{"id":299,"date":"2010-04-18T16:39:22","date_gmt":"2010-04-18T16:39:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/?p=299"},"modified":"2014-08-21T20:35:12","modified_gmt":"2014-08-21T20:35:12","slug":"icelandic-volcanos-effects-on-norway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/icelandic-volcanos-effects-on-norway\/","title":{"rendered":"Icelandic volcano’s effects on Norway"},"content":{"rendered":"

It has been difficult to keep up\u00a0with the ever-changing updates on the vulkanutbrudd<\/strong> – volcanic eruption – that happened in Iceland last week.\u00a0 Uttbruddet<\/strong> of Eyjafjallaj\u00f6kull is being referred to by many as ”The world’s worst travel disaster in history.\u00a0 Thousands of flights have been delayed already and it is expected that flight travel will remain – no pun intended – ”up in the air” for weeks, months, maybe years to come.\u00a0 Literally decisions are being made on an hourly basis based on the location of the vulkanaske<\/strong> (volcanic ash)\u00a0 i luftet<\/strong> (in the air) and vindretningen<\/strong>\u00a0 (the wind direction).<\/p>\n

On Thursday, as soon as vulkanaske<\/strong> drifted \u00f8st<\/strong> (east) and s\u00f8r<\/strong> (south), most flytrafikk<\/strong> (flight traffic) in northern Europe came to a complete stop.\u00a0 The countries most affected by utbruddelse<\/strong> are the Nordic countries, the UK, Ireland, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Estonia, and France.\u00a0 Askene<\/strong> (the ashes) have even reached as far \u00f8st<\/strong> as Russia.\u00a0 As you might imagine, all of the cancelled flights have caused quite a disturbance among travelers.\u00a0 People are crabby and the busser <\/strong>(buses), tog<\/strong> (trains), and drosjer<\/strong> (taxis)\u00a0they are forced to take are extremely full.<\/p>\n

This event really\u00a0shows how global our world is and how much events in one country can severly\u00a0impact the daily lives of people in other countries.\u00a0 Imagine waiting and waiting to get back home to your sick child after a weekend vacation in Oslo.\u00a0 Or maybe your father is on his deathbed and you can’t get there in time to say goodbye to him.\u00a0 Of course travel disruptions happen all the time, but this one has lasted 4 days no and some say the end is not in sight.\u00a0 I heard a brief\u00a0interview with a man that works for NCAA (Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority) who said that Norway should expect to deal with complications for a long while to come.<\/p>\n

In addition to travel disruption for ordinary civilians, emergency services are hindered.\u00a0 While ambulansefly<\/strong> og helikopter<\/strong> (ambulance plane and helicopter) are normally used i krisesituasjoner<\/strong> (crisis situations), b\u00e5ter og ambulanser<\/strong> (boats and ambulances) are being used instead, which is significantly lengthening the time it takes to get from A to B.\u00a0 This means, of course, that people’s lives are at greater risk.<\/p>\n

Moreover,\u00a0even though\u00a0Norwegian Institute of Public Health has stated that there is very low risk of adverse health effects of askene i luftet<\/strong> (the ashes in the air), the WHO has advised that n\u00e5r det regner<\/strong> (when it rains), people should remain innend\u00f8rs <\/strong>(inside) because the farlig<\/strong> (dangerous) particles that are currently in the upper cloud layers will come down with the regn <\/strong>(rain) and pose a risk to people’s lunger<\/strong> (lungs).\u00a0 Individuals with lungesykdommer<\/strong> (lung diseases), hjertesykdommer<\/strong> (heart disease), barn<\/strong> (children), and de gamle<\/strong> (the elderly) are the most at risk.<\/p>\n

It will be very interesting to follow what happens with this vulkan<\/strong>.\u00a0 The effects depend wholly on the status of the vulkan<\/strong>.\u00a0 Let’s hope that it calms down soon and stops spewing asker i luftet<\/strong>.\u00a0 My thoughts go out to everyone who has been adversely affected by this incident.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It has been difficult to keep up\u00a0with the ever-changing updates on the vulkanutbrudd – volcanic eruption – that happened in Iceland last week.\u00a0 Uttbruddet of Eyjafjallaj\u00f6kull is being referred to by many as ”The world’s worst travel disaster in history.\u00a0 Thousands of flights have been delayed already and it is expected that flight travel will…<\/p>\n

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