Plumes of Disaster

The volcanic ash cloud from Iceland dissipated today and a British Airways labor strike was canceled, allowing Europe's airports to return to near-normal operations. But the British Met Office is taking fire for its volcanic ash cloud forecasts. - Reuters

This frame grab image provided by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, received from BP, shows details of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, where the Deepwater Horizon rig sank last month. (AP Photo/Senate Environment and Public Works Committee)

- The Times-Picayune