bits and pieces from the northern island.
In the afternoon, we decided to take our car and travel towards the eruption, as many other people are doing in the country. We took many photos; here are a few, listed here in the order in which we took them, with the first photo being the one taken farther from the eruption. Unfortunately, weather … Read the full article →
As we reported yesterday, halt to flights in Europe is likely to continue into the weekend. The ash cloud is moving south and east, moved by north northwest winds. Thus, Norway reopened part of their air space in the morning, Scotland and Northern Ireland will reopen their air space today at 18:00 GMT, and Sweden … Read the full article →
Sorry for the lack of updates in the morning, but writing until 6 in the morning and waking up early is very difficult. During the night, two more floods from the Gígjökull glacial tongue (an outlet glacier of Eyjafjallajökull) reached the Markarfljót river, which caused flooding of the area similar to what we saw yesterday, … Read the full article →
Our nifty map with the cute icons was loved by readers today, but the Internet is oozing with websites with better means than ours, so here is a collection of some of the images and videos we could find on the web. Nasa These guys are good, but they were a bit quiet today, probably … Read the full article →
A final update before bed time. Life in Reykjavík goes on as usual. Most people we met downtown today were not even remotely scared by the eruption or the ash cloud. Whoever mentioned dust masks became immediately object of ridicule and scorn. So, really, people in the city are not really worried for the time … Read the full article →
About 30 minutes ago, Health Protection Scotland and NHS National Services Scotland reported that the volcanic ash is now reaching ground level. The ashes will reach ground level over UK starting from Scotland, before moving south during the night. Anyhow, according to the same sources, the concentration of particles that will reach ground level at … Read the full article →
RUV.is and IcelandReview.com are reporting that the South Iceland districts of Fljótshlíd and Landeyjar are still being evacuated by the Civil Protection in fear that a sudden increase in the water level of the Markarfljót river, caused by the volcanic eruption in Eyjafjallajökull glacier, might break or surpass the levees protecting these areas. The new … Read the full article →
A few minutes ago, a press release from French aviation authorities announced that the two major airports in France, Paris’s Roissy Charles de Gaulle and Orly, and 23 smaller airports across northern France, will be closed by 11 p.m. at latest because of the ash cloud reaching French air space. Air France added that regarding … Read the full article →