Not good news from Test flight to sample dust
Thread Starter
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 467
Likes: 0
From: Esher, Surrey
Not good news from Test flight to sample dust
Scientists from the National Environment and Research Council in Gloucestershire are using a special aircraft to assess the cloud of volcanic dust from Iceland.
Dr Guy Gratton said the team will advise the Met Office of their findings.
Interview here
BBC News - High-tech plane heads for ash cloud
BBC News at 10pm had a follow up report from the above and the news was not good.
Part of the report
BBC News - Ash plane 'finds a lot of muck' in UK airspace
I note that many of the "experts" on the main thread do not agree and want to fly in this muck.
The dust is at much lower levels
Dr Guy Gratton said the team will advise the Met Office of their findings.
Interview here
BBC News - High-tech plane heads for ash cloud
BBC News at 10pm had a follow up report from the above and the news was not good.
Part of the report
BBC News - Ash plane 'finds a lot of muck' in UK airspace
I note that many of the "experts" on the main thread do not agree and want to fly in this muck.
The dust is at much lower levels
