In Pictures: Iceland’s Volcanic Dust In Sheffield

VOLCANIC dust has fallen on the streets of Sheffield. Scientists from Sheffield Hallam University says the substance retrieved originated in Eyjafjallajökul. At least something is flying, albeit miniscule blimps of volcanic matter. There is no danger to health. The dust is non-toxic. It is non-hazardous. Pictures of the dust, the empty airports and plane-free skies follow It’s kind of beautiful – unless you’re sat in an airport in which case it’s a huge over-reaction…

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Alessia Fortunato, 7, at Edinburgh airport, where ash from a volcanic eruption in Iceland moving towards UK airspace has caused mass travel disruption.

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Posted: 16th, April 2010 | In: Key Posts, Reviews Comment (1) | TrackBack | Permalink