silver lining in an ash cloud

Striving to find a silver lining in Eyjafjallajökull's ash cloud, The New York Times editorialized how the consequent grounding of European air traffic forcefully reminds us "of our interconnected world" and how "our lives are still at the su erance of nature." Let me go one small step further (this borderline platitude) and remark that Eyjafjallajökull is arguably the first volcano that took it upon itself, suitably aided by unusual wind patterns, to directly curtail human-driven climate change. Unable to hold the candle to cataclysmic predecessors of yore, such as Krakatoa (1883), Tambora (1815), or the nearby Laki (1783), thereby cooling global climes with colossal emissions of sulfur, this subglacial volcano is halting a preeminent human factor in climate change: air traffic. If the 3-day closing of US airspace in the aftermath of 9/11 gave climate a break, the current shutdown of European aviation should outdo that. How 'bout this for a silver lining, o stranded traveler? Go Eywa Go!