Tag: europe

• Grímsvötn ash cloud causes flight disruptions (but Ryanair president says it doesn't exist)

  about 1 year ago

  Erik Klemetti in Eruptions

  The ash from the Grímsvötn eruption in Iceland has now made its way to the British Isles and over 200 flights have been delayed or cancelled due to the ash, mostly of which are in British airspace, although some flights to Scandinavian countries (and Greenland) have been effected as well. This ... Read More

• Grímsvötn eruption closes Keflavik Airport near Reykjavik (and more images of the eruption)

  about 1 year ago

  Erik Klemetti in Eruptions

  An update for today (May 22, 2011) on the eruption at Grímsvötn in Iceland: The eruption itself (video) is still ongoing, albeit possibly with a slight decrease in intensity according to the latest reports. However, the ash from the eruption has prompted the closure of the Keflavik Airport near ... Read More

• Etna Week (Part 1) - Brief Anatomy of an Exceptional Volcano

  almost 2 years ago

  Erik Klemetti in Eruptions

  Etna Week Part 1 Mount Etna - Brief Anatomy of an Exceptional Volcano By guest blogger Dr. Boris Behncke. Italy truly deserves to be called "the Cradle of Volcanology" - not only because it hosts virtually all existing types of volcanoes and volcanic rock compositions, and seven of its ... Read More

• Eyjafjallajökull update for 5/3/2010: Flights banned anew over Ireland

  about 2 years ago

  Erik Klemetti in Eruptions

  The steam plume from a lava flow moving down the slopes of Eyjafjallajökull on May 2, 2010. A quick note on the activity at Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland: The ash from the ongoing eruption has caused a partial closure of airspace over Ireland from 0600 to 1200 on Tuesday May 4. This is one of the ... Read More

• Wednesday Whatzits: Volcanoes of Italy, Eyjafjallajökull update, video of a Guatemalan eruption and Gaua from space

  about 2 years ago

  Erik Klemetti in Eruptions

  An undated painting of the island volcano of Ischia near the Bay of Naples, Italy. Guess what? It is the end of the semester (well, school year) here at Denison, so I might be a little busy for the next couple weeks. Here are some news bits (with special thanks to all who emailed me some of ... Read More

• Threat of Icelandic ash closes airspace over Europe

  about 2 years ago

  Erik Klemetti in Eruptions

  The ash from the Eyjafjallajökull eruption as it spreads over Europe on April 15, 2010. The newly-subglacial Eyjafjallajökull eruption of 2010 has now begun to be felt outside of Iceland. The ash being thrown into the atmosphere from this explosive phase of the eruption has prompted officials ... Read More