Ash Cloud ????

I am not a scientist, so if anyone reading this has scientific information, please comment.  I truly do not know what to make of this story.

Volcanic ash

This is a satellite picture that was posted at the UK Daily Mail website today included in a article stating that the volcanie ash cloud over Britain after the eruption of the Iceland volcano was non-existent.

According to the article:

“Jim McKenna, the Civil Aviation Authority’s head of airworthiness, strategy and policy, admitted: ‘It’s obvious that at the start of this crisis there was a lack of definitive data.

“‘It’s also true that for some of the time, the density of ash above the UK was close to undetectable.’

“The satellite images will be used by airlines in their battle to win tens of millions of pounds in compensation from governments for their losses.”

Wow.  Just wow.