Category Plane Diversion Alert

AVIATION COLOUR CODE: ORANGE – Explosive Activity – Volcanic Ash At Langila Volcano, Papua New Guinea

Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Darwin warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 6000 ft (1800 m) altitude or flight level 060 Courtesy of volcanodiscovery.com

La Palma volcano: Three more towns evacuated and firefighters forced to retreat amid intensifying volcanic explosions

Photo Illustration Three more towns have been evacuated and firefighters have been forced to retreat amid intensifying volcanic explosions on the island of the Palma in the Canaries. Authorities ordered the evacuation of the towns of Tajuya, Tacande de Abajo…

Hurricane Grace Unleashes Severe Flooding in Mexico, Killing Eight

Hurricane Grace pummeled Mexico with torrential rain on Saturday, causing severe flooding and mudslides that killed at least eight people after becoming one of the most powerful storms in years to hit the country’s Gulf coast. Grace was blowing maximum…

Iceland volcano Fagradalsfjall between capital & main airport ERUPTS, triggering halt to air traffic

Photo Illustration A volcano has erupted in southwest Iceland following heavy seismic activity and a series of small earthquakes in the area. All inbound and outgoing flights have been halted amid the eruption. The Fagradalsfjall volcano, located around 20 miles…

Canaries flights suspended as Saharan sand blankets islands #Sandstorm #CanaryIslands #GranCanaria #Fuerteventura #Lanzarote #Spain

Spain’s airport operator AENA suspended all flights in and out of Gran Canaria and all flights leaving Tenerife on Saturday evening after a storm carrying clouds of red sand from the Sahara hit the Canaries and severely reduced visibility. At…

STORM DENNIS UPDATE: Hundreds of flights cancelled in the UK and army called in ahead of heavy winds and flooding #StormDENNIS #flights #planes #cancellations #army #SevereAlert #FloodAlert #gales #UK

Warnings are in place across the whole of the UK, while a month’s worth of rainfall is expected in places. Hundreds of flights have been cancelled and the army has been called in as Storm Dennis prepares to hit the…

Storm Ciara: Flights cancelled as epic winds cause transport chaos across Britain #StormCiara #SevereAlert #cancellations #flights #uk

FLIGHTS to and from UK have been cancelled due to growing concerns about Storm Ciara. Met Office Weather warnings are in place for the whole of the UK on Sunday, ranked at either yellow or the more extreme amber. British…

#RedAlert Issued as Severe #Storms, #Flooding and #Blizzards Hits Parts of #Spain

At least a foot of snow covers a driveway, gate and trees in Biar, Alicante. It is several kilometres inland from the coast Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencian coastline have been pummelled by a vicious storm this morning, shutting Alicante…

#Shishaldin #Volcano cloud reaches 20,000 ft; Aviation #RedAlert in effect, #Alaska

Courtesy Aaron Merculieff The National Weather Service issued a SIGMET aircraft safety alert as the ash plume from Shishaldin reached as high as 20,000 feet in elevation and extended up to 90 miles eastward from the volcano. A lava flow…