A cloud to cover the land!

It is amazing how one relatively small volcano in Iceland can cause so much havoc across much of Europe and the world! A massive cloud of ash, potentially fatal to modern aircraft is moving over the northern half of the European continent, causing airspace from the United Kingdom all the way to Poland to close. Today about two thirds of Europe's 28,000 daily flights were canceled. If the disturbance continues for a third day approximately 6 million passengers will be affected. Struggling airlines are losing about 200 million a day, there are even suggestions this could affect the fragile global economic recovery. The Economist in an article entitled "Ash-flow problems" comments on this phenomena: Terminals empty of passengers and grounded aircraft attested to the power of nature to disrupt the travel plans of millions as many of Europe’s busiest airports were forced to close for business on Thursday April 15th."