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sbarre
Non-paywall story: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67387827
mock-possum
> Thor Thordason, professor of volcanology at the University of Iceland

Whose parents clearly had a sense of humor

sbarre
I work with a "Jonathan Johnson" so yeah..
HalfCrimp
Iceland uses patronymic naming [1] so you get a lot of this sort of thing. A child's surname will be their father's name plus a suffix depending on the child's sex. So the son and daughter of Thor will have surnames like Thorson and Thorsdottir, literally "Thor's son" and "Thor's daughter"

[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icelandic_name

maxnoe
Iceland still mostly uses "<name of father>{son,dottir}" last names.

Nothing about humor, just a father calling his son similar to himself.

Seems his full name is Þorvaldur Þórðarson.

hackeraccount
I thought I heard that Iceland doesn't use patronymic buy uses matronymic names.
hackeraccount
That wikipedia page they use matronymic "sometimes"
alboaie
Is there a possibility of flight disruptions in Europe?
benj111
There's a possibility.

Seems more of a risk to transatlantic routes.

I don't know how easy it would be to reroute them though.

t0mas88
Yes, the London region already published a test advisory to verify that all systems are working. It illustrates what a real one could look like: https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/data/vaac/vag/pfxd01_egr...

The northern part of the Atlantic route system (EU-US) goes through there. And big parts of UK airspace could be affected.

solardev
Lol, I like it. I kinda wish we'd do that in software status pages too. "This is a test of our emergency status page. This is only a test. It's also the only time you'll actually see red on this page."
devoutsalsa
There’s always a chance, although the annual eruptions over the past three years had a negligible impact on air travel.

The eruption site is only around 20 km (12 mi) from Iceland's main international airport, Keflavik International Airport. Due to the eruption's effusive nature with little to no ash production, it is not considered a risk to air traffic. [1]

[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fagradalsfjall

xg15
Wasn't there another problem this time, that the eruption site is close to the geothermal plant that powers Keflavik?

At least that would only affect traffic from/to Iceland and not half of Europe though.

londons_explore
Iceland has a small population and a large power grid. They can survive a lot of power generation failing before things like airports start losing power.
fanf2
The magma dyke under Grindavík extends out under the ocean; if it reaches the surface there, the eruption will be explosive and potentially disruptive to air travel. However, the latest news I have seen says that they currently think it’s more likely to erupt on land, to the north east of Grindavík. The best place to get updates is the Iceland Met Office, https://en.vedur.is/
BurningFrog
The Iceland airport is close to this potential volcano, so it's clearly disruptable.

A big Atlantic Air travel disruption like in 2010 is always possible, but real unlikely.

xg15
Eyjafjallajökull sends its regards.