Eyjafjallajökull is still pissed

[marmar]

London Airports Close This Morning on ‘High Density Ash Cloud’
By Steve Rothwell


May 17 (Bloomberg) -- Heathrow, Gatwick and London City airports closed from 1 a.m. until 7 a.m. today, National Air Traffic Services Ltd. said, citing a “high density ash cloud” that continues to move further south.

The U.K. no-fly zone, which is imposed by the Civil Aviation Authority, now includes Farnborough, Shoreham, Biggin Hill, all airfields in Northern Ireland, Scottish Western Isles, Oban, Campbeltown, Caernarfon and Aberdeen, as well as the three London airports. Stansted and Luton will remain open, NATS said.

Airports across northern England, including Manchester and Liverpool, will reopen from 1 a.m. after being closed since 1 p.m. yesterday, NATS said. Cardiff remains open but operations “may be limited due to close proximity of the no-fly zone,” NATS said.

British authorities are imposing a no-fly zone on the U.K.’s major transport hub as a cloud of volcanic ash disrupts travel for a third time in a month. Thousands of flights across Europe have been canceled in the past month since the eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano on concern the resulting cloud of ash might damage aircraft engines and endanger passenger safety.

British Airways Plc is “likely to experience significant disruption to our operations on Monday morning,” the London- based company said in an e-mailed statement. ..........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aWUKvcJaxY4g&pos=9

[aquart]

1. And will be for decades.

Which we were told. Yet, we seem surprised.

[DJ13]

2. If I was named Eyjafjallajökull I would go off too

[FedUpWithIt All]

3. The Icelandic president, last week, told the world to prepare for Katla.

The two are known to erupt within a few years of each other. Katla is a much bigger volcano.

[malaise]

17. That kid has a beautiful smile

:hi:

[FedUpWithIt All]

20. Thank you Malaise

:7

[Terra Alta]

4. I think it is Mother Nature who is pissed.

She has unleashed her fury quite a bit lately. We humans need to start taking better care of our planet.

[Codeine]

5. Must we indulge in animistic nonsense? nt

[FedUpWithIt All]

7. Way to go with the enlightened tolerance for other's beliefs.

Do you think it wise, mature or impressive when you see a "Christian" mock, belittle or insult those who do not believe what they do? I suspect, no. Do you see any irony in that?

[provis99]

10. Christians are ignorant fools, too.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

12. I am intolerant towards the belief that the square root of two is rational.

My, how bigoted I am.

[FedUpWithIt All]

13. You don't have to believe or even agree with something to be tolerant of it. n/t

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

14. There's a difference.

If you believe nuclear energy is a better bet than wind and solar, I disbelieve and disagree.

If you believe the square root of two is rational, I'm intolerant and definitely want the negation of that taught in schools.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

15. False claims should not be tolerated.

If somebody wants to use their own personal religious beliefs to make false claims about the natural world, such as the world being 6,000 years old, or volcanoes are divine retribution, then those people should be mocked and disparaged until my throat is sore.

[FedUpWithIt All]

16. Claiming that the Earth has a living spirit is NOT disprovable.

It is a belief both in the affirmative and the negative.

And as such your protestations make you as intolerant as ANY who disparages another for holding different "beliefs".

Edited to add that tolerance of another person's RIGHT to believe what they will does not mean you have to support their ideas. A person tolerant of another person's rights to personal belief (even those perceived as misguided) shows RESPECT for this right of the other person. This respect and courtesy can be shown even while one counters the actual foundations of the belief itself. What happened here was intolerance of the right of another to believe what they will, NOT a disagreement about the tenants of that belief.

Personal wisdom leads one to recognize that each and every one of us has the right to think, feel and understand individually. Respect for this right IS tolerance.

Disrespect is small.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

18. Claiming that volcanoes are karmic retribution for immoral behaviour...

is the intellectual equivalent of the Phelps clan claiming that AIDS is god's cure for gays.

[BeFree]

19. Good words, Fed

Do you get the feeling some folks get their panties in a twist when presented with an idea that CAN'T be disproved?

[FedUpWithIt All]

21. Thank you BeFree.

I just think that the world would be a much better place if we could all try and stop quibbling and show respect for our (non harmful of course) diversity.

[Bobbieo]

9. YES!!!!!! And we have royally pissed off MN.

[JCMach1]

6. trying to impress his big brother before he arrives

:(

[alfredo]

8. visible light and infrared web cams

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

[tammywammy]

11. I had a few guys from work that headed to Munich Saturday

One guy said he had his alternate return home planned as Munich-Dubai-Tokyo-Dallas. :)