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Data Center Design:
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Container,
Data Center Outages,
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“ The eruption isn't huge by any means, but it's still an aviation threat because ash is very dangerous to jet engines. ”
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U.K. Shuts Airports as Iceland Eruption Chokes Skies (Update1)
BusinessWeek (Apr 15 2010)
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Airports in the U.K. and northern Europe shut down as a cloud of volcanic ash swept south from an eruption in Iceland, disrupting travel for thousands of people booked on flights with British Airways Plc and other carriers.
U.K. airspace is closed until at least 7 a.m. tomorrow, according to flight-control body National Air Traffic Services, while Norway and Sweden also shut airports as the ash threatens to stall jet engines and affect the air quality in plane cabins. British Airways scrapped flights for the rest of the day and carriers including AMR Corp.’s American Airlines cut services.
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