Iceland volcano

[Helen Reyes]

I haven't tracked down the source on this, but I heard EUropean airspace was shut down based on a single prognosis from the UK. Probably not from East Anglia's CRU, but nonetheless. As far as I've heard, there is no reduced visibility anywhere in Europe, no sign of ash, no ashfalls. Perhaps another case of British foot-in-mouth disease, i.e., overkill. Perhaps something deeper at work. Unsourced rumours have it there is a NATO air, sea and land exercise taking place somewhere in the zone allegedly choked with ash.

grapevine.is has some new photos up of an expedition into the ash-cloud on Iceland.