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rosedraws
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Apr 20, 2010 - 6:33am |
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NoEnzLefttoSplit wrote:um.. if you are really interested, go here Ooooh. Geologist-y. And here's the webcam.
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K_Love
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Apr 20, 2010 - 5:49am |
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NoEnzLefttoSplit wrote:hi! I hope market economies are as flexible and resilient as we think they are. Times like this make me wonder though how dependent we have become on a few key supplies to keep the whole thing going. This was really a minor event. As an eruption it is interesting but it is also the kind of thing you can expect to happen somewhere in the world two to three times every decade. What's going to happen if we got struck with a truly large eruption? This has already majorly affected the livestock in Iceland and they're saying it's probably going to have an affect in Europe as well.
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NoEnzLefttoSplit
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Apr 20, 2010 - 5:47am |
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MrsHobieJoe wrote: I dunno- generally we benefit from the low prices and it is amazing how quickly we can respond to problems really. Actually the transport networks HAVE been adjusting to take the strain via trains and ferries etc but oh, the irony, SNCF are on a 12 day strike at the moment which kind of buggers up the whole "getting the train home" thing for anyone heading to the UK unless you can get to a Eurostar station.
hi! I hope market economies are as flexible and resilient as we think they are. Times like this make me wonder though how dependent we have become on a few key supplies to keep the whole thing going. This was really a minor event. As an eruption it is interesting but it is also the kind of thing you can expect to happen somewhere in the world two to three times every decade. What's going to happen if we got struck with a truly large eruption?
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MrsHobieJoe
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Apr 20, 2010 - 5:31am |
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NoEnzLefttoSplit wrote: yep. you are right, flying is a luxury that we have got so used to we've forgotten that it is one. The worse thing is how networked the system is that it actually relies heavily on such "luxuries". There is hardly any buffer left in the system when production lines come to a standstill because of a little hiccup in a volcano in Iceland. It's all this lean management, just in time delivery crap.
OK, sure, all these management philosophies are in pursuit of efficiency which reduces costs to consumers etc. but man, is it short-sighted or is it short-sighted? In the long-run this pursuit of efficiency will cost us dearly because it is making everything so heavily interdependent and fragile.
/ end of luddite rave.
I dunno- generally we benefit from the low prices and it is amazing how quickly we can respond to problems really. Actually the transport networks HAVE been adjusting to take the strain via trains and ferries etc but oh, the irony, SNCF are on a 12 day strike at the moment which kind of buggers up the whole "getting the train home" thing for anyone heading to the UK unless you can get to a Eurostar station. EDIT- went to a meeting yesterday- the presenter had train and driven back from Prague and said the number of French number-plated vehicles at Heathrow was phenomenal. There are very good deals for people driving from the UK to Europe in order to get the cars back to their destinations.
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NoEnzLefttoSplit
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Apr 20, 2010 - 3:10am |
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geordiezimmerman wrote: At the end of the day we have to remember that being able to fly around the world is very much still a luxury. If something like this happens then we just have to hold our hands up and admit defeat. Obviously it's a stark reminder that we are always at the elements of this beautiful planet and sometimes, although still very rarely, there's going to be major disruption every now and then. I get the feeling that the politicans are more worried about what affect this is having on the economy rather than the plight of those stuck in foreign shores. Money again taking precedent over people's misfortune. Not exactly the actions of a caring world.
yep. you are right, flying is a luxury that we have got so used to we've forgotten that it is one. The worse thing is how networked the system is that it actually relies heavily on such "luxuries". There is hardly any buffer left in the system when production lines come to a standstill because of a little hiccup in a volcano in Iceland. It's all this lean management, just in time delivery crap. OK, sure, all these management philosophies are in pursuit of efficiency which reduces costs to consumers etc. but man, is it short-sighted or is it short-sighted? In the long-run this pursuit of efficiency will cost us dearly because it is making everything so heavily interdependent and fragile. / end of luddite rave.
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geordiezimmerman
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Apr 20, 2010 - 2:55am |
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NoEnzLefttoSplit wrote: it's times like this I start to lose faith in modernity. The people in New Britain in Papua New Guinea have about 50,000 years of civilization behind them and in that time they have had numerous REALLY big eruptions and life has gone on because they have been able to adapt really quickly. Nowadays, we only have enough food to feed everybody for one season at most and if we had a truly big eruption in the northern hemisphere that would spell the end of that. On top of that, it looks like most transport infrastructure would fall apart quickly too. Ok we'd adapt too, but not before slitting each other's throats as we all starve. At the end of the day we have to remember that being able to fly around the world is very much still a luxury. If something like this happens then we just have to hold our hands up and admit defeat. Obviously it's a stark reminder that we are always at the elements of this beautiful planet and sometimes, although still very rarely, there's going to be major disruption every now and then. I get the feeling that the politicans are more worried about what affect this is having on the economy rather than the plight of those stuck in foreign shores. Money again taking precedent over people's misfortune. Not exactly the actions of a caring world.
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NoEnzLefttoSplit
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Apr 20, 2010 - 2:42am |
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geordiezimmerman wrote: I'm not so much surprised by it, if anything i'm surprised there isn't disruption more frequently across the world, I mean Iceland is not the only place with Volcanoes.
it's times like this I start to lose faith in modernity. The people in New Britain in Papua New Guinea have about 50,000 years of civilization behind them and in that time they have had numerous REALLY big eruptions and life has gone on because they have been able to adapt really quickly. Nowadays, we only have enough food to feed everybody for one season at most and if we had a truly big eruption in the northern hemisphere that would spell the end of that. On top of that, it looks like most transport infrastructure would fall apart quickly too. Ok we'd adapt too, but not before slitting each other's throats as we all starve.
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geordiezimmerman
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Apr 20, 2010 - 2:27am |
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NoEnzLefttoSplit wrote:um.. if you are really interested, go herethe upshot of it all is: as things currently look, the ash will diminish over the next few days. The volcano has moved from ash-rich explosive activity (primarily dactite) to Hawaiian style lava fountaining (primarily basalt) which does not put anywhere near as much ash out there. Moreover, the vent is now clear of the glacier so you are not getting the same phreatomagmatic (water/magma) activity that blasts the ash up high. Things could change, particularly if a new fissure opens up under the glacier but as things stand things will return to normal soon. BTW nobody should be the least surprised by any of this. As eruptions go, this is an absolute baby. Frightening how fragile our modern systems have become if something as small as this causes such disruption. I'm not so much surprised by it, if anything i'm surprised there isn't disruption more frequently across the world, I mean Iceland is not the only place with Volcanoes.
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NoEnzLefttoSplit
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Apr 20, 2010 - 2:20am |
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um.. if you are really interested, go herethe upshot of it all is: as things currently look, the ash will diminish over the next few days. The volcano has moved from ash-rich explosive activity (primarily dacite) to Hawaiian style lava fountaining (primarily basalt) which does not put anywhere near as much ash out there. Moreover, the vent is now clear of the glacier so you are not getting the same phreatomagmatic (water/magma) activity that blasts the ash up high. Things could change, particularly if a new fissure opens up under the glacier but as things stand things will return to normal soon. BTW nobody should be the least surprised by any of this. As eruptions go, this is an absolute baby. Frightening how fragile our modern systems have become if something as small as this causes such disruption.
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geordiezimmerman
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Apr 20, 2010 - 1:53am |
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dmax wrote:
Guessing: the overlying glacier is causing explosive forces (cold/hot meeting/melting) that's throwing more particulate matter into the air?
This doesn't have to cause overcast, and the skies are actually pretty clear, from what I've been reading. It's not the visible cloud as much as it is the invisible matter in the air around it, which is the stuff that'll stop airplanes.
Yeah that's right. The skies seem pretty clear, we've had some rather unseasonly good weather here recently but it's the very very fine ash that can possibly clog up engines if flown directly through it. Apparently the risk is not huge but it's enough to not want to put passengers lives at risks. There have been calls to review the situation and SOME internal flights have now begun but it's still pretty bleak for most people. Having said that the sunsets have been amazing the last few days and the crescent moon last night was a beautiful misty shade of grey.
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Apr 19, 2010 - 9:20pm |
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rosedraws wrote: Mt St Helens here in Washington State was a big deal... but I don't remember the skies being shut down.
Guessing: the overlying glacier is causing explosive forces (cold/hot meeting/melting) that's throwing more particulate matter into the air? This doesn't have to cause overcast, and the skies are actually pretty clear, from what I've been reading. It's not the visible cloud as much as it is the invisible matter in the air around it, which is the stuff that'll stop airplanes.
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starcloud
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Apr 19, 2010 - 8:35pm |
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Anyone else think what I'm thinking? I mean there's been significant earthquakes (and now eruption) every week for the past 8-10 weeks which seems to coincide with the hadron collider coming online and achieving some measure of success. I'm just sayin! I think the yellowstone meet-up should take that volcano's temperature while there!
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rosedraws
Location: close to the edge Gender:
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Apr 19, 2010 - 7:04pm |
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geordiezimmerman wrote:Now there's ANOTHER ash cloud heading the UK's way.As I said earlier, some reports (not just tabloid crap) are suggesting this could last fro months. Last time this volcano erupted the one next to it erupted within a couple of weeks too and that's even worse by all accounts! It's become a real pain for many people considering a lot of folk went way fro the easter break, many people, talking hundreds of thousands across the world are affected by this. It's not as if flights can't leave the UK but no flights can enter either and considering that heathrow is one of the busiest airports in the world, do the math. What I'm wondering is, how often does this sort of thing happen? Not just in Iceland but anywhere, you very rarely hear anything do you? Mt St Helens here in Washington State was a big deal... but I don't remember the skies being shut down. After 9/11 of course, we had no air traffic for a number of days... that was amazing. It was completely quiet where we live... often the only man made noises come from the sky (and they're there almost all the time.) The iceland volcano is all about proximity... the cloud spreading directly toward your continent. Is it effecting your weather? Is it expected to? I mean, is it gonna be overcast for months?
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geordiezimmerman
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Apr 19, 2010 - 5:11pm |
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Now there's ANOTHER ash cloud heading the UK's way.As I said earlier, some reports (not just tabloid crap) are suggesting this could last fro months. Last time this volcano erupted the one next to it erupted within a couple of weeks too and that's even worse by all accounts! It's become a real pain for many people considering a lot of folk went way fro the easter break, many people, talking hundreds of thousands across the world are affected by this. It's not as if flights can't leave the UK but no flights can enter either and considering that heathrow is one of the busiest airports in the world, do the math. What I'm wondering is, how often does this sort of thing happen? Not just in Iceland but anywhere, you very rarely hear anything do you?
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Manbird
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Apr 19, 2010 - 2:38pm |
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U.K. to Transport Stranded Citizens by Ship MADRID—The U.K. on Monday said it would send three British Navy warships to rescue British citizens stranded across Europe after a cloud of volcanic ash grounded most European flights for a fifth day.
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MrsHobieJoe
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Apr 19, 2010 - 2:08pm |
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No flights for England again tomorrow. It'll be getting on for a week of contrail free skies.
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Manbird
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Apr 19, 2010 - 1:00pm |
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EYJAFJALLAJOKULL IS VERY ANGRY NOW! ONLY A VIRGIN SACRIFICE WILL APPEASE HIM!
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rosedraws
Location: close to the edge Gender:
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Apr 19, 2010 - 12:41pm |
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ndg wrote:Hi Rose! Some taxi drivers also take advantage; charge up to 1.000 / 3.000 euros (1350/4000 $) for carrying passengers back and forth from Europe I know there are students trying to get back for testing, and people trying to get back to run their businesses. It's gotta be really hurting some folks.
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ndg
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Apr 19, 2010 - 12:38pm |
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rosedraws escribió:He visto que hay personas / grupos que tratan de ayudar a la gente transición a la competencia. Espero que su hermano se lo que necesita rápida. Hi Rose! Some taxi drivers also take advantage; charge up to 1.000 / 3.000 euros (1350/4000 $) for carrying passengers back and forth from Europe
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Antigone
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Apr 19, 2010 - 12:33pm |
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rosedraws wrote: Good golly, Miss Molly! Those are AWE-SOME.
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