You thought the last volcano eruption was bad? Wait for the next oneEarth was lucky to get off with some delayed flights and bad weather after Iceland’s volcano erupted, explains Simon Winchester: the next one could wipe out the human race.
Volcanoes
Marieke Hardy: Lying idle in Iceland
Marieke Hardy innocently headed off to a wedding in Iceland, unaware she was going to land smack bang in the middle of a major natural disaster. So what to do now? Wait, drink whiskey, call the airport again…
Adonis, Cobra, Elle? Just pass the (volcanic) ash tray and enjoy the sunshine
There is something very strange about having your life seriously impacted by a volcano, reports Rafiq Copeland from London.
PHOTO GALLERY: Eyjafjallajokull erupts
More incredible photos from Iceland’s volcano, showing masked farmers desperately trying to save cattle from exposure to the toxic ash. Plus, the bizarre sight of when lava meets lightning.
Qantas’ judgement clouded: passengers suffer as carrier reacts slowly to ash danger
While air traffic disruptions reached post-9/11 levels across the UK and most of Europe and the North Atlantic overnight, Qantas took a full 16 hours to get its head around the enormity of the volcanic ash situation.
PHOTO GALLERY: Iceland’s troublesome volcano
Flights are grounded all over Europe due to the skies being full of volcanic ash from Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull volcano. Check out the flooding glacier damage, people peering at lava flows and the ash clouds engulfing the air.
Slide night: having a volcano melt your runners
Settle back into your chair for the latest edition of Slide Night, with stories of climbing live volcanoes in Guatemala and having your shoes melt. They made for a great souvenir, says photographer Sally Johnson.
Crikey Clarifier: What’s with all the earthquakes lately?
A magnitude 8.3 earthquake strikes the south of Samoa on Tuesday, triggering a tsunami. Then, 16 hours later, another occurs 30 miles off the east coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. What’s going on?
