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Scientists are working to develop a better system for determining whether planes can fly through ash clouds.
Science podcast: Volcanic ash’s health effects
In the latest science podcast, Rhitu Chatterjee explores potential health impacts of ash from the Icelandic volcano with the difficult-to-pronounce name. Also, news about the future of U.S. space exploration and the puzzling health problems cropping up among the survivors of the Haiti earthquake. >
Europe reopens most of its airspace
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European airports have reopened for business, almost a week after a cloud of ash from an Icelandic volcano paralyzed the air travel industry. About 75% of European flights are due to operate on Wednesday, according to air traffic agency Eurocontrol. But delays are expected, as airlines try to cope with the backlog from the cancellation of 95,000 flights. The World’s Clark Boyd reports. Download MP3
Some European flights allowed to resume
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European airlines will have flown about half of scheduled flights by the end of Tuesday, the Eurocontrol agency says. Some flights have been departing from Paris, Amsterdam and Frankfurt, on the sixth day of disruption caused by the spread of Icelandic volcanic ash. But major flight restrictions remain in place across most of the UK, Ireland, Finland, Germany and Poland. The World’s Clark Boyd reports from London. Download MP3
Interview with Iceland’s president
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Anchor Marco Werman talks with Iceland’s President Olafur Grimsson about the Eyjafjallajokull ash cloud and the disrupted European air travel. Download MP3European authorities slammed over flight chaos
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British Airways has said it has asked the European Union and the UK government for financial compensation for the closure of airspace. BA also said that its test flight through the no-fly zone had revealed “no variations in the aircraft’s normal operational performance”. Thousands of flights have been grounded since Thursday because of dangerous ash from an Icelandic volcano. European airlines have been critical of the way the EU has handled the crisis. Clark Boyd reports from London. Download MP3
How are you affected by the flight chaos?
The enormous shroud of mineral dust particles emanating from Iceland’s Eyjafjallajoekull volcano now stretches from the Arctic Circle in the north to the French Mediterranean coast in the south, and from Spain into Russia. Thousand of flights have been grounded for days now disrupting the travel plans of millions of passengers. How have you been affected? Are you currently stuck away from home? (flickr image: plasmastik)
Congo volcano
Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull volcano is getting all the attention these days after it stranded thousands of travellers, but for our Geo Quiz, we’re looking for the name of an active volcano in the Democratic Republic of Congo, near the border with Rwanda.
Grounded by volcanic ash
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Aviation experts have warned that a cloud of volcanic ash from Iceland, drifting across Europe, will continue to cause disruption well into the weekend. The European air traffic agency said that about sixty percent of European flights had been canceled on Friday, together with half of all transatlantic flights. Marco Werman talks with The World’s Clark Boyd who is stuck in London. Download MP3Volcanic ash grounds European air traffic
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Flights have been disrupted across northern Europe by volcanic ash drifting south and east from Iceland. Airspace was closed or flights canceled in countries including the UK, Ireland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland. The ash, which can damage airplane engines, was produced by a volcanic eruption under a glacier in Iceland. Jason Margolis has more. Download MP3 (image: BBC)
British Airways cabin crew strike to go ahead
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A strike by British Airways cabin crew will go ahead after talks between the airline and the Unite union collapsed. A three-day strike begins on Saturday, with a four-day strike scheduled to commence on March 27. BA’s CEO Willie Walsh said the strike was “deeply regrettable” while Unite’s joint general secretary Tony Woodley claimed that BA “ultimately wants to go to war with this union”. Laura Lynch reports from London. Download MP3
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