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6 The volcano eruption is the main news of the day. Read the article and check some of your answers to Ex.
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6 The volcano eruption is the main news of the day. Read the article and check some of your answers to Ex. 7 in the previous lesson.
ICELANDIC VOLCANO
An erupting Icelandic volcano has shut down airline traffic over much of Europe.
Businesses are losing huge sums of money, important appointments are having to be cancelled, families have been separated — life in Europe is fast becoming a mess. So, contrary to popular belief, Europe does have its own set of dangerous volcanoes. And Eyjafiallajokull is not even among the ten most dangerous of them.
According to the scientists, the most powerful European volcanoes are Vesuvius and Etna in Italy.
Eyjafiallajokull first erupted on 20 March 2010, but this second eruption is said to have been even more powerful. It sent ash several kilometres into the air, and led to the cancellation of thousands of airline flights around the world. The ash cloud drifted in a south-easterly direction and is expected to affect the rest of Europe by midday today. No flights will be allowed into the airspaces of Britain, Norway, Germany, France, Holland and many other countries. This will mean disruption for millions of stranded passengers.
According to British air traffic control service, the number one priority for all passengers is safety, as the volcanic ash is hazardous to aircraft. It consists of fine, abrasive powder which can put planes at risk by causing engines to shut down. In 1982 volcanic ash from another volcanic eruption caused all four engines of an aircraft to shut down. Luckily Captain Moody, the pilot, managed to land the plane safely.
There will be constant monitoring of the situation by the Meteorological Office. They forecast that the cloud could remain over Britain until the weekend. It will take a number of days before the ash falls to earth, depending on wind speeds and direction. It will be a hard time for those who are stranded at airports all over the world.
The advice to all passengers is to contact their airlines for specific information and avoid coming to airports if possible. For some European travellers it is possible to arrange alternative modes of travel, like buses and trains. However, others will have to extend their stays in Britain. Passengers will be refunded the full cost of their tickets, but any additional costs of choosing alternative modes of transport will not be paid for.