Eyjafjallajokull volcano has been very active this past week. The volcano in Iceland has decided to erupt and cause major problems at airports by stopping UK flights and Europe flights. Beyond the crazy human aspect, the Eyjafjallajokull volcano is quite spectacular. It erupted over a hundred years ago and while there was no airplanes at the time, it still had an amazing effect on humans who thought the mountain was haunted.
You know that ash cloud over Europe? According to scientists, to get that far the eruption of the Icelandic volcano had to spew ash into the air high. Way high. Right now it is spewing about 1.2 miles in the air and half of that is white - which is steam.
Last week with Eyjafjallajokull erupted the clouds were of ash which made it black and scientists say it blew out as high as 6.8 miles above the earth. Absolutely amazing!
With all the ash coming out that high, it makes you wonder how much is that. To put it in some perspective for the first three days it would be filling up a Yankees stadium every new seconds.
The ash was so dense for the first day of the eruption that locals within the are of the volcano had to bring in their livestock so the animals could breath. Unable to see more than a few feet in front of them, the people also had to stay inside and cover their mouths when they left to go outdoors.
Source: Yahoo.com
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