Volcanic ash contains tiny particles of glass and sulphur (硫),which when sucked into an aircraft’s jet engine can cause the engine to stop.This is the time when you can imagine a pretty catastrophic event to happen.Back in 1982 an incident involving a jet aircraft and volcanic ash did exactly that.The ash caused all engines to fail and it was only thanks to the skill of the pilot that everyone on board managed to survive.
So the governing bodies of the airways have decided to cease all air
traffic that could be affected by the cloud of volcanic ash as it is carried by a southward wind down from the north of Scotland across the entire length and breadth of the UK across the English Channel and over Europe.
On land there have been statements that there is no danger to humans, but people with asthma and respiratory diseases should stay indoors.
The Iceland volcano that has erupted is apparently not the only one that is worrying scientists, and there is another volcano which is the Mount Etna.So if it erupted anytime soon with the wind blowing south, an ash cloud from that one would cause longterm devastation (破坏) and disruption for a very long time.Fingers crossed,then.
【解题导语】 这是一篇记叙文。文章叙述了不久前冰岛火山爆发的火山灰导致了在英国飞机延误的事情,然后引出了历史上另一次火山灰导致飞机延误的事情。接下来文章解释了火山灰带来的一些问题。火山灰除了影响航班正常出行之外,对英国人没有太大的危害。
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