Last time this volcano blew, it spewed ash for TWO YEARS

[dalaigh lllama]

Was just watching DW news (from Germany) and they said the last time this volcano erupted in 1821 it continued to spew ash for TWO YEARS! Yikes!

[European Socialist]

1. I hope the wind can't blow the same direction for 2 years.

[Canuckistanian]

5. Exactly.

This is just an unhappy coincidence of geologic and meteorologic conditions. The wind will shift and the volcano will stop spewing ash in a matter of days.

I cant see this becoming a persistent condition.

[jtuck004]

2. Well, when you absolutely, positively _have_ to be there,..

There's always the QM2 ;)

http://www.cruisecompete.com/ships/queen_mary_2_cruises.html

[FredStembottom]

3. Would 2 years of ash help fight global warming?

Seriously......:shrug:

[anigbrowl]

7. Yes, though it's doubtful it would keep up at the same volume...

...still, you never know. It's an interesting example of how nature can just fundamentally change the rules on a whim. If this were a prolonged situation it would have huge economic and environmental repercussions. It wouldn't permanently resolve the problem but could slow it down significantly for decades, in theory.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laki for more details on large-scale eruptions, though the effects today would be less severe in the short term.

[kestrel91316]

8. It would help to mask it temporarily, that's all.

[aquart]

4. But, since no one was flying, they didn't much care. NOW, however....

TWO YEARS???? "YIKES!" is an understatement.

[dalaigh lllama]

6. Just found an article on this.

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/sciencefair/post/2010/04/iceland-volcano-eruption-could-last-months/1

[rockymountaindem]

9. Time for a lot of AlkaSeltzer n/t

[Manifestor_of_Light]

10. Yeah, maybe ocean liners will come back in style...

The QM2 is the newest one, replacing the QE II I think.