zwiebel
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Iceland has issued a red alert to aviation because it looks like there may have been an eruption under the country's biggest glacier, the Vattnajokull. Seismic activity is now happening in the large Bardarbunga volcano that's about 18 miles (30km) away. Several hundred people have been evacuated. A volcanic eruption in Iceland in 2010 caused worldwide disruption to air travel and huge losses to the airline industry.
'Iceland closed airspace directly above Bardarbunga volcano yesterday after it began erupting under the ice of Europe's largest glacier following thousands of earthquakes over the past week.'
'A Virgin Atlantic spokesman said a flight from London Heathrow to San Francisco was rerouted away from the volcano as a "precautionary measure" but flights are now operating as normal.'
Experts are uncertain if the eruption will 'remain sub-glacial' or not.
http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/Vol...tory-22810747-detail/story.html#ixzz3BIsqRKgh
Photo link: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-28913165
'Iceland closed airspace directly above Bardarbunga volcano yesterday after it began erupting under the ice of Europe's largest glacier following thousands of earthquakes over the past week.'
'A Virgin Atlantic spokesman said a flight from London Heathrow to San Francisco was rerouted away from the volcano as a "precautionary measure" but flights are now operating as normal.'
Experts are uncertain if the eruption will 'remain sub-glacial' or not.
http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/Vol...tory-22810747-detail/story.html#ixzz3BIsqRKgh
Photo link: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-28913165
