{"id":2474,"date":"2010-04-15T15:50:30","date_gmt":"2010-04-15T15:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=2474"},"modified":"2010-04-15T15:50:30","modified_gmt":"2010-04-15T15:50:30","slug":"volcanic-ash-halts-flights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=2474","title":{"rendered":"Volcanic Ash Halts Flights"},"content":{"rendered":"

I first heard this on the news this morning<\/a> on my way to a lesson and didn’t think much of it. After all, it is common during the British summer to go out early\u00a0and find the car covered in crap which – if it isn’t from those bloody sparrows sitting on the phone wire above\u00a0– is frequently dust whipped up out of the Sahara and precipitated with the morning dew.<\/p>\n

But it appears that the cloud of volcanic ash blowing towards us from Iceland, following an eruption which has caused a few problems over there, too, is a\u00a0much more serious problem than you might think.\u00a0I love the name of the Eyjafjallajoekull glacier, by the way. I simply must<\/em> listen to the news on TV tonight and see how they get out of that one.<\/p>\n

Apparently, the ash can damage aircraft engines (it is acidic and abrasive).<\/p>\n

It is so severe that all flights in Northern Europe have been cancelled. There are apparently no planes flying in British airspace at all today.<\/p>\n

What was really funny was a soundbite Smooth Radio played – an American woman was complaining that the airports ought to have a contingency for Acts Of God!<\/p>\n

They have. They ground flights.<\/p>\n

Apparently the link to this soundbite is on their website, but I can’t find it – and when I tried to play the Sky News feed they have on there it kept cutting out after a few seconds. So the website is as reliable as the actual\u00a0Smooth Radio broadcast.<\/p>\n

EDIT 16\/04\/2010:<\/strong> According to The Mail the dispruption could last six months<\/a>, but it also reckons we could be in for some colourful sunsets<\/a> (and crappy cars). <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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