Imagery of the volcanic ash cloud from Iceland
by Google Earth Blog on Apr.16, 2010, under 3D Models, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, California, Denmark, England, Germany, Google Earth News, Google Earth Tips, Google Sky, Google maps, Hawaii, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Natural Landmarks, Netherlands, Sightseeing, Street Views, USA
By now, most of you have heard about the volcano that has erupted beneath the Eyjafjallajokull glacier in Iceland. Not only is it causing substantial flooding in Iceland due to the melting glacier, but it's causing the cancellation of the thousands of flights across Europe. It's the largest disruption in air travel since the September 11, 2001 terror attacks in the United States.
NASA has released some incredibly sharp imagery of the ash cloud, which is seen here:
You can download the KML file yourself
if you'd like to check it out in Google Earth. Be aware that it's a very large image and could take a minute or so to load.
You can also view some fresh imagery that GeoEye has published of the area, but it takes a few steps to get there:
Open Google Earth, open the More category in the Layers panel, and turn on GeoEye Featured Imagery. Then search for Iceland, click on the GeoEye logo at the south end of the island, and then click "View Full Resolution Image in Google Earth" in the window that pops up
