Katla volcano can also be cause of worry with Eyjafjallajokull
Researchers are not sure for how long Eyjafjallajokull, the Iceland volcano will continue its eruption. Since people can’t travel by air, there has been a mad rush to book train tickets now.Eyjafjallajokull glacier went on for six months at a stretch. That eruption also caused a glacial lake to outburst, thus resulting in a flood. Researchers are also worried about the Katla volcano which is situated almost 16 kms away from Eyjafjallajokull.It has been observed that both the volcanoes erupted together in 1612 and again from 1821 to 1823.
Eyjafjallajokull volcano ash cloud: dust falls across UK
The World Health Organization (WHO) today has declared that people with breathing problems might be more vulnerable to these ash particles if they come down to the ground.It is raising fears over the danger posed to people with breathing difficulties.
Dust has been detected as far south as Swindon and Brize Norton, with a thin layer also found at monitoring stations near Peterborough, Leeds and Stoke on Trent.
Hopes that flights would resume have been dashed after the “worsening” volcanic ash cloud led to a further ban on UK flights until at least 1am on Sunday.
A geologist has commented that it might go on for even a month.
NASA has collaborated with other agencies for using satellite monitoring to detect the movement and force of the volcanic ash.
Russia removes two timezones
The Russian government has decided to remove two of its eleven timezones, in the country’s first step towards time reform, first started by president Dmitry Medvedev last November.
The affected regions were Chukotka and Kamchatka, the easternmost provinces of Russia; and Samara and Udmurtia, which are now on Moscow time. Each of these regions was moved back an hour. Kemerovo was also moved back an hour, but this did not eliminate a time zone. Read more
Summer clocks change in the UK 2010
March 2010
The UK Clocks moved forward one hour on
Sunday 28 March 01:00 GMT (02:00 BST)
“Britain was the first nation to adopt daylight saving schemes in 1908.
Some people believe the pragmatically minded British did it to make economy on candles.” TASS, Moscow
In Uk burka ban for Muslim women
Muslim women should never be banned from wearing burkas on Britain’s streets, Justice Secretary Jack Straw said yesterday.
France has banned female students from wearing face-covering veils in schools and more widespread measures are under consideration.
Peter Bone, Tory MP for Wellingborough yesterday asked Mr Straw in the Commons whether he believed there should be a change in the law in Britain.
Mr Straw said he would ’strongly recommend against’.
He added: ‘I do not believe that this is a matter which should be the subject of the criminal law in which we were expecting the police to remove these items of apparel from women who choose for religious or cultural reasons to wear them.’
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1249812/Jack-Straw-rejects-burka-ban.html#ixzz0f7nD0euA
Worst Winters in UK
Armed forces were called in to help stranded motorists and authorities urged people to stay at home as snow and sub-zero temperatures Wednesday forced the closure of airports and railway stations in Britain’s worst cold snap in 30 years. Read more
Happy Christmas and New year 2010
Christmas is coming and we’d like to wish you happy holidays and lots of great glories in upcoming 2010!
We wish you, and all of the readers of Megri UK Blog, www.megri.co.uk, a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
This year was great and, we are sure, the next one will be even better!
Shakira at Oxford
Colombian singer Shakira arrived at the Oxford Union, Oxford University, in Oxford southern England. She spoke about her charity work in South America. Read more
Japanese attack Pearl Harbor, a date that will live in infamy
The Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, marked the immediate start of World War II for the United States.
In May 1942, however, the U.S. Army reversed its decision to exclude Japanese Americans from the armed forces and created the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, also known as the “Nisei Squadron.”
442nd Regimental Combat Team Historical Society - facts, photos, and tributes.
DivDorcee Rachel Uchitel after golfer Tiger Woods
A beautiful divorcée was last night at the centre of the mystery surrounding Tiger Woods’ car smash.
Yesterday Rachel, 34, denied sleeping with Woods, 33, but said she was “very concerned” about the sporting legend – and horrified that rumours of her friendship with him could have sparked the row.