The Iceland Volcano Thread

miss_daisy

Cheers but Ryan air are closed till 9 am and i was supposed to fly from dublin at 9.30pm, I was just thinking if I could book a flight from cork in the morning instead... ? You with me?:D

Elmo5

Does look like the tremors have increased substantially over last 24 hours and are now have a bit of a nosedive.

Must be lava movement?

sunbabe08

alibabba wrote: »

Just when you thought she went away !

seriously temper tantrum getting old now

Webmonkey

I have to laugh at this though...the very day I arrive back in Germany again, the Volcano goes and does this :pac:

kingbrilliant

Quote from todays status report:
"...
Eruption in Eyjafjallajökull
Status Report: 16:00 GMT, 03 May 2010
Icelandic Meteorological Office and Institute of Earth Sciences, University
of Iceland
Compiled by: Sigurlaug Hjaltadóttir, Freysteinn Sigmundsson, Björn Oddsson, Sigrún
Hreinsdóttir, Þórdís Högnadóttir.
...
Noises: Scientists working at Gígjökull regularly hear explosions and booming
sounds and feel the ground vibrate. The vibrations are not felt in 3-4
km distance.
Additional note: The scientists at Gígjökull experienced discomfort due to gas
..."
:eek:

hmmm

kingbrilliant wrote: »

Additional note: The scientists at Gígjökull experienced discomfort due to gas

Too much herring, not enough fibre.

gally74

probalby too much beans and the like, onions can be a real problem too.

thetonynator

gally74 wrote: »

http://hraun.vedur.is/ja/Katla2009/god_trem.gif

can some one explain this, any scientists on the forum, it looks like its getting worse, are there any good sources out there?

Its after dropping a lot . . .

nacho libre

mike65 wrote: »

I just watched that Channel 4 programme from last night. We're fupped

it's not certain how big the Katla eruption would be. while it likely would have a greater impact than "enya" :pac: eyjafjallajökull. these programmes seem to like to give the worst case scenario.

condra

UGHHH I'm supposed to be flying to London on Wednesday.

rebel girl 15

I was actually thinking about this today, it had been so cold over the weekend with a north wind.

Its just Ireland thats been affected, over flys are okay

http://metoffice.gov.uk/aviation/vaac/data/VAG_1272908173.png - currect VAAC projections

thetonynator

condra wrote: »

UGHHH I'm supposed to be flying to London on Wednesday.

If its only england its not too bad, but anywhere else and you're ****ed. At least its possible to get to england without a plane . . .

Travel is good

irish1967 wrote: »

The effect of this eruption on air traffic can be clearly seen here

http://www.radarvirtuel.com/

At time of posting there are no planes north of Dublin for the British Isles :eek:

This is a pretty cool website. It shows a diagram of the ash cloud, which seems to be over Scotland and Northern Europe. At the moment most of the flights seem to be heading towards mid/southern Europe.

The quickest way to check your flights is to check the airport websites on www.daa.ie

lord lucan

Ah feck!! My sister is supposed to be flying to Vegas on her honeymoon tomorrow morning.:(

condra

Ryanair have cancelled all flights from 6am to 2pm TUESDAY..


Would anyone be able to hazard a guess as to what will happen after that?

Is there a good chance flights will resume after 2pm?

Deep Easterly

Defo traces of volcanic ash/dust over Galway (if not the whole country) this morning in the skies; first time I have seen any trace of evidence of this since the whole saga started a few weeks back. Tried to capture it on camara this morning but pics do not capture the essence of the sky this morning before the main bank of cloud moved over:



A sky I would normally associate with a more continental type set up from the east, but the air stream is coming from the direct NW. Was a nice site I have to say.

DOCARCH

Irish airspace to re-open at 1pm.

maquiladora

Haven't seen a swarm of earthquakes like this since around mid April. Not sure what it indicates about the nature of the eruption though....

http://en.vedur.is/earthquakes-and-volcanism/earthquakes/myrdalsjokull/

The also update from the Icelandic Met mentions :

Largest eruption plumes were observed at 5-5,5 km height (17-18,000 ft) estimated from the Icelandic Coast Guard (ICG) flight at 14:30. The plume rises higher after large explosions. It is heading east-south-east to south-east from the eruption site.

Scientists working at Gígjökull regularly hear explosions and booming sounds and feel the ground vibrate....

miss_daisy

DOCARCH wrote: »

Irish airspace to re-open at 1pm.

is this for certain??

Thanks:D

maquiladora

miss_daisy wrote: »

is this for certain??

Thanks:D

Yep, will be opening at 1pm. But the IAA is saying Irish airspace is still at risk for the rest of the week so there may be further restrictions, but fingers crossed there won't be.

miss_daisy

maquiladora wrote: »

Yep, will be opening at 1pm. But the IAA is saying Irish airspace is still at risk for the rest of the week so there may be further restrictions, but fingers crossed there won't be.

Ok I really need to get flight to Malaga, my brother was meant to be flying this morning at 9.30am, does anyone know how quickly that Ryan Air will be putting on the cancelled flights??

Any help would be so greatly appreciated...

sunbabe08

people, irish skies are opened again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my prayers have been answered. there is a god

maquiladora

miss_daisy wrote: »

Ok I really need to get flight to Malaga, my brother was meant to be flying this morning at 9.30am, does anyone know how quickly that Ryan Air will be putting on the cancelled flights??

Any help would be so greatly appreciated...

Keep an eye on updates here http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0504/travelupdates.html

miss_daisy

sunbabe08 wrote: »

people, irish skies are opened again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my prayers have been answered. there is a god

what the flights aree going now??

Feeona

Deep Easterly wrote: »

first time I have seen any trace of evidence of this since the whole saga started a few weeks back.

Did you know saga is an Icelandic word for 'story'?

Nice picture.

Brother and his wife and son are supposed to be flying back to London today...my nephew's first year college exams are starting next week, and he's having a few panic attacks, the poor thing!

rebel girl 15

Feeona wrote: »

Did you know saga is an Icelandic word for 'story'?

Nice picture.

Brother and his wife and son are supposed to be flying back to London today...my nephew's first year college exams are starting next week, and he's having a few panic attacks, the poor thing!

Colleges are being understanding as regards the ash - I know my own college asked lecturers to extend deadlines and rearrange exams if needed for those caught by the cloud

Pangea

sunbabe08 wrote: »

people, irish skies are opened again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my prayers have been answered. there is a god

They are closed now again!




Only joking

maquiladora

IAA will review the situation at 8pm tonight.

Pangea

Latest information from the Icelandic Meteorological Office has confirmed an increase in activity from the Iceland volcano Eyjafjallajökull.

As the Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre for this area, the Met Office is continuing to provide timely information to NATS and CAA about the dispersion of the volcanic ash. This is in line with the new engine criteria set by the CAA and the aviation industry.

Current ash advisories bring the ash plume towards the north west of the UK.

Any decisions on airspace closures are the decision of the CAA and NATS and further information on the impacts of this increased activity should be sought from them.




http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/corporate/pressoffice/2010/volcano.html

http://hraun.vedur.is/ja/Katla2009/gosplott.html

The latest chart shows a big drop off in activity, hopefully that means a pause in the eruption is coming soon.