My God. It's Vivisection in the Drawing Room!

4.27.2010

LATELY: Iceland, Iran

Finally, those who worry that recent volcanic explosions in Iceland are corrupting the air quality in Iran, can suspend. Mohammad Reza Masjedi, of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (IUATLD) in the Middle East, has determined that emissions of Icelandic carbon dioxide and ash only "reach the skies of Iran at high altitude, which lowers the possible hazard to public health." Curious, then, that the man polished off his official statement with a warning of lingering danger, concluding that the eruption "may pose a serious threat to the environment and could alter the ecosystem of the whole country."

In any case, here's how a volcano works:

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