Iceland's disruptive volcano... (OT)

[Guest guest]

Aren’t these

beautiful! But…The really wonderful part

of a volcano erupting is that it revitalizes farm land—all over the

world. It does wonders for improving plant growth, because most of the

farmland has already been farmed to death, and farmers only put back 3

minerals, because that’s what makes the plants grow. But it isn’t

all that we need. We need 67 minerals. The eruption blows these

minerals into

the air, and they are carried by the wind across the land. We noticed

a real yield

improvement when our volcano, Mt. St. Helens

blew in 1980.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ICELAND'S

DISRUPTIVE VOLCANO...

On 15th April, 2010,

British civil aviation authorities

ordered the country's airspace closed as of noon, due to a cloud of ash

drifting from the erupting Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland.

The volcano has erupted

for the second time in less than a month, melting ice, shooting smoke

and steam

into the air and forcing hundreds of people to flee rising floodwaters.

The

volcanic ash has forced the cancellation of many flights and disrupted

air

traffic across northern Europe,

stranding

thousands of passengers. Collected here are photos of the most recent

eruption,

and of last month's eruptions, which were from the same volcano, just

several

miles further east.

 

 

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Smoke billows from an erupting

volcano which seems to be close to

the top of the Eyjafjalla glacier on April 14, 2010 near Reykjavik. All London

flights, including those from Heathrow, will be suspended from noon

(1100 GMT)

today due to volcanic ash from Iceland

that has already caused almost 300 cancellations here, officials said.

 

 

 

 

An aerial handout photo from

the Icelandic Coast Guard shows flood

caused by a volcanic eruption at Eyjafjalla Glacier in southern Iceland

April

14, 2010. The volcanic eruption on Wednesday partially melted a

glacier,

setting off a major flood that threatened to damage roads and bridges

and

forcing hundreds to evacuate from a thinly populated area. Picture

taken April

14, 2010.

 

 

 

 

Melting ice caused by a

volcanic eruption at Eyjafjalla Glacier in

southern Iceland

April 14, 2010.

 

 

 

 

Photo taken on April 14, 2010

the Markarfljot glacial river, west

of the Eyjafjalla glacier. Iceland's second volcano eruption in less

than a

month melted part of a glacier and caused heavy flooding on April 14,

forcing

up to 800 people to evacuate and grounding some flights over Norway.

 

 

 

 

Flooding caused by a volcanic

eruption at Eyjafjalla Glacier in

southern Iceland

April 14, 2010.

 

 

 

 

 

A man takes a picture of a road

that has been washed away by flood

water following the melting of the Eyjafjalla glacier due to the

eruption of a

volcano on April 14, 2010 near Reykjavik.

 

 

 

 

In this Wednesday April 14,

2010 photograph, smoke and steam are

seen rising from the volcano under the Eyjafjalla glacier in Iceland,

which

erupted for the second time in less than a month, melting ice, shooting

smoke

and steam into the air and forcing hundreds of people to flee rising

floodwaters.

 

 

 

 

A natural-color satellite image

shows lava fountains, lava flows,

a volcanic plume, and steam from vaporized snow. The image was acquired

on

March 24, 2010, by the Advanced Land Imager (ALI) aboard NASA's Earth

Observing-1 (EO-1) satellite. The lava fountains are orange-red, barely

visible

at the 10-meter (33-foot) resolution of the satellite. The scoria cones

surrounding the fissure are black, as is the lava flow extending to the

northeast. White volcanic gases escape from the vent and erupting lava,

while a

steam plume rises where the hot lava meets snow. (The bright green

color along

the edge of the lava flow is an artifact of the sensor.)

 

 

 

 

This picture taken on March 27,

2010 shows lava spurting out of

the site of a volcanic eruption at the Eyjafjallajökull volcano some

125 km

east of Reykjavik. With lava still gushing, a small Icelandic volcano

that

initially sent hundreds fleeing from their homes is turning into a boon

for the

island nation's tourism industry, as visitors flock to catch a glimpse

of the

eruption.

 

 

 

 

Tourists gather to watch lava

spurt out of the site of a volcanic

eruption at the Eyjafjallajökull volcano on March 27, 2010. Up to 800

people

were evacuated in Iceland

early on April 14, 2010 due to a volcano eruption under the

Eyjafjallajokull

glacier in the south of the island, police and geophysicists said.

 

 

 

 

People gather to watch lava

flow at the site of a volcanic

eruption at the Eyjafjallajökull volcano near the Eyjafjalla glacier on

March

27, 2010.

 

 

 

 

Heat shimmers above lava

flowing from the Eyjafjallajökull volcano

in Iceland

on March 28th, 2010. Original here.

 

 

 

 

Lava spews out of a mountain on

March 21, 2010 in the region of

the Eyjafjalla glacier in Iceland.

 

 

 

 

Lava spurts out of the site of

a volcanic eruption at the

Eyjafjallajökull volcano near the Eyjafjalla glacier in Iceland

on

March 27, 2010.

 

 

 

 

Smoke and steam hang over the

volcano under the Eyjafjalla glacier

in Iceland,

early

Thursday April 15, 2010.

 

 

 

 

Lava spews out of a mountain on

March 21, 2010 in Hvolsvöllur in

the region of the Eyjafjalla glacier in Iceland.

 

 

 

 

Steam and hot gases rise above

lava flowing from the

Eyjafjallajökull volcano on April 3rd, 2010. Original here.

 

 

 

 

 

This image made available by

NEODASS/University of Dundee shows

the volcanic ash plume from Iceland,

top

left, to the north of Britain

at received by NASA's Terra Satellite at 11.39 GMT Thursday April 15,

2010.

 

[Guest guest]

Yes they are such a rich source of nutrition for the soils. The pictures didn't

come through, can you send the link?

Thanks

Liz

 

, Grannie <GrannieFox wrote:

>

> Aren't these beautiful! But...The really wonderful part of a volcano

> erupting is that it revitalizes farm land---all over the world. It does

> wonders for improving plant growth, because most of the farmland has

> already been farmed to death, and farmers only put back 3 minerals,

> because that's what makes the plants grow. But it isn't all that we

> need. We need 67 minerals. The eruption blows these minerals into the

> air, and they are carried by the wind across the land. We noticed a

> real yield improvement when our volcano, Mt. St. Helens blew in 1980.

>

> *_ICELAND_**_'S DISRUPTIVE VOLCANO..._*

>

> On 15^th April, 2010, British civil aviation authorities ordered the

> country's airspace closed as of noon, due to a cloud of ash drifting

> from the erupting Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland. The volcano

> has erupted for the second time in less than a month, melting ice,

> shooting smoke and steam into the air and forcing hundreds of people

> to flee rising floodwaters. The volcanic ash has forced the

> cancellation of many flights and disrupted air traffic across

> northern Europe, stranding thousands of passengers. Collected here

> are photos of the most recent eruption, and of last month's

> eruptions, which were from the same volcano, just several miles

> further east.

>

> /Please wait while the images Loads/

>

> e01_23019981.jpg

>

> Smoke billows from an erupting volcano which seems to be close to

> the top of the Eyjafjalla glacier on April 14, 2010 near Reykjavik.

> All London flights, including those from Heathrow, will be suspended

> from noon (1100 GMT) today due to volcanic ash from Iceland that has

> already caused almost 300 cancellations here, officials said.

>

> ------

>

> e02_23020359.jpg

>

> An aerial handout photo from the Icelandic Coast Guard shows flood

> caused by a volcanic eruption at Eyjafjalla Glacier in southern

> Iceland April 14, 2010. The volcanic eruption on Wednesday partially

> melted a glacier, setting off a major flood that threatened to

> damage roads and bridges and forcing hundreds to evacuate from a

> thinly populated area. Picture taken April 14, 2010.

>

> ------

>

> e03_23020365.jpg

>

> Melting ice caused by a volcanic eruption at Eyjafjalla Glacier in

> southern Iceland April 14, 2010.

>

> ------

>

> e04_23019973.jpg

>

> Photo taken on April 14, 2010 the Markarfljot glacial river, west of

> the Eyjafjalla glacier. Iceland's second volcano eruption in less

> than a month melted part of a glacier and caused heavy flooding on

> April 14, forcing up to 800 people to evacuate and grounding some

> flights over Norway.

>

> ------

>

> e05_23020353.jpg

>

> Flooding caused by a volcanic eruption at Eyjafjalla Glacier in

> southern Iceland April 14, 2010.

>

> ------

>

> e06_23019655.jpg

>

> A man takes a picture of a road that has been washed away by flood

> water following the melting of the Eyjafjalla glacier due to the

> eruption of a volcano on April 14, 2010 near Reykjavik.

>

> ------

>

> e07_23020489.jpg

>

> In this Wednesday April 14, 2010 photograph, smoke and steam are

> seen rising from the volcano under the Eyjafjalla glacier in

> Iceland, which erupted for the second time in less than a month,

> melting ice, shooting smoke and steam into the air and forcing

> hundreds of people to flee rising floodwaters.

>

> ------

>

> e08_02010083.jpg

>

> A natural-color satellite image shows lava fountains, lava flows, a

> volcanic plume, and steam from vaporized snow. The image was

> acquired on March 24, 2010, by the Advanced Land Imager (ALI) aboard

> NASA's Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) satellite. The lava fountains are

> orange-red, barely visible at the 10-meter (33-foot) resolution of

> the satellite. The scoria cones surrounding the fissure are black,

> as is the lava flow extending to the northeast. White volcanic gases

> escape from the vent and erupting lava, while a steam plume rises

> where the hot lava meets snow. (The bright green color along the

> edge of the lava flow is an artifact of the sensor.)

>

> ------

>

> e09_22816003.jpg

>

> This picture taken on March 27, 2010 shows lava spurting out of the

> site of a volcanic eruption at the Eyjafjallajökull volcano some 125

> km east of Reykjavik. With lava still gushing, a small Icelandic

> volcano that initially sent hundreds fleeing from their homes is

> turning into a boon for the island nation's tourism industry, as

> visitors flock to catch a glimpse of the eruption.

>

> ------

>

> e10_23012149.jpg

>

> Tourists gather to watch lava spurt out of the site of a volcanic

> eruption at the Eyjafjallajökull volcano on March 27, 2010. Up to

> 800 people were evacuated in Iceland early on April 14, 2010 due to

> a volcano eruption under the Eyjafjallajokull glacier in the south

> of the island, police and geophysicists said.

>

> ------

>

> e11_22831329.jpg

>

> People gather to watch lava flow at the site of a volcanic eruption

> at the Eyjafjallajökull volcano near the Eyjafjalla glacier on March

> 27, 2010.

>

> ------

>

> e12_2211a4a8.jpg

>

> Heat shimmers above lava flowing from the Eyjafjallajökull volcano

> in Iceland on March 28th, 2010. *Original*

> <http://www.flickr.com/photos/bruce_mcadam/4473441711/> here.

>

> ------

>

> e13_00000002.jpg

>

> Lava spews out of a mountain on March 21, 2010 in the region of the

> Eyjafjalla glacier in Iceland.

>

> ------

>

> e15_22816019.jpg

>

> Lava spurts out of the site of a volcanic eruption at the

> Eyjafjallajökull volcano near the Eyjafjalla glacier in Iceland on

> March 27, 2010.

>

> ------

>

> e16_23020943.jpg

>

> Smoke and steam hang over the volcano under the Eyjafjalla glacier

> in Iceland, early Thursday April 15, 2010.

>

> ------

>

> e17_22734679.jpg

>

> Lava spews out of a mountain on March 21, 2010 in Hvolsvöllur in the

> region of the Eyjafjalla glacier in Iceland.

>

> ------

>

> e18_55b80871.jpg

>

> Steam and hot gases rise above lava flowing from the

> Eyjafjallajökull volcano on April 3rd, 2010. *Original*

> <http://www.flickr.com/photos/latzenhofer/4502938509/> here.

>

> ------

>

> e18_23024127.jpg

>

> This image made available by NEODASS/University of Dundee shows the

> volcanic ash plume from Iceland, top left, to the north of Britain

> at received by NASA's Terra Satellite at 11.39 GMT Thursday April

> 15, 2010.

>