From where I live, those who were lucky enough to have a cloud free sky could see a partial solar eclipse at sunrise last Tuesday. Although I couldn’t see it from my house in Falun, I heard from colleagues that it could be seen from the neighbouring town of Borlänge. However, I’ve now learned that […]
This visualization shows how the European airspace returns to normal after the closure due to the ash cloud from the Eyafjallajökull eruption. The intensity of the traffic is amazing when seen in this way. It’s easy to see why advanced automated flight positioning control systems are required nowadays. Airspace Rebooted from ItoWorld on Vimeo. Note […]
I’ve been following the development of earthquakes near Eyjafjallajökull and Mýrdalsjökull at the website of the Icelandic Meteorological office. The activity at Eyjafjallajökull has been more explosive over the last few days than it was in the previous week. I’m stunned by the seismic activity over the last two hours, which must indicate that there is […]
Today’s society depends on flight for supply and delivery of goods. An extended flight ban has severe consequences. Here are some examples. Medicines: Ten percent of Swedish drug import is by airborne freight. Shortages may occur after another few days. Backup plan is to import by car from central Europe, says one major supplier of […]
I made an experiment and placed a white plate outdoors on my veranda this afternoon. During this time there was a light rain shower. When I checked the plate about an hour later, I found a number of small particles, seen in the picture below. I’m uncertain of how much debris that would normally come with […]
The volcanic eruption on Iceland is causing serious trouble, both for individuals and for society at large. Still, there is something deeply fascinating about the enormous powers that are let loose when a volcano erupts. The current eruption at Eyjafjallajökull started on March 20 at Fimmvörðuháls, which is located between Eyjafjallajökull and Mýrdalsjökull. The ice […]
The above dispersion map, which is a simulation, shows that the ash cloud from the Eyjafjallajökull volcano is likely to remain over Europe for at least another couple of days. As seen in the picture, the cloud is expected to widen and remain over parts of Scandinavia and central Europe as of Sunday 06h00 GMT+1. Swedish […]
It’s fascinating to think of the consequences if the ash cloud from the eruption of Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull continues to shadow Europe for a longer period of time. The above picture shows how the ash cloud, clearly visible, stretches from Iceland across the Atlantic beyond the Faroe islands and Shetland islands towards central Europe. Currently, […]
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