A twister made of volcanic ash! 24. maí 2011 17:19 PHOTO/Runolfur Hauksson. A strange sight met a captain of an amphibious vehicle used to sail on the Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon in Iceland on his way from work yesterday. A large twister, that seemed to be made of volcanic ash, was in the middle of the road. „I just stopped the car, otherwise I would have driven right into it and I didn't want to take that chance,“ says Runolfur Hauksson. Twisters of this kind are rare in Iceland, though not unheard of. Runolfur says that guests at the lagoon, one of Icelands' natural wonders, had all but dissapeared when the volcano in Grimsvotn started erupting on Saturday. That does not mean that the staff has been idle, as the cleanup work leaves plenty to be done. At least four centimetres of ash covered everything in the area right after the eruption began. Runolfur says that the eruption has a devastating effect on the tourism industry in the area. „We just hope that it will not last for many days,“ he says.Here are more photos from the lagoon with the ash adding a strange look to the already spectacular landscape. News in English Mest lesið „Það munaði minnstu að þeir dræpu mig“ Innlent Bann gegn einkaþotum og þyrlum samþykkt Innlent Vaktin: Eldgos hafið nærri Grindavík Innlent Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn langstærstur Innlent „Er líf okkar ekki jafn mikils virði og þeirra í Reykjavík?“ Innlent Skipað í nýja Grindavíkurnefnd Innlent Gosið í dag bara smá leki úr kvikuganginum Innlent Val Kilmer er látinn Erlent „Haugalygi að ég hafi ógnað einhverjum með byssu“ Innlent Neituðu að rýma: „Við viljum fá að vera í friði“ Innlent
A strange sight met a captain of an amphibious vehicle used to sail on the Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon in Iceland on his way from work yesterday. A large twister, that seemed to be made of volcanic ash, was in the middle of the road. „I just stopped the car, otherwise I would have driven right into it and I didn't want to take that chance,“ says Runolfur Hauksson. Twisters of this kind are rare in Iceland, though not unheard of. Runolfur says that guests at the lagoon, one of Icelands' natural wonders, had all but dissapeared when the volcano in Grimsvotn started erupting on Saturday. That does not mean that the staff has been idle, as the cleanup work leaves plenty to be done. At least four centimetres of ash covered everything in the area right after the eruption began. Runolfur says that the eruption has a devastating effect on the tourism industry in the area. „We just hope that it will not last for many days,“ he says.Here are more photos from the lagoon with the ash adding a strange look to the already spectacular landscape.
News in English Mest lesið „Það munaði minnstu að þeir dræpu mig“ Innlent Bann gegn einkaþotum og þyrlum samþykkt Innlent Vaktin: Eldgos hafið nærri Grindavík Innlent Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn langstærstur Innlent „Er líf okkar ekki jafn mikils virði og þeirra í Reykjavík?“ Innlent Skipað í nýja Grindavíkurnefnd Innlent Gosið í dag bara smá leki úr kvikuganginum Innlent Val Kilmer er látinn Erlent „Haugalygi að ég hafi ógnað einhverjum með byssu“ Innlent Neituðu að rýma: „Við viljum fá að vera í friði“ Innlent