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 Þrír í vikulangt gæsluvarðhald Innlent Vaktin: Fannst þungt haldinn í Gufunesi og lést skömmu síðar Innlent Hætti sér loksins út að leika og var laminn um leið Innlent Lögregla lýsir eftir manni Innlent Sýknaður af ákæru um að verða hjónum að bana Innlent Pútín í Kúrsk: Farið verði með úkraínska hermenn eins og hryðjuverkamenn Erlent Þrír í gæsluvarðhald vegna manndráps í Gufunesi Innlent Stórfelldur laxadauði í Berufirði Innlent Lýsir ofríki og andlegu ofbeldi Gunnars Smára Innlent Handtekinn á vafasömum forsendum og hótað brottflutningi Erlent
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 Þrír í vikulangt gæsluvarðhald Innlent Vaktin: Fannst þungt haldinn í Gufunesi og lést skömmu síðar Innlent Hætti sér loksins út að leika og var laminn um leið Innlent Lögregla lýsir eftir manni Innlent Sýknaður af ákæru um að verða hjónum að bana Innlent Pútín í Kúrsk: Farið verði með úkraínska hermenn eins og hryðjuverkamenn Erlent Þrír í gæsluvarðhald vegna manndráps í Gufunesi Innlent Stórfelldur laxadauði í Berufirði Innlent Lýsir ofríki og andlegu ofbeldi Gunnars Smára Innlent Handtekinn á vafasömum forsendum og hótað brottflutningi Erlent