going nowhere.....fast!

Just a wee thought...

So mothernature herself has grounded all manner of £50-get-aways to random european destinations, ruining stag and hen parties ahoy. And as with most of the british general public, who is to blame!?!!!!!!

No-one seems to be concentrating on the absolute beauty of the eruption or the importance of seeing life and geology combine with force, and it is important to remember that these types of eruptions created the world we live in and that these eruptions can last days-months-years-millenia (sorry Ryanair!). Having been included in discussions over whether we should collect ash samples which have fallen in Shetland, there are many questions over what the volcanic ash is worth in biogeochemical and ecological terms. The imporance of looking at changing modern systems with the aim to deconstructing eearth events which created the ancient geological record are highly imporant, although as WHO reports there is little harm to human health, what is the cost ot natural environments and the increase of toxic gases within the atmosphere.

On the BBC news this morning, it has been stated that with the grounding of aeroplanes all over Europe, 200,000 tonnes of CO2 are being saved a week, but what will occur in terms of SO2 emissions and how will the translate in both short term and longer term key element cycles?