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April 26, 2010
See, I Told You So
Posted by Gregory of Yardale at April 26, 2010 6:25 PM
Last week, when there was Global Hysteria about the eruption of Iceland's Evil-loogie volcano, I said that the shut down of European airspace was an over-reaction based on faulty computer models (like global warming hysteria). Several people said I was wrong, and I should have deferred to authorities because the threat of ash damage was so serious.
Well, turns out I called that one right and the authorities were wrong.
Britain's airspace was closed under false pretences, with satellite images revealing there was no doomsday volcanic ash cloud over the entire country.
New evidence shows there was no all-encompassing cloud and, where dust was present, it was often so thin that it posed no risk.
The satellite images demonstrate that the skies were largely clear, which will not surprise the millions who enjoyed the fine, hot weather during the flight ban.
Evidence has emerged that the maximum density of the ash was only about one 20th of the limit that scientists, the Government, and aircraft and engine manufacturers have now decided is safe.
Granted, when an aircraft flies through an ash cloud very close to a volcano, it's a different story, but over thousands of cubic kilometers of atmosphere, a cloud becomes pretty dispersed.
