rizlared: There used to be a saying "What goes up must come down" so where will all this ash end up? I vote Switzerland, they could do with another mountain
Nope,got just what we need,send it to Holland,they probably could use one!
rizlared: Another huge earthquake has hit China, hundreds are dead many still buried, so very sad,they are still recovering from the last one which was south of the latest one. The news tonight here is very grim.
theduke1980: Great news, mother naure is giving us a bloody nose. All over the world there are disasters, and we act surprised?! Its nature cleaning up.....
NonniBlues: Phew..... Not only are we the cause of the worlds economy crises. Now the gods are angry at us too.
The mount Eyjafjallajokull started erupting in the middle of the night. A big eruption possibly going to affect flying to and fro Europa to America in the near future.
When does it end.
Poor us.
im in dublin and our airport has been closed a few days now it hit us 3 days ago and is effecting the UK and france now
The European air navigation safety agency Eurocontrol says that only some 5,000 flights will take place in Europe on Saturday compared to 22,000 in normal circumstances. On Friday, U.S. airlines canceled 280 of the more than 330 trans-Atlantic flights of a normal day.
The International Air Transport Association says the volcano is costing the industry at least $200 million a day.
The European air navigation safety agency Eurocontrol says that only some 5,000 flights will take place in Europe on Saturday compared to 22,000 in normal circumstances. On Friday, U.S. airlines canceled 280 of the more than 330 trans-Atlantic flights of a normal day.
The International Air Transport Association says the volcano is costing the industry at least $200 million a day.
Goddess4u: The world does seem to be rebelling a lot lately, with earth quakes etc etc. We need to treat her a bit better I think.
Earthquakes, volcano eruptions, typhoons, tsunamis, ... always existed. We are more aware of it because news get to us much faster than before. And more people are victims of these elements because there are more people on Earth!
Man achieved miracles in technology and sciences, but Nature still wins.
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Holland and Belgium closing their airspace tonight.
France expected to follow suit soon.