• cestvrai@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    It would be disastrous for my vacation if Europe gets ashed and my flight cancelled😞

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      1 year ago

      You’re getting downvotes, but the implication that transatlantic tourism will grind to a halt is a big deal, and very real. For Iceland it’s an even bigger concern as so much of their economy depends on tourism (though this is the slow season).

      One thing I haven’t heard mentioned is the Icelandic water spring source. It’s a big ($2B+) operation and (supposedly) located on that peninsula. I looked for it but could only find the operational/business headquarters.

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        1 year ago

        Also in the area is a major geothermal power plant and the big carbon capture plant which gets it power from it. Research and market development could be seriously set back if it’s damaged.

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          1 year ago

          big carbon capture plant

          I didn’t realize they had one, or even cared that much about it (since their power sources are something like 99.9x carbon free). I knew there was a research site that was doing deep drilling on the peninsula, but not the purpose.

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            1 year ago

            Makes sense to do the power hungry and experimental research into carbon reduction next to a cheap and carbon free energy source though

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      1 year ago

      Aww poor baby. How about the millions this will affect, and those that will die? Nah, just think only of yourself and your vacation. Fucking piece of shit.

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          1 year ago

          Well, I’m glad it’s not as devastating as I thought. I’m just sick and tired of the selfish, entitled trash in this world not giving a damn about anything but their vacations and nail appointments and stock options. Anyway, stay safe up there! Your country is very pretty from what I’ve seen and I’d love to visit it some day.

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            1 year ago

            Just to be clear, I live in continental Europe and not Iceland.

            As other have pointed out, Iceland very much depends on both tourism and their national airline IcelandAir. People in those sectors will certainly be affected much worse than me.

            I don’t deny being selfish but my comment was just trying to point out one of the main concerns, in a cheeky way.

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              1 year ago

              Sorry for not catching it was cheeky. Too many people really do think like that these days. Cheers!

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        1 year ago

        You are being pretty dramatic about an honest and harmless comment. Grow up and stop making the internet worse.