Volcanic Ash

SCIENCE by Peter GriffinApril 16, 2010

Empty skies over Britain – Guardian infographic

At first glance it is not very attractive, but this infographic from The Guardian is certainly striking in contrasting the empty skies over Britain due to the volcanic ash against the business as usual previous day’s travel. It is a sight apparently not seen since World War II. And it is pretty staggering to be […]

SCIENCE by Peter GriffinApril 16, 2010

What volcanic ash does to jet engines

The last time I checked in at Heathrow to board NZ38 to Hong Kong I ended up being bumped from the flight and spending a night at an airport hotel. But unlike the stranded passengers at Heathrow today grounded due to volcanic ash wafting over from Iceland, I was happy to stay off the over-sold […]