Eyjafjallajokull's Global Impact On Air Travel
Friday, April 23, 2010 - 11:02
in Earth & Climate
Northwestern University scientists say Eyjafjallajökull and its massive cloud of volcanic ash have impacted mobility patterns in places far from Europe -- including the United States, India and southeast Asia. The team compared the entire worldwide air transportation network before and after the 27 major European airports were closed and used complex network theory to compute and list the most affected airports still operating. read more