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The Grimsvotn volcano, Iceland’s most active, began erupting Saturday, sending large plumes of ash into the atmosphere and halting air traffic in the region. As of this morning, Iceland’s main airport in Reykjavik remained closed while airlines and airports across Europe brace for possible disruptions. This brings back unpleasant memories of last year’s volcanic eruption [...]
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Zurich has unveiled its list of the “Top Ten Megadisasters” of the past decade. The usual suspects pretty much (listed chronologically — not by their “overall business impact,” which is the basis for the list). 1. 9/11 – 2001 2. SARS – 2003 3. 2003 U.S. / Canada power outage – 2003 4. 2004 Indian [...]
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Pretty funny stuff from Saturday Night Live this weekend, as they brought on fake Bjork to represent Iceland and share her thoughts on the eruption/disruption with fake Larry King. Larry King: “Now, let me get this straight. First, Iceland’s economy collapses, and you ruin all the banks in Europe. Now, your volcano erupts, and you [...]
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The New York Times is providing fantastic coverage of the still-lingering volcanic ash cloud that has been severely disrupting — and in most places completely halting — air traffic in Europe since the Eyjafjallajökull volcano erupted in Iceland on Wednesday. Here is the Times‘ graphic showing just how widespread the airport closures have been. Over [...]
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