A volcano eruption in Iceland continues to spew so much ash into the air, that it is beginning to have an effect on air travel across Northern Europe. The Eyjafjallajokul Volcano erupted on March 20th, and there has been an upswing in activity over the past several days. Airport in England, Denmark, and Norway have been shut down due to the ash.
Volcanic ash is extremely dangerous to jet engines. The particulate matter in volcanic ash can be sucked into the jet intakes causing catastrophic damage to the engines.
Meanwhile, a fireball streaked across five mid-western states last night. The fireball was seen over Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana. It could likely have just been a fairly large chunk of space rock making an fiery entry into the earth's atmosphere.
1 comment:
yep definetly seen a comet flying over northern ireland last nite at 4.20 am, figured as theres no flights allowed its the only other explanation. it looked as big as the stars in the sky, but was moving slowly so must have been really far away. ellen , carrickfergus
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