Volcanic Clouds News Today

When a volcano erupts, the massive plumes of ash and gases sent high into the atmosphere can cause global temperature changes and, in the long term, affect weather for years after an eruption.

Volcanic clouds without suffering any damage. they hope to resume passenger services as soon as possible. meanwhile, much of europes airspace remains shut down this hour because of the ash cloud and thousands more flights have been canceled today. and then take a look at this. we are getting some pretty incredible aerial pictures of the icelandic volcano. it looks more like a screaming face, right? that is what were told it is. so for more on the science behind all of this and how long it might ...

I cant describe how thick and powerful this ash is. >> well, youre right, monica. its very dangerous. at the moment i must say its clear skies over britain. you cant really tell that theres a problem. but there is a cloud of volcanic ash, and its up to three miles high. and it is drifting slowly south and east from ireland. britain and holland, as you mentioned, have closed their airspaces to all but emergency flights after deeming that cloud a threat to aviation. and tens of thousands of passen...

Solidify again, causing mechanical problems. there have been more than 100 incidents of aircraft losing engine power in volcanic clouds since the early 1980s, although there have been no fatalities. now, aviation authorities say they have no idea when it may be safe enough to fly again. it depends, they say, on the wind and for how long that volcano keeps spewing dust into the air. savannah? >> tom aspell monitoring this situation for us in london, thanks very much. some blunt assessments by t...

Out of the global economys bottom line. airlines using $200 million a day. a number of airlines are saying they are actually not insured against groundings by volcanic clouds. among the dozens of airports affected those in great britain, france, and the netherlands. these airports are big hubs serving 146 million passengers a year. could the volcano put the brakes on the economic recovery in this country? to answer that question, well talk to brenda, senior busy correspondent. before we actually...