsson of the Icelandic Meteorological
Office said a change in the wind could send the cloud toward central
Europe."We are speculating that the eruption should be clear
tomorrow. But if there are more eruptions, we may have ash over central
Europe," he said.
UPDATE! The Daily Planet is reporting that France has pre-emptively surrendered to the volcano and offered it a sacrificial offering of cheese.
I for one, will never get tired of France surrendering… chuckles
semi-on topic (science / nature occurances), did anyone else see the northern lights tonight? I’m in Iowa and it was spectacular here, my friends in Nebraska and Michigan also got a view, and there’s supposedly more activity likely the next few nights. http://www.spaceweather.com
I gather you’re farther south Jimmy, but watch for it, it was really neat.
(never seen that before)
Saw them outside Ann Arbor. Spectacular. Got the kids up, listened to OOOHs and AHHHs and let them have hot chocolate. Best show I’ve ever seen.
I saw the Northern Lights here in Toronto on Sunday Evening for a few minutes. It’s really a rare event for Toronto.
There have been reports from Montana and southern Missouri (both quite a bit distant from magnetic north) You have such dry air down there, that you -might- see them. Canopus shows activity as fairly high.
http://www.dan.sp-agency.ca/www/rtoval.htm
cell-phone distruptingly high here in Lake Woebegon.
SpaceWeather says they were seen in Alabama and California on the 7th.
The Asgaard must be -mad-.