The serious consequences for British airspace of ash fallout from the eruption of Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajoekull - a name to strike fear into Anglo-Saxon pronunciation - recalls again "The Twilight of the Gods" myth, or Ragnarok.
Coming as it does on the day the Green Party launch their election manifesto, one cannot but help be reminded of the power of nature to disrupt human affairs.
Technocrats, in particular, should take note. Similar previous events - before humans took to the skies in such droves - did not cause widespread disruption.
I hope environmental issues receive some serious attention when the leaders of our three main political parties make their joint appearance on television this evening.
Co-incidentally, I last blogged on the subject of Ragnarok during the height of the Icelandic banking crisis in 2008, when an economic catastrophe arising from a "Twilight of the Banks" threatened our horizons.
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