volcanos

The icelandic earthquake Eyjafjallajöku erupted a number of times in April and May 2010 causing considerable interference to airplane travel. According to Wikipedia what made this volcanic activity so disruptive to air travel was the combination of the following four factors: The volcano’s location is directly under the jet stream The direction of the jet …

First anniversary of Eyjafjallajöku eruption Read More »

Considering that I am finally getting a chance to get to Europe to do a workshop and present a paper I am hoping that plans won’t be scuppered. There is a very nice gif animation here — and you can get it on a tshirt (I’m waiting for the animated version)! http://nl.tinypic.com/view.php?pic=16kxkb6&s=5 This animation is …

Planes versus volcanos Read More »