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Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull volcano began erupting again earlier this week. This image,
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The eruption is the latest in a string that began March 20 and that grounded flights in many parts of Europe for a week. How big a problem the ash clouds become depends not just on the size of the eruption,
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Planes can’t fly through ash-heavy airspace because there is a danger that the silicates in the plume will turn into glass inside the jet engines.
Image: European Space Agency
See Also:
Icelandic Volcano’s Ash Plume as Seen From Space
Photos of Alaskan Volcano’s Eruption
Erupting Volcanoes on Earth as Seen From Space
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