{"id":2640,"date":"2010-04-17T11:42:23","date_gmt":"2010-04-17T17:42:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/?p=2640"},"modified":"2010-04-17T11:57:59","modified_gmt":"2010-04-17T17:57:59","slug":"satellite-imagery-of-iceland-volcano-eruption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/thornton-weather\/satellite-imagery-of-iceland-volcano-eruption\/","title":{"rendered":"Satellite imagery of Iceland volcano eruption"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NASA's Terra satellite flew over the volcano on April 16 10:45 UTC (6:45 a.m. EDT) and the MODIS instrument captured a visible image of Eyjafjallaj\u00f6kull's ash plume (brown cloud) stretching from the U.K. (left) to Germany (right). (NASA\/MODIS Rapid Response Team) Click on the image or on the link below to view a slideshow of satellite photos of the eruption.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Satellites by space agencies across the globe have trained their ‘eyes in the sky’ on Iceland and the erupting Eyjafjallajokull volcano<\/a>. From their perch hundreds of miles above the Earth’s surface, these satellites can capture images of the volcano and its ash plume as it travels across northern and central Europe.<\/p>\n

The ash cloud<\/a> has now traveled hundreds of miles over northern Europe where it has created the biggest travel disruptions since the September 11th terrorist attacks<\/a>. Thousands of flights have been cancelled and hundreds of thousands of passengers have been stranded across the world.<\/p>\n

At Denver International Airport, United Airlines and British Airways cancelled their non-stop service to and from London’s Heathrow airport<\/a> Saturday. This marks the third day in a row for the disruption.<\/p>\n