Ashes, ashes, all fall down

[prettydragoon]

Am I glad I'm not flying anywhere in the near future. The volcano under Eyjafjalla Glacier in Iceland keeps spewing ash high into the atmosphere. The resulting ash cloud has caused airspace to be closed in most of northern Europe, with thousands of flights cancelled. Apparently flying through an ash cloud isn't exactly good for aircraft

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[squidflakes]

Ashes, especially from volcanoes make jet engines seize up. As the ash gets in between the turbine blades, the heat welds the rock to the metal and much falling out of the sky ensues.

[his_spiffyness]

And the possibility it could get even worse if the volcano Katla starts getting active as well (several times in the past Eyjafjallajökull has erupted before Katla)