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If the volcano is still active, the tag is likely to arrive in France tomorrow and likely, on Thursday rubbing northern Spain
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A man cleans the effects of another rain of ashes. / Photo: Reuters | Video: Atlas
Obama arrives earlier in London and not sleep at Buckingham
The U.S. president,, cheap wow powerleveling, Barack Obama, lies today in London at the residence of ambassador for his country, unable to stay the night at Buckingham Palace since his arrival later in the ashes of the volcano island s.
Initially, the president should get to London from Dublin, at eleven o'clock in the morning of Tuesday, and from the airport to go directly to Buckingham Palace as the guest of Queen, darkfall powerleveling, Elizabeth II of England, for official welcoming ceremony.
But the change of direction from the ashes thrown by the volcano islands Grymsvoetn threaten the Brits areo space, forced Obama to advance your flight and arrive in London thirteen hours ahead of schedule, so the official protocol was not prepared to host tonight he and his wife, Michelle.
The nightmare threatens to repeat itself, everquest 2 platinum, in the European sky. A year after a volcano islands closed for six days near airports across the continent, another eruption again jeopardize the plans of millions of passengers. The Grimsvoetn, the most active crater nrdica island, has generated a huge cloud of ash that moves progressively southward. The EU, which coordinates the response of all partners, admitted yesterday that the situation is unpredictable, but underlines that the authorities estn better able to avoid the chaos of 2010.
The dorma Grimsvoetn Placido since 2004 under the glacier Vatnajkull, the biggest ice sheet in Europe. Last Saturday, however, compliance with the provisions of the experts and woke up with unusual force. The crater spat a huge column of smoke and ash that reaches 25 kilometers high. Despite being the volcnms live in the country, since 1873 experienced an eruption bean not so intense. The violent phenomenon did alarm bells not only in Iceland, but throughout Europe. Eyjafjalla the memory of the crater that collapsed the areo traffic last year, volvaa emerge in the minds of everyone.
The EU started to coordinate the various leaders of the continent on Sunday. A travs Eurocontrol navegacinarea agency that brings together 38 passes, Brussels initiated contacts to act together and avoid the failures of last year. The s basic motto is that all the countries using the same criteria to close the airport if the situation requires it. Yesterday, no one wanted to be on that stage, but the ash cloud moved inexorably from the Atlantic. According to forecasts, the first volcanic particles were expected to arrive early this morning in northern Scotland and Ireland. On Thursday may touch the north coast Spanish.
Civil Aviacin Authority Brits admitted yesterday that they could not rule out areo traffic disruptions. Like last year, two factors determinarn the impact of the eruption. On the one hand, airports estn in the hands of the direction of the wind, you can drag to your tracks the ashes or keep them away. Secondly, the flights are less affected vernmso function of the composition of the particles and their concentration in the air. These tiny elements have much influence on the routes of aircraft because they can be very dainos if impact on the engines.
Despite the power of the eruption, experts are cautiously optimistic about the situation of 2010. According to information offered by Icelandic specialists, the Grimsvoetn generates a type of ash bigger and heavier than his brother Eyjafjalla. In principle, this will prevent the particles moving distances as long as the last year before falling to the ground. In addition, the currently active crater is usually turned off in matter of give. Yesterday, already detected some signs that the eruption was weakening and the plume of smoke bean reduced to ten kilometers.
Limited impact
The volcano may cause some traffic disruptions areo, but for a very limited and very specific area, Magnus Tumi Gudmundsson resumaa Reuters, Geofsica professor at the University of Iceland . Eurocontrol, so far, has been more cautious and prr to avoid speculation. The European agency in his last communication indicated that due to the unstable weather forecasts is not possible to identify the movement of the ash cloud beyond those upcoming 24 hours. Later Sunday that if the intensity of the eruption continues the particles may reach France and northern Spain on Thursday. The great hope of the EU passes to avoid the closure of the areo space thanks to measures taken after the chaos of last year.
We have learned the lecciny we are in a better position, said Commissioner for Transport, the Estonian Siim Kallas. Following criticisms by overzealous and descoordinacin, the EU opted for more flexible regulations and strengthen the technical resources of the volcano-supervisin, satellite, weather forecasts, radar and balloons for know in detail the real concentration of ash.
The main modification, however, is that the aerolneas now have greater autonomy to decide whether to continue operating. The essential requirement is to submit to the authorities a certificate from the manufacturer to prove that engines certified to fly estn presence of ash. Civil Aviacin Authority Brits explained that the large compass of the country have the necessary permits to continue their activity with a half concentration of particles. However, no airline has applied for not staying in aprobacin land with a high density.
