Saturday, May 15, 2010

Valcano is hot in iceland


Volcanic eruptions in the coldest places on earth. Many say it's signs of the end of the world as said in comments in this article. The cause of the eruption is difficult for people to understand. Iceland each year gets around 200 earthquakes each year some being small and some rather large. It was 2 small earthquakes between April 3rd and 5th that set off the volcano named Eyiafjallajokull. Since the eruption there haven been many problems dealing with transportation, farm land, and the amount of ash that is being disbursed. The transportation problem is a hard thing to fix. The problem is dealing with the ash that gets into the engine. Many test have shown that the ash in the engine will make it turn off completely. So many people who live there as long as Internationals are stuck there with out a way out. there has said to be 63,000 flights cancelled because of the ash. The other big problem is the farm land. All of the crops in Iceland are not getting any sun because of the blockage from the ash cloud. Many farmers are said to lose there crops and may have to start from the beginning. Many say that the problem is going to get worse when there is no more food to give out and planes cannot send in food because of the ash. And the next big problem is the ash. The ash seems to be the major problem in Iceland. It is disrupting transportation, sunlight, crops, and peoples health. As said before the ash is stopping planes from coming in because it hurts the engine and the ash cloud is blocking the sunlight from coming in. One major concern is peoples health. Many people who are still living in their homes are being covered in ash. Ash is harmful for your body if you keep breathing it in for long periods of time. In conclusion the volcano is still going off and no one will know when it will end but hopefully soon this disaster will go away.

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