How long do we have to wait before economics get the better of health and safety concerns, and more importantly who is doing the science? I have no idea if it is being done, but after six days of the no fly zone I hope that someone, of preferably a number of different someones are flying balloons, propellor planes, drones …
The Eyjafjallajokull Nanoparticle Plume
An interesting piece of work from Þröstur Þorsteinsson at the Nordic Volcanological centre looks at the particle size distribution from the Eyjafjallajokull eruption. Thorvaldur Thordarson quoted in The Economist explains Ash particles are normally in the 50-100 micron (0.05 to 0.1 millimetre) range. But at a site 50km east of the eruption, 24% of the ash falling to the ground …
Eyjafjallajokull – Bad for Travel but Great for Science
While the eruption of Eyjafjallajokull in Iceland is bad news for some people, it is actually quite interesting from an emerging technologies point of view, and bordering on fascinating if, like me, you somehow managed to shoehorn a big chunk of geology and geomorphology into you education (It’s a frightening thought, but I could have ended up as a geographer!) as well as …