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ACIDIC GAS CLOUD ENGULFS UK SKIES
Brits have been warned to stay inside as a cloud of corrosive and acidic gas, which can cause serious health problems, covered the UK.
Weather maps showed a massive cloud of sulfur dioxide (SO2), spat out by the recent volcanic eruptions in Iceland, completely covering the country.
SO2 is predominantly produced from the combustion of coal or crude oil, but volcanoes also produce vast quantities of it when they erupt.
Inhaling the gas can cause symptoms such as a sore throat, coughing, a runny nose, burning eyes, tight lungs, and difficulty breathing.
Source: Daily Mail
The (scientists) talk of heat-maps when they visualize possible pollution on weather maps. So, temperature is what they are mapping. Given that it is August, one is going to have, what Brits call, 'heat waves' coming in from the Atlantic anyway, which makes me doubt this story even more. I 'member the days of 3 full days of clear skies, and all of the media would be in a flap --- and they would publish photos of skin-heads jumping in the fountains. https://thirteen23.medium.com/visualizing-air-quality-6f5cce6148f4
It is disingenuos to say that the weather maps are showing a huge cloud of SO2. What they are showing is a bunch of warm air of unknown composition, it could, maybe, have a SO2 component, but that would be speculation at most. The alleged gas-cloud has already moved over a giant piece of ocean, mixing with water vapor and all (SO2 is heavier than air). That is, the water surface is there, baking in the late summer sun. What do you think will happen. And really, the by-then-diluted air mixture may cause a wee discomfort, if anything at all.
However, the pleb publications are making a meal of the latest 'news' (references only, no need to click, they all say the same thing, which is a red flag for propaganda): They want peeps to cower indoors. Be afraid.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/weather-maps-show-terrifying-volcanic-33534054
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1940203/dont-go-outside-warning-health-alert-volcano-iceland
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13777191/Dont-outdoors-morning-Homeowners-given-health-alert-gas-cloud-tipped-skies-UK.html