The Iceland Volcano Thread

Acoshla · 09-05-2010 04:39PM

maquiladora wrote: »

Yeah its way too early to know.

Is it literally a day by day thing, wait and see what volcano does?

positron · 09-05-2010 05:23PM

According to the animated GIF above, we are under red cloud (1000 - 4000, is it ppl?) tomorrow morning. I have a 6:40 am flight to catch to London, and Dublin Airport hasn't updated their page since 7am!! And AirFrance/CityJet hasn't posted anything either. Should I be worried? Anyone know when is the next update from DAA?

Thanks a million!

Jumpy · 09-05-2010 05:27PM

http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/some-irish-airports-to-close-456976.html

Dublin, Cork and Waterford airports will be open until at least 1pm tomorrow while Shannon Airport will remain open until 7am.

That animated gif is not accurate, its only a prediction.

PILOT · 09-05-2010 07:55PM

positron wrote: »

According to the animated GIF above, we are under red cloud (1000 - 4000, is it ppl?) tomorrow morning. I have a 6:40 am flight to catch to London, and Dublin Airport hasn't updated their page since 7am!! And AirFrance/CityJet hasn't posted anything either. Should I be worried? Anyone know when is the next update from DAA?

Thanks a million!

If you are on Facebook then join the official Cityjet group. They post regularly about the volcanic ash and cancelled flights. They update a LOT more than the DAA.:)

Oscar Bravo · 09-05-2010 08:19PM

Restrictions on the irish airports closed since 3pm today, Donegal,Knock etc to be lifted at 6am.

maquiladora · 09-05-2010 08:20PM

This is how she looks at the moment:

Wind is a bit stronger than yesterday so the plume is pushed sideways more and not quite getting to the same height as it did yesterday, but still lots of ash going up there.

There is speculation from people who have been watching the thermal camera that a second vent is now also erupting but cloud is blocking the view so its hard to know if this is a new vent or if its even true at all. Hopefully will get a view later.

LostinBlanch · 09-05-2010 08:40PM

Anyone got any idea what's going to happen for Tuesday? I'm supposed to be flying to Germany. If not it's looking like get the train and ferry.

galwaybabe · 09-05-2010 08:44PM

Looks like the volcano travel forum should be opened again....

maquiladora · 09-05-2010 09:27PM

Some good pics :

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drymartini · 09-05-2010 09:35PM

at 21.15 May 9 2010

patrickk · 09-05-2010 09:59PM

wind is going to change to north west coupled with second vent opened and ash has gone bananas again ,

http://www.yr.no/place/Ireland/Dublin/Dublin/

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

we're doomed

drymartini · 09-05-2010 10:13PM

22.10 9 May 2010

maquiladora · 09-05-2010 10:15PM

Now that the clouds have cleared I'm not sure about a second vent, can't see any evidence of one at the moment.

Great views on the webcams now with the sun setting.

I love this long distance view :

http://www.mulakot.net/images/myndavelar/14flugv.jpg

drymartini · 09-05-2010 10:46PM

tonight, there should be good viewing on the cam
http://eldgos.mila.is/eyjafjallajokull-fra-thorolfsfelli/

At dusk now, the glow of the eruption is becoming visible.

M.Pool · 09-05-2010 10:53PM

there's something mesmerising about this volcano. You can see magma/lava glowing at the moment. Can anyone explain what we're looking at exactly on the infrared webcam? What the different colours signify? I was watching a few days ago and two figures appeared. It was pretty cool. I took a screen grab but am not sure how to attach it to a post

andrew · 09-05-2010 11:02PM

M.Pool wrote: »

there's something mesmerising about this volcano. You can see magma/lava glowing at the moment. Can anyone explain what we're looking at exactly on the infrared webcam? What the different colours signify? I was watching a few days ago and two figures appeared. It was pretty cool. I took a screen grab but am not sure how to attach it to a post

upload it to imgur.com and post the link

sunbabe08 · 09-05-2010 11:15PM

watching the webcam now. the lava spewing up looks cook

drymartini · 09-05-2010 11:42PM

23.37 - May 9 2010

09-05-2010 11:47PM

It's really kicking off now :eek:

drymartini · 09-05-2010 11:57PM

hellboy99 wrote: »

It's really kicking off now :eek:

Screen shot 11.43 - 9 May 2010

Just a question.
Does everyone on this thread want me to keep posting these screenshots from the cams?
I'm in New Zealand, its 11.56am Monday Morning 10 May, so its easy for me to post screen shots while those in Europe sleep.

10-05-2010 12:03AM

drymartini wrote: »

Just a question.
Does everyone on this thread want me to keep posting these screenshots from the cams?
I'm in New Zealand, its 11.56am Monday Morning 10 May, so its easy for me to post screen shots while those in Europe sleep.

That would be geart

drymartini · 10-05-2010 12:18AM

the main eruption. Havent spotted that before.

patrickk · 10-05-2010 12:31AM

its got violent again ,safe to say another full scale eruption is imminent

maquiladora · 10-05-2010 12:32AM

drymartini wrote: »

the main eruption. Havent spotted that before.

Thats the lava flow.

Joe Public · 10-05-2010 12:37AM

It looks very active tonight indeed!

Queen-Mise · 10-05-2010 12:51AM

drymartini wrote: »

23.37 - May 9 2010

Is it dangerous to be so relatively close to it. Not from lava flows but would the air be toxic? From sulphur etc. When the volcano is active. May be stupid question, but I have no idea.

patrickk · 10-05-2010 01:04AM

Queen-Mise wrote: »

Is it dangerous to be so relatively close to it. Not from lava flows but would the air be toxic? From sulphur etc. When the volcano is active. May be stupid question, but I have no idea.

The wind is blowing the other way away from this cam ,wouldnt be nice living on the other side of volcano tonight id say .Sulphur can burn lungs and mixed with rain turns to sulphuric acid so the old 10 jeep would need to be in garage or underground

Just speculating i'm open to correction .

Joe Public · 10-05-2010 01:04AM

Queen-Mise wrote: »

Is it dangerous to be so relatively close to it. Not from lava flows but would the air be toxic? From sulphur etc. When the volcano is active. May be stupid question, but I have no idea.

On a smaller scale it's probably like looking at a fire but make sure the wind is blowing the smoke away from you.

ShagNastii · 10-05-2010 01:05AM

One of the only people on this world I really dislike is meant to be flying to Spain tommorrow. I pray their flight get cancelled. God I'm a tosser.

patrickk · 10-05-2010 01:08AM

theyll get there but theyll be stranded possibly

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