Monday, May 24, 2010
News
Our Long Volcanic Nightmare is Over (Probably, Maybe)
Posted
by Jonny Diamond
on Mon, May 24, 2010 at 8:33 AM
So, is it dormant? IS IT? Icelandic scientists
are now suggesting that mean old Eyjafjallajökull may soon be done interrupting all of your transatlantic adventures. Not only has the temperature dropped down to a measly 100C, but get this: IT'S NOT EVEN PRODUCING MAGMA ANYMORE. Yup, just steam now, like your garden-variety tea kettle. But I'll leave the real taunts to the awesomely sobriquet'ed vulcanologist Magnus Gudmundsson: "What I can confirm is that the activity of the crater has stopped. No magma is coming up."
Oh snap!
Tags: Eyjafjallajokull, volcanoes, Iceland, magma, lava, steam, ash clouds, transatlantic flights, our international nightmare
