
What Effect Will the Iceland Volcano Have on Climate?
As the spectacular eruption of Eyjafjoell volcano in Iceland brings most transcontinental air travel between Europe and North America to a screeching halt, the question arises out here in the blogosphere: what effect will the eruption have on global climate? The short answer is none, or very little, or who knows? According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the worlds volcanoes…