Iceland Volcanic Ash Cloud Satellite Image Shows Dust Covering UK
Iceland Volcanic Ash cloud satellite image and others to show the dust cloud covering the UK.
The eruption in Iceland on Wednesday sent ash kilometres into the air. Satellite images show the cloud as brownish-black as ice particles mingle with ash.
People in the Eyjafjallajoekull area were evacuated, but the spread of the ash cloud raised concerns for air traffic controllers in nearby countries.
By 1800GMT, the whole of the UK is expected to be affected and the Air Traffic Control Service (Nats) has banned flights from UK airspace.
Meteorologists say that as the ash cloud spreads it will dissipate and lose intensity.
The eruptions have continued sporadically into Thursday morning and a number of other European countries have closed their airspace.
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The UK is enduring a fourth day as a virtual no-fly zone due to volcanic ash drifting from Iceland, leaving Britons stranded around the world.
A massive cloud of volcanic dust has covered vast areas of northern Europe after the Eyjafjallajoekull volcano erupted in Iceland on 14 April. See the extent of the dust cloud and for projections of its future spread.
A change in wind direction by the weekend could help blow Iceland's volcanic ash cloud away from Europe, a BBC meteorologist says.
The map above, provided by the Met Office shows how the ash cloud is forecast to alter its position in the next 24 hours.
April 15th, 2010 - 14:00
Thanks for those.
Is this something we will be able to notice from the ground ?
April 15th, 2010 - 14:31
Hi Rob,
‘Experts’ say its tiny particles of rock, glass and sand contained in the ash cloud – perhaps not visible to the naked eye but would be sufficient to be a danger to aircraft engines.
April 15th, 2010 - 22:23
I saw it at sunset….very dirty, sooty streaky sky, made the new moon a very dull orange…it was glorious. I sat in my Cumbrian garden for an hour and got very cold watching dust from an Icelandic volcano chage the skies….how awe-inspiring is that????
April 16th, 2010 - 03:13
“Experts” tell us we came from monkeys too! They also say swine flu was an epidemic…all quiet now?
April 16th, 2010 - 09:59
How bad are forcasts. How long it can bee abow Europe.
April 16th, 2010 - 12:09
@gan thats true – check this statement from the Health protection Agency: http://www.hpa.org.uk/NewsCentre/NationalPressReleases/2010PressReleases/100415volcanicash/
April 19th, 2010 - 18:36
The dust is also knows as pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. it is the longest word in the oxford dictionalry and it is a microscopic silican dioxide dust which is heavy and over long term exposure can lead to Silicosis…
I hope not to scare you but hope you find this solid information usefull
April 19th, 2010 - 20:58
Will this cloud have a global affect on temperature for a few years?