Iceland

Iceland sits on the edge of a tectonic plate: Click to enlarge. During the late 18th Century, continuous volcanic eruptions in Iceland heavily damaged a quarter of the island nation, and blotted out the sun's light for several years. Can you pronounce Eyjafjallajökull ? There may be other nearby eruptions ... soon. Like the much larger Katla: President of Iceland, Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, said that the current eruption was just a warm-up for the eruption of Katla. Luckily, he's not a geologist. There's a Katla webcam here. What about this one? Grímsvötn: In the year 2004! It grounded plane traffic. -------------------------------- In May, Heidi & I are planning a cruise to some Greek islands. I stare intently at the ash cloud to see if'n it'll reach Venice (where our cruise begins). Note#1: SFC/FL200 means from the Surface to 20,000 feet. Note#2: Read the Reykjavík Grapevine. --------------------------------