Reply #51: Here it comes again! "Icelandic volcano ash could enter UK airspace, forecasters warn"

[Judi Lynn]

Icelandic volcano ash could enter UK airspace, forecasters warn
Britain may be at risk as early as Tuesday, although the impact is not expected to be as great as it was in April 2010
Adam Gabbatt
guardian.co.uk, Sunday 22 May 2011 18.41 BST

Ash from an erupting Icelandic volcano that has already grounded planes locally could enter UK airspace by Tuesday, forecasters have warned.

The Grimsvotn volcano began erupting on Sunday, causing flights to be cancelled at Iceland's main Keflavik airport after it sent a plume of ash smoke and steam 12 miles into the air.

However experts said the eruption was unlikely to have the dramatic impact that the Eyjafjallajökull volcano had in April last year, when flights were cancelled over the UK and much of Europe for several days.

Paul Mott, forecaster at Meteogroup, said ash from the volcano could potentially reach the UK by Tuesday.

More:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/may/22/icelandic-volcano-ash-uk-airspace

_{George W. Bush} would warn you to put plastic sheeting all over your house, and tie it all together with a LOT of duct tape.