综英 duty report 2010 Iceland volcano 新闻汇总.pptVIP

Iceland volcano glacier：a slowly moving mass or river of ice 冰川，冰河 spew：expel large quantities of (something) rapidly and forcibly （大量）喷出；（快速）放出，涌出 ground: prohibit or prevent (a pilot or an aircraft) from flying 禁止（飞行员或飞机）飞行；使停飞 Inadequate：lacking the quality or quantity required; insufficient for a purpose 不充足的 strand: leave (someone) without the means to move from somewhere 将…困在某处；使无法脱身 Wednesday ,14 April 2010 Volcano erupts under Iceland glacier, hundreds flee A volcanic eruption in Iceland spewed black smoke and white steam into the air on Wednesday and partly melted a glacier, setting off a major flood that threatened to damage roads and bridges. A plume of volcanic ash rises into the atmosphere, from a crater under ice at the Eyjafjallajokull glacier in southern Iceland, April 14, 2010.  Thursday,15 Apr Volcanic ash stops flights across northern Europe Dutch airspace will close due to volcanic ash Qantas cancels Europe-bound flights on Friday（【Queensland and Northern Teritory Aerial Services】〔企业〕澳大利亚快达航空公司。） Ash forces France to shut northern air space And so on… Actually… The huge ash cloud from an Icelandic volcano turned northern Europe into a no-fly zone on Thursday, leaving hundreds of thousands of passengers stranded. Friday ,16 Apr Volcanic ash grounds flights across much of Europe A huge ash cloud from an Icelandic volcano spread out across Europe on Friday causing air travel chaos on a scale unseen since the September 11 attacks and costing airlines hundreds of millions of dollars. Lightning streaks across the sky as lava flows from a volcano in Eyjafjallajokul, April 17, 2010. Sunday ,18 Apr The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said on Monday European governments response to the volcano crisis was inadequate and estimated its economic impact to be greater than the 2001 Sept. 11 attacks. A passenger stands in front of the departure board showing all flights cancelled at Frankfurts airport, April 17