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The Iceland Volcano Thread

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    #452
    Deep Easterly
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    Su Campu wrote: »

    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?

    Same here all afternoon :(.

    I am not sure if it is due to the bog fires today, but there seems to be a thin layer of something (seems low the mid level based) extending along the entire eastern horizon. Kinda browny in colour. Anyone else notice this? or is it just a local thing? :confused:


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    #453
    ragg
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    Imagine you are on holiday on a shoestring. I'm sure there are people stranded with little or no money :(


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    #454
    Su Campu
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    Just looking at those latest cams, is it just me or is the plume not reaching as high as previously. Seems to be moving laterally instead of upwards, like smoke from a chimney hitting an inversion on a cold night. If it did that then things could improve down the road. (Hopecasting again):rolleyes:


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    #455
    Deep Easterly
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    Sierra Oscar wrote: »

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

    Although the risk is very low, the odd scattered convective shower can't be ruled out tomorrow afternoon and evening. Will be interesting to see (if they do spring up) if there will be any depositiation afterwards.


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    #456
    Mothman
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    Deep Easterly wrote: »
    Same here all afternoon :(.

    I am not sure if it is due to the bog fires today, but there seems to be a thin layer of something (seems low the mid level based) extending along the entire eastern horizon. Kinda browny in colour. Anyone else notice this? or is it just a local thing? :confused:
    No unless what I'm looking at is gorse smoke from Wicklow Mountains. Its west of me and its almost obscured the sun. The sun is a red disk and its no where near setting. Its a thick brown cloud. Never seen the like


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    #457
    Pangea
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    Starting to rain in Dongeal.


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    #458
    kevin12345
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    Hi...does anyone have a working webcam of the volcano because none of them work for me :rolleyes: they just keep loading :(

    thanks :D


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    #459
    Mothman
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    Mothman wrote: »
    No unless what I'm looking at is gorse smoke from Wicklow Mountains. Its west of me and its almost obscured the sun. The sun is a red disk and its no where near setting. Its a thick brown cloud. Never seen the like
    I now think this is a more local volcano in the region of Roundwood. Probably a gorse fire


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    #460
    hellboy99
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    Anyone else getting a funny smell, it's got very hazy, sandy looking in the sky here and a wierd smell at the same time :confused:


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    #461
    Sierra Oscar
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    Deep Easterly wrote: »
    Same here all afternoon :(.

    I am not sure if it is due to the bog fires today, but there seems to be a thin layer of something (seems low the mid level based) extending along the entire eastern horizon. Kinda browny in colour. Anyone else notice this? or is it just a local thing? :confused:

    Sure its not just a haze? There has been a haze here where I am in North Tipperary for the last few days with this fine weather. Long range visibility is reduced quite substantially during the day.


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    #462
    My name is URL
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    Sunset will look interesting if there's any dust high above


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    #463
    Su Campu
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    Here's a great Hi res (250m per pixel) MODIS satellite picture of it today...

    111126.jpg


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    #464
    Deep Easterly
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    Sierra Oscar wrote: »
    Sure its not just a haze? There has been a haze here where I am in North Tipperary for the last few days with this fine weather. Long range visibility is reduced quite substantially during the day.

    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)

    111127.jpg

    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.


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    #465
    lucernarian
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    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/hampshire/8627661.stm

    Two people have died after a light aircraft crashed and burst into flames in a field in Hampshire, UK

    Twenty firefighters were called to the scene off Red Post Lane, Monxton near Andover shortly after 1720 BST.

    Police are currently trying to trace where the aircraft took off from in order to identify those that died.

    Private aircraft owners are strongly advised by the Civil Aviation Authority not to fly due to volcanic ash, however no legal restrictions are in force.

    A Hampshire Police spokesman said: "It is too early to say whether ash was a factor but it will form part of the investigation."

    He added that the light aircraft had come down in the field without causing any damage to power cables or other structures, and away from houses or farm buildings.

    An Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) spokesman said investigators were at the scene.


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    #466
    ninebeanrows
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    Dare it be said if the ash keeps on spewing out there could be no flights until next Saturday. Winds from the Iceland region will affect Europe until at least this time by current Forecasts.

    This is all very interesting for a day or two but if it gets extended for a prolonged period it is going to cause severe problems.


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    #467
    Deep Easterly
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    To_be_confirmed wrote: »
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/hampshire/8627661.stm

    Two people have died after a light aircraft crashed and burst into flames in a field in Hampshire, UK

    Twenty firefighters were called to the scene off Red Post Lane, Monxton near Andover shortly after 1720 BST.

    Police are currently trying to trace where the aircraft took off from in order to identify those that died.

    Private aircraft owners are strongly advised by the Civil Aviation Authority not to fly due to volcanic ash, however no legal restrictions are in force.

    A Hampshire Police spokesman said: "It is too early to say whether ash was a factor but it will form part of the investigation."

    He added that the light aircraft had come down in the field without causing any damage to power cables or other structures, and away from houses or farm buildings.

    An Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) spokesman said investigators were at the scene.

    Oh ****. :(


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    #468
    glossy
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    hellboy99 wrote: »
    Anyone else getting a funny smell, it's got very hazy, sandy looking in the sky here and a wierd smell at the same time :confused:

    thought that myself too, a few mins ago


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    #469
    darkman2
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    The ash clouds may become dense enough to be visible in 2 days time. Latest forecast projections suggest pretty much as WC says - it will be at least after next Wednesday before flights can resume as normal.

    Latest projection

    http://met.no/filestore/animation_2010041700.gif


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    #470
    John mac
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    gorse fire?


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    #471
    glossy
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    John mac wrote: »
    gorse fire?

    not in D15,


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    #472
    LookingFor
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    A cool, reasonably recent pic of the dust situation:

    http://www.dwd.de/bvbw/generator/Sites/DWDWWW/Content/Oeffentlichkeit/WV/WVFK/Dynamisches/Regional/meteStaubAktuellM00h,templateId=poster,property=poster.png

    You can see the change in direction of the plume from the volcano. According to Wilson on Sky news the band off scotland is also dust, or contains dust.


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    #473
    Su Campu
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    Amazing...(although it is a long exposure). More [URL="http://www.swisseduc.ch/stromboli/perm/iceland/eyafallajokull_20100416-en.html]here[/URL]

    ejafjalla16apr2010-mfulle4153j.jpg

    ejafjalla16apr2010-mfulle4145j.jpg


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    #474
    amacachi
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    hellboy99 wrote: »
    Anyone else getting a funny smell, it's got very hazy, sandy looking in the sky here and a wierd smell at the same time :confused:

    Bit of a smell here, can't see anything different from here anyway.


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    #475
    Su Campu
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    Is that a surveillance plane in the latest picture or just a bird??!! (top left)

    111132.jpg


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    #476
    Amtmann
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    Weathercheck wrote: »
    This is all very interesting for a day or two but if it gets extended for a prolonged period it is going to cause severe problems.

    Absolutely. Some people appear to think this is all great craic. In reality it is the makings of a catastrophe.


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    #477
    Chong
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    Furet wrote: »
    Absolutely. Some people appear to think this is all great craic. In reality it is the makings of a catastrophe.
    In lay mans terms, how is it castrophe or how can it become one?

    Deadly serious , just interested in whats in store as a result of this.


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    #478
    IvySlayer
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    Family are flying out on Wednesday from Dublin to Spain on Wednesday, will they be able to fly?


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    #479
    Su Campu
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    I presume the Champions League games will be off this week too if this continues?


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    #480
    digme
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    Su Campu wrote: »
    Is that a surveillance plane in the latest picture or just a bird??!! (top left)

    111132.jpg
    That's Superman


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    #481
    Snoddy
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    Can confirm the odd smokey smell Hellboy mentioned .


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