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Iceland’s Volcano
By Mr. Girard | April 28, 2010
Here’s some old news but neat media. The recent eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano provided striking photographic opportunities. One of my favorites is this NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day showing the unbelievable power and magnitude of this natural event:
Find more photos at the Boston Globe’s Big Picture and Cool Pictures | Cool Stuff blog.
The decision by air officials to halt air travel was controversial, but, as a nervous flier already, I’d rather stay grounded than take a chance of losing engine power in flight: “Volcanic ash: why it’s bad for planes”. And who wouldn’t have wanted, if you have happen to be stranded there, to spend more time in Rome? Or Amsterdam?
The air-travel ban over Europe also demonstrated just how much we rely on reliable flight service daily and how important this ability is: “Volcano illustrates world’s interconnectedness”. Here’s an animation, “Airspace Rebooted” from ItoWorld, that shows the return of air-traffic after the ban was lifted:
We’re just over a year out from our imminent tour, Team AZ. I’ll be talking to you soon about how we’ll begin to prepare.
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