bits and pieces from the northern island.
In a perfect dream, spaces are so vast you can forget all about yourself and your daily worries. Time stops and everything seems to be still and eternal. In a perfect dream everybody feels safe and at ease with himself. Perfect dreams though sometimes can merge with nightmares. Not terrible nightmares, those wrapped in hopelessness … Read the full article →
It’s been reported today that due to change in wind direction, the ash cloud has finally reached the capital city area. The phenomenon is not as noticeable as it could be due to bad weather conditions. According to official measurements, ash particles percentage has not exceeded safety levels and it’s been forecasted that rain that … Read the full article →
So, the ash cloud is back. Sorry for the lack of updates in the past days, but paying job and house hunting took most of our time. Anyhow, during the end of the week, the ash cloud caused once again big problems to air traffic in Europe. First, it affected transatlantic flights, forcing airlines to … Read the full article →
Well, it seems that the renewed ash cloud that started to emerge from the eruption site’s a couple of days ago is once again giving troubles to European air traffic. Ireland first, and then Scotland, had to close their air space, grounding all flights. The good news is that skies should clear again over these … Read the full article →
I just realized, writing today’s update on the eruption, that we do not have a post dedicated to all the webcams pointing to the eruption. We have the links scattered here and there across our posts, so here you go. Vodafone.is: camera in Þórólfsfell, looking over the river Markarfljót and the glacier Eyjafjallajökull Mila.is: camera … Read the full article →
The eruption, which according to our search stats and the trends on Google has already faded away from most people’s minds, is still going in Iceland. In fact, today it has been reported by the Icelandic Met Office that the explosive activity in the volcano has been increasing steadily over the past 2-3 days. The … Read the full article →
For the first time since the beginning of the eruption, the main airport in Iceland, Keflavík International Airport, has been closed due to the ash coming from Eyjafjallajökull. Winds changed direction during the night, bringing ashes to the southwestern area of the country. The airport website shows that all flights have been cancelled. The other … Read the full article →
This has to be one of the most photographed eruptions ever, but there are some photographers that thanks to the unique spectacle of the volcano, their skills, and their bravery were able to take truly incredible images of the second eruption at Eyjafjallajökull. You will be able to find some of these by browsing Flickr’s … Read the full article →