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| Subject: Icelandic volcano tipped to blow again Thu May 06, 2010 10:28 pm | |
| An Icelandic volcano which caused havoc to European aviation after erupting last month will emit a large new ash cloud after surging back to life, meteorologists say. - Quote :
- A plume of ash measuring up to seven kilometres high had been detected at the Eyjafjallajokull volcano, said a statement from the Icelandic Met Office and Institute of Earth Science.
"The eruption has changed back to an explosive eruption, lava has stopped flowing and most of the magma gets scattered due to explosions in the crater," the statement said.
"The ash plume rises high above the crater [four to seven kilometres] and considerable ash fall can be expected in wind direction."
Meteorologists say there are no signs of the eruption ending soon.
Flights in and out of airports on the west coast of Ireland will be grounded today, but a volcanic ash cloud drifting south from Iceland will not close Ireland's main airport in Dublin.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/05/07/2892955.htm?section=justin | |
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