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After Eyjafjallajökull

Big Think blogger Michio Kaku writes that a "perfect storm" of wind and ice conditions turned the Icelandic volcano eruption into a crisis. He gives three scenarios for what we can now expect.

Big Think blogger Michio Kaku writes that a “perfect storm” of wind and ice conditions turned the Icelandic volcano eruption into a crisis. He looks at three scenarios for what might come next, and suggests that in the wake of this crisis we need more active reconnaissance of volcanoes, stronger airplane windshields, and advanced filters that could be able to prevent damage to airplane engines.


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