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LONDON (AP) — An enormous ash cloud from a remote Icelandic volcano caused the biggest flight disruption since the 2001 terrorist attacks Thursday as it drifted over northern Europe and stranded travel- ers on six continents. Offi- cials said it could take days for the skies to become safe again in one of aviation’s most congested areas. The cloud, floating miles above Earth and ca- pable of knocking out jet engines, wrecked travel plans for tens of thousands of people, from tourists and business travelers to politicians and royals. They couldn’t see the source of their frustration — except indirectly, when the ash created vivid red and lavender sunsets. Non-emergency flights in Britain were canceled, and most will stay grounded until at least midday Friday. Authorities in Ireland, Denmark, Nor- way, Sweden, Finland and Belgium also closed their air space. France shut down 24 airports, includ- ing the main hub of Charles de Gaulle in Paris, Germany’s Berlin and Hamburg were shut Thurs- day evening, and several flights out of the U.S. had to double back. Kyla Evans, spokes- woman for air traffic serv- ice Eurocontrol, said half of all trans-Atlantic flights were expected to be can- celed Friday. At London’s Heathrow airport, normally one of the world’s busiest with more than 1,200 flights and 180,000 travelers a day, passengers stared for- lornly at departure boards on which every flight was listed as canceled. ‘‘We made it all the way to take off on the plane. ... They even showed us the safety video,’’ said Sarah Davis, 29, a physiothera- pist from Portsmouth in southern England who was hoping to fly to Los Ange- les. ‘‘I’m upset. I only get so much vacation.’’ A volcano beneath Ice- land’s Eyjafjallajokull (ay- yah-FYAH’-plah-yer-kuh- duhl) glacier began erupt- ing Wednesday for the second time in less than a month, triggering floods and shooting smoke and steam miles into the air. About 700 people from rural areas near the vol- cano were evacuated Thursday because of flash flooding, as water carrying icebergs the size of small houses rushed down the mountain. The Civil Pro- tection Department said there could be damage to roads and other infrastruc- ture. Video showed spectacu- lar images of hot gases melting the thick ice, send- ing cascades of water thun- dering down the steep slopes of the volcano. The ash cloud became a menace to air travel as it drifted south and east to- ward northern Europe — including Britain, about 1,200 miles (2,000 kilo- meters) away. The ash plume drifted at between 20,000 feet and 36,000 feet (6,000 meters and 11,000 meters), where it could get sucked into air- plane engines and cause them to shut down. The smoke and ash also could affect aircraft visibility. Britain’s air traffic serv- ice said late Thursday it was extending a ban on most air traffic until 1 p.m. local time (8 a.m EDT) Friday, but flights to Scot- land and Northern Ireland may be allowed to resume before then. The agency said Britain had not halted all flights in its space in living memory, although many were grounded after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the United States. ‘‘People can’t remember a time when it has been on this scale,’’ said Patrick Horwood of the air traffic service. ‘‘Certainly never involving a volcano.’’ Eurocontrol spokes- woman Evans said the ash had led to the cancellation of about 4,000 flights within Europe Thursday, and that could rise to 6,000 Friday. Several U.S. flights bound for Heathrow, in- cluding those from Chicago, San Francisco, Denver, Las Vegas and New York, had to return to their departure cities or land elsewhere when Lon- don airports were closed. In Washington, the Fed- eral Aviation Administra- tion said it was working with airlines to try to reroute some flights around the huge ash cloud, which is hundreds of miles wide. Flights from Asia, Africa, South America, Australia and the Middle East to Heathrow and other top European hubs were also put on hold. 8A • THE ALPENA NEWS FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 2010 W W E E A A T T H H E E R R Today: Partly cloudy early then becoming mostly cloudy. Breezy. Much cooler. Highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Tonight, mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of light rain showers and light snow showers. Windy. Much colder. Lows in the lower 30s. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 45 mph. Partly Cloudy Cloudy Showers Thunder- storms Rain Flurries Snow Ice CANADA WIS. ILL. IND. © 2010 Wunderground.com Marquette 45° | 40° Sault Ste. Marie 49° | 43° Alpena 54° | 52° Traverse City 52° | 47° Saginaw 65° | 56° Detroit 72° | 65° Grand Rapids 61° | 54° Weather Underground • AP Sunny Pt. Cloudy Cloudy National forecast Forecast highs for Friday, April 16 Fronts Pressure Cold Warm Stationary Low High -10s 100s -0s 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 110s Extended Forecast SATURDAY High 45 Low 31 High 85 (1958) Low 10 (1949) Record SUNDAY High 50 Low 32 High 83 (005) Low 9 (1918) Record MONDAY High 58 Low 31 High 83 (2005) Low 9 (1918) Record Sunrise for Saturday 6:46 a.m. Sunset for Saturday 8:20 p.m. Wednesday trace inches PRECIPITATION Year to date 1.94 inches 3.49 inches Month to date 130 Park Place • Alpena • 989-354-3111 We are looking... for your best recipes that taste great and promote a healthy lifestyle. Please e-mail your recipes to: l l [email protected] Recipes may also be mailed to: The Alpena News Eat Well Cookbook 130 Park Place, Alpena, MI 49707 Deadline is Friday, June 1, 2009 Submissions from our readers are highly encouraged! Eat Well The Joy of Eating Healthy Our Summer Cookbook! taking care of our community for over 50 years 211 Long Rapids Road, Alpena MI 49707 www.alpenamedarts.com 989-354-2142 Toll Free 1-888-310-5100 Spring Hours Walk-In 11 am-5:30 pm Weekdays for Established Patients Only Saturdays 9:00 am-12:00 pm Scheduled Appointments Monday - Friday 8:00 am-5:00 pm Accepting New Patients “Moving to the Pines is one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. I walk to the Caring Center to help special needs seniors. Area events and resident activities keep me happy and fulfilled.” Resident Cindy DeCaire Robert J. Coombs, D.O. Medical Director Participating with most major insurances The Headache & Pain Center Call 989-358-6824 WE’VE MOVED!! 1691 M-32 West • Alpena, MI 49707 Robert J. Coombs, D.O. Pain Management AP Photo Passengers wait in line at British Airways to try and catch flights to Europe at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Thursday. The volcano that has halted air travel across Europe may have happened thousands of miles away, but the ash cloud threatens to disrupt business throughout the United States. Business travel could be frozen for weeks and long-planned vacations are at risk of being canceled. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — After strug- gling for hours with a balky latching system, shuttle Dis- covery’s astronauts success- fully removed a cargo carrier from the Interna- tional Space Station on Thursday. They used a giant robot arm to move the compart- ment close to Discovery’s payload bay. Because it was so late in the crew’s day, Mission Control may put off until Friday the actual stowage of the cargo carrier aboard the shuttle. ‘‘Good job, guys,’’ Mis- sion Control said as the cargo carrier came unlatched late Thursday afternoon. ‘‘Thanks for making it easy,’’ one of the spacemen replied. The astronauts stayed up late to accomplish the job. They spent virtually all day dealing with the trouble- some latching system. The cargo carrier, filled with trash and old equip- ment, needs to return to Earth aboard Discovery so it can be outfitted and fly back up in September on the last shuttle flight. Earlier Thursday, Mission Control managed to clear another space station prob- lem, at least for the time being. Managers ruled out the need for an emergency spacewalk by the shuttle crew to fix a stuck valve in a cooling loop; that would have required a flight exten- sion for Discovery. The valve repairs can wait until after Discovery leaves, engineers concluded follow- ing two days of analysis. The latest problem was with one of the control pan- els that send commands to release the bolts that lock the cargo carrier in place on the space station. More trouble for astronauts Iceland’s volcanic ash halts flights across Europe
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LONDON (AP) — Anenormous ash cloud from aremote Icelandic volcanocaused the biggest flightdisruption since the 2001terrorist attacks Thursdayas it drifted over northernEurope and stranded travel-ers on six continents. Offi-cials said it could take daysfor the skies to become safeagain in one of aviation’smost congested areas.The cloud, floating
miles above Earth and ca-pable of knocking out jetengines, wrecked travelplans for tens of thousandsof people, from touristsand business travelers topoliticians and royals.They couldn’t see thesource of their frustration— except indirectly, whenthe ash created vivid redand lavender sunsets.Non-emergency flights
in Britain were canceled,and most will staygrounded until at leastmidday Friday. Authoritiesin Ireland, Denmark, Nor-way, Sweden, Finland andBelgium also closed theirair space. France shut
down 24 airports, includ-ing the main hub ofCharles de Gaulle in Paris,Germany’s Berlin andHamburg were shut Thurs-day evening, and severalflights out of the U.S. hadto double back.Kyla Evans, spokes-
woman for air traffic serv-ice Eurocontrol, said halfof all trans-Atlantic flightswere expected to be can-celed Friday.At London’s Heathrow
airport, normally one ofthe world’s busiest withmore than 1,200 flightsand 180,000 travelers aday, passengers stared for-lornly at departure boardson which every flight waslisted as canceled.‘‘We made it all the way
to take off on the plane. ...They even showed us thesafety video,’’ said SarahDavis, 29, a physiothera-pist from Portsmouth insouthern England who washoping to fly to Los Ange-les. ‘‘I’m upset. I only getso much vacation.’’A volcano beneath Ice-
land’s Eyjafjallajokull (ay-
yah-FYAH’-plah-yer-kuh-duhl) glacier began erupt-ing Wednesday for thesecond time in less than amonth, triggering floodsand shooting smoke andsteam miles into the air.About 700 people from
rural areas near the vol-cano were evacuatedThursday because of flashflooding, as water carryingicebergs the size of smallhouses rushed down themountain. The Civil Pro-tection Department saidthere could be damage toroads and other infrastruc-ture.Video showed spectacu-
lar images of hot gasesmelting the thick ice, send-ing cascades of water thun-dering down the steepslopes of the volcano.The ash cloud became a
menace to air travel as itdrifted south and east to-ward northern Europe —including Britain, about1,200 miles (2,000 kilo-meters) away.The ash plume drifted at
between 20,000 feet and36,000 feet (6,000 metersand 11,000 meters), whereit could get sucked into air-plane engines and causethem to shut down. Thesmoke and ash also couldaffect aircraft visibility.Britain’s air traffic serv-
ice said late Thursday itwas extending a ban onmost air traffic until 1 p.m.local time (8 a.m EDT)Friday, but flights to Scot-land and Northern Irelandmay be allowed to resumebefore then.
The agency said Britainhad not halted all flights inits space in living memory,although many weregrounded after the Sept.11, 2001, terrorist attacksin the United States.‘‘People can’t remember
a time when it has been onthis scale,’’ said PatrickHorwood of the air trafficservice. ‘‘Certainly neverinvolving a volcano.’’Eurocontrol spokes-
woman Evans said the ashhad led to the cancellationof about 4,000 flightswithin Europe Thursday,
and that could rise to6,000 Friday.Several U.S. flights
bound for Heathrow, in-cluding those fromChicago, San Francisco,Denver, Las Vegas andNew York, had to return totheir departure cities orland elsewhere when Lon-don airports were closed.In Washington, the Fed-
eral Aviation Administra-tion said it was workingwith airlines to try toreroute some flightsaround the huge ash cloud,which is hundreds of mileswide. Flights from Asia,Africa, South America,Australia and the MiddleEast to Heathrow and othertop European hubs werealso put on hold.
8A • THE ALPENA NEWS FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 2010WWEEAATTHHEERR
Today: Partly cloudy early then becoming mostly cloudy.Breezy. Much cooler. Highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon.Tonight, mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of light rainshowers and light snow showers. Windy. Much colder. Lowsin the lower 30s. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph decreasingto 10 to 20 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 45 mph.
PartlyCloudy
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Today's ForecastFriday, April 16
City/RegionHigh | Low tempsForecast for
Marquette45° | 40°
Sault Ste. Marie49° | 43°
Alpena54° | 52°Traverse City
52° | 47°
Saginaw65° | 56°
Detroit72° | 65°
Grand Rapids61° | 54°
Weather Underground • AP
Front Brings Active Weather To Central US
Sunny Pt. Cloudy Cloudy
A cold front will become stretched across the Great Lakes through the Central US and into New Mexico. Gulf moisture will combine with the front to kick up scattered showers and t-storms from areas of the Lower Great Lakes to the Southern Plains.
National forecastForecast highs for Friday, April 16
Fronts PressureCold Warm Stationary Low High
-10s 100s-0s 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 110s
IceSnowFlurriesT-stormsRainShowers
Weather Underground • AP
Extended ForecastSATURDAY
High45Low31
High85 (1958)
Low10 (1949)
Record SUNDAYHigh50Low32
High83 (005)Low
9 (1918)
Record MONDAYHigh58Low31
High83 (2005)
Low9 (1918)
Record
Sunrise for Saturday 6:46 a.m.Sunset for Saturday 8:20 p.m.Wednesday
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PRECIPITATION Year to date
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AP PhotoPassengers wait in line at British Airways to try and catchflights to Europe at O'Hare International Airport inChicago, Thursday. The volcano that has halted air travelacross Europe may have happened thousands of milesaway, but the ash cloud threatens to disrupt businessthroughout the United States. Business travel could befrozen for weeks and long-planned vacations are at risk ofbeing canceled.
CAPE CANAVERAL,Fla. (AP) — After strug-gling for hours with a balkylatching system, shuttle Dis-covery’s astronauts success-fully removed a cargocarrier from the Interna-tional Space Station onThursday. They used a giant robot
arm to move the compart-ment close to Discovery’spayload bay. Because it wasso late in the crew’s day,Mission Control may put offuntil Friday the actualstowage of the cargo carrieraboard the shuttle. ‘‘Good job, guys,’’ Mis-
sion Control said as thecargo carrier came unlatchedlate Thursday afternoon. ‘‘Thanks for making it
easy,’’ one of the spacemenreplied. The astronauts stayed up
late to accomplish the job.They spent virtually all daydealing with the trouble-some latching system. The cargo carrier, filled
with trash and old equip-ment, needs to return toEarth aboard Discovery so itcan be outfitted and fly backup in September on the lastshuttle flight. Earlier Thursday, Mission
Control managed to clearanother space station prob-lem, at least for the timebeing. Managers ruled outthe need for an emergencyspacewalk by the shuttlecrew to fix a stuck valve in acooling loop; that wouldhave required a flight exten-sion for Discovery. The valve repairs can wait
until after Discovery leaves,engineers concluded follow-ing two days of analysis. The latest problem was
with one of the control pan-els that send commands torelease the bolts that lock thecargo carrier in place on thespace station.
More troublefor astronauts
Iceland’s volcanic ashhalts flights across Europe
