The Iceland Volcano Thread

Deep Easterly · 17-04-2010 03:36PM

Not volcanic related but there is a big bog fire to the south of town and it has turned the sky an orangey red in a large swath of the SE sky. The sunlight here is actually quite red and dim and we even have some ash falling in the garden. Looks like snow! :pac: Great stuff.

Temp also fell 0.6c since the smoke started to block the direct sunlight!!! :eek:

Anyone in the area (north Galway) know where this fire is located??

peasant · 17-04-2010 03:38PM

Lads, anything in the long range forecast that might blow this all away?

I'm supposed to be flying on holidays next weekend from Gatwick.

So far it ain't looking good, is it?

InKonspikuou2 · 17-04-2010 03:39PM

Deep Easterly wrote: »

Anyone in the area know where this fire is located??

It's about 5 miles to the south of In the Mind of Something Else. My neighbor is burning his Man City jerseys.

Deep Easterly · 17-04-2010 03:43PM

InKonspikuou2 wrote: »

It's about 5 miles to the south of In the Mind of Something Else. My neighbor is burning his Man City jerseys.

Tanx!

redsteveireland · 17-04-2010 03:55PM

Deep Easterly wrote: »

Not volcanic related but there is a big bog fire to the south of town and it has turned the sky an orangey red in a large swath of the SE sky. The sunlight here is actually quite red and dim and we even have some ash falling in the garden. Looks like snow! :pac: Great stuff.

Temp also fell 0.6c since the smoke started to block the direct sunlight!!! :eek:

Anyone in the area (north Galway) know where this fire is located??

pics or GTFO.please.

bcmf · 17-04-2010 03:58PM

the horrible ash coloured smoke has stopped and had now been replaced by white (steam????). This is a good sign......right!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://eldgos.mila.is/eyjafjallajokull-fra-thorolfsfelli/

DOCARCH · 17-04-2010 04:01PM

bcmf wrote: »

the horrible ash coloured smoke has stopped and had now been replaced by white (steam????). This is a good sign......right!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://eldgos.mila.is/eyjafjallajokull-fra-thorolfsfelli/

Havin' a Kit Kat I'd say.

Looking a bit calmer alright atm.

owenc · 17-04-2010 04:02PM

Deep Easterly wrote: »

Not volcanic related but there is a big bog fire to the south of town and it has turned the sky an orangey red in a large swath of the SE sky. The sunlight here is actually quite red and dim and we even have some ash falling in the garden. Looks like snow! :pac: Great stuff.

Temp also fell 0.6c since the smoke started to block the direct sunlight!!! :eek:

Anyone in the area (north Galway) know where this fire is located??

Set ain't to 9!!!!

DOCARCH · 17-04-2010 04:03PM

owenc wrote: »

Set ain't to 9!!!!

???

bcmf · 17-04-2010 04:13PM

errrrr........looks like its coffee break is over

LookingFor · 17-04-2010 04:28PM

Aer Lingus has cancelled all flights tomorrow.

I saw a plane droning overhead while I was out...low flying, propellor plane I think. Not sure if they're able to fly in this? Or was that a observation plane?

DOCARCH · 17-04-2010 04:40PM

LookingFor wrote: »

I saw a plane droning overhead while I was out...low flying, propellor plane I think. Not sure if they're able to fly in this? Or was that a observation plane?

Unrestricted airspace. As plume is at a height, no real effect on low flying propeller aircraft.

Sponge Bob · 17-04-2010 04:40PM

The "Me Nordie No Likee Smellie Sulphur" posts could start tomorrow

gally74 · 17-04-2010 04:40PM

if aer lingus had any liathroid, theyd cancel untill next thur / friday, not a chance anyhting will be moving, we could be into a few weeks, months of this,

what a year for weather, great sun now, best cold spell in years and now Ash,

next well have a tornado come and rip up NAMA

bcmf · 17-04-2010 04:51PM

gally74 wrote: »

next well have a tornado come and rip up NAMA

Is that a promise?

Graces7 · 17-04-2010 04:55PM

Well, a debt of gratitude here to the volcano, as an English family stranded here bought many things from us today...

As they say, an ill wind.

Graces7 · 17-04-2010 05:04PM

gally74 wrote: »

if aer lingus had any liathroid, theyd cancel untill next thur / friday, not a chance anyhting will be moving, we could be into a few weeks, months of this,

what a year for weather, great sun now, best cold spell in years and now Ash,

next well have a tornado come and rip up NAMA

The family I met had been told maybe Tuesday.

What is NAMA, please?

cornbb · 17-04-2010 05:09PM

ronnie3585 wrote: »

Some nice pics
...

Mordor! :eek:

ragg · 17-04-2010 05:15PM

Deep Easterly wrote: »

Great snaps!

Is it me, or does those 3 plumes look like 3 rats springing into the sky?

To me one of them looks like Falkor from the never ending story

Su Campu · 17-04-2010 05:39PM

nacho libre wrote: »

are you hopecasting Su Campu;)? why can't you be like that when it comes to snow:P

Hopecasting's all I got at this stage!

No when I looked at it this morning it did seem only be at a puff, but I think it was just toying with us, it picked it up again soon after. :rolleyes:

I can't get either of those two webcam links to work, is anyone else having that problem? What's it doing this evening, still the same?

jambofc · 17-04-2010 05:43PM

any one have a link for a web cam,not the one already up as it wont work for me,have tried for the last 2 days without joy
http://eldgos.mila.is/eyjafjallajokull-fra-thorolfsfelli/ this is the one wont work for me

cheers

Pangea · 17-04-2010 05:45PM

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

Ireland will be under the ash cloud tomorrow afternoon.

Pangea · 17-04-2010 05:51PM

Graces7 wrote: »

Well, a debt of gratitude here to the volcano, as an English family stranded here bought many things from us today...

As they say, an ill wind.

My my what a selfish thing to say, think of all the people stranded at airports.

When the snow hampers you , you complain to people for enjoying it because of your misfortune but when the volcanic ash benefits you, you dont talk about the misfortune of others.

Just an observation.

rc28 · 17-04-2010 05:54PM

jambofc wrote: »

any one have a link for a web cam,not the one already up as it wont work for me,have tried for the last 2 days without joy
http://eldgos.mila.is/eyjafjallajokull-fra-thorolfsfelli/ this is the one wont work for me

cheers

More webcams here:http://www.mulakot.net/myndavelar.html

Sierra Oscar · 17-04-2010 05:54PM

Pangea wrote: »

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

Ireland will be under the ash cloud tomorrow afternoon.

We wont actually notice anything different though will we? Will it just look like cloud to us? I mean, as far as I am hearing the ash wont actually start falling unless it precipitates?

EDIT: Nevermind, according to the Met Office its reaching the ground in England!:o

rebel girl 15 · 17-04-2010 05:57PM

Pangea wrote: »

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

Ireland will be under the ash cloud tomorrow afternoon.

We've ash in Cork, on top of the cars this morning when I went out to look, slight sparkles in it

Su Campu · 17-04-2010 06:00PM

rc28 wrote: »

More webcams here:http://www.mulakot.net/myndavelar.html

Well feck that anyway, there goes me holiday! :rolleyes: Stronger than ever it seems! :mad: At least I'm at home and not stranded - must be really getting nasty for those who are.

Pangea · 17-04-2010 06:05PM

Sierra Oscar wrote: »

We wont actually notice anything different though will we? Will it just look like cloud to us? I mean, as far as I am hearing the ash wont actually start falling unless it precipitates?

EDIT: Nevermind, according to the Met Office its reaching the ground in England!:o

yeah im not sure , wouldnt it be great if the cloud was like a big red cloud or something above us ,
One question i ask to the experts is , does this ash cloud block out the sun??

LookingFor · 17-04-2010 06:07PM

Latest VAAC:

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/aviation/vaac/data/VAG_1271526609.png

Much the same as last (i.e. doooooom), but perhaps showing a faster closing of that 'hole' around NI/Scotland than before.

Graces7 · 17-04-2010 06:11PM

Su Campu wrote: »

Well feck that anyway, there goes me holiday! :rolleyes: Stronger than ever it seems! :mad: At least I'm at home and not stranded - must be really getting nasty for those who are.

Hotels will do well; the family I spoke of are staying at Lough Eske...

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