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Iceland closes main airsport amid volcano eruption
May 22, 2011 10:59 AM
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) - Iceland is dealing with another erupting volcano. It's forced authorities to close the country's main international airport and cancel domestic flights as the mountains sends a plume of ash, smoke and steam 12 miles into the air. Scientists say this one in "much bigger"... more » -
2nd Iceland volcano issues ominous warning
May 27, 2010 12:31 PM
A second, much larger volcano in Iceland is showing signs that it may be about to erupt, scientists have warned. Since the start of the Eyjafjallajökull eruption, which caused cancellations of thousands of flights in Europe because of a giant ash cloud, there has been much speculation about neighboring... more » -
Ash clears, London airports reopen
May 17, 2010 8:30 AM
Britain's two major international airports reopened to some flights today after a no-fly zone was imposed because of a dense cloud of drifting volcanic ash from Iceland. And Europe's air traffic management agency says it appears the cloud is beginning to disperse. Britain's National Air Traffic Service says London's... more » -
Airports in Ireland close, then reopen due to ash cloud
May 7, 2010 8:05 AM
Ireland's western airports quickly reopened today once it became clear that a 1,000-mile-long cloud of volcanic ash from Iceland would stay sufficiently offshore. But the Irish Aviation Agency warns the cloud lurking offshore could move in if the wind changes. Ireland's two major airlines, Ryanair and Aer Lingus, shifted... more » -
Colorado prosecutors, deputies stranded on public dime by volcano
April 27, 2010 5:39 PM
Ouch--imagine this hotel bill for taxpayers! Two Colorado prosecutors and two sheriff's deputies were among travelers stranded overseas when an Icelandic volcano erupted and forced the closure of much of Europe's airspace. The four were in London for interviews and an extradition hearing in a slaying case. ... more » -
Volcanic ash still limiting flights
April 22, 2010 8:19 AM
European airports sent thousands of planes into the sky today after a week of unprecedented disruptions, but shifting winds sent a new plume of volcanic ash over Scandinavia, forcing some airports in Norway and Sweden to close again. A spokesman for Eurocontrol, the European air traffic agency, says the... more » -
More European airspace reopening
April 21, 2010 10:56 AM
Airliners are gradually reoccupying the skies over Europe after massive disruptions due to ash from an erupting volcano in Iceland. Germany's air traffic controllers say they've reopened the country's airspace today. London's Heathrow airport, Europe's busiest, has also reopened, delivering rays of hope to stranded travelers. Officials say... more » -
Volcanic ash delays wounded troop flights
April 19, 2010 1:32 PM
The Pentagon says that medical evacuation flights out of Afghanistan are taking eight hours longer because of the cloud of volcanic ash hanging over Europe. Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said Monday that the military is using the Navy's Rota Air Base in Spain, instead of Ramstein Air Base in... more » -
Ash cloud grounds flights in Europe
April 15, 2010 11:35 AM
Air traffic across much of Europe is grounded today by an ash cloud from a volcano in Iceland. Thousands of flights have been canceled, with tens of thousands of people stranded. Officials say it's not clear when it will be safe enough to fly again. One scientist says the... more » -
Iceland volcano could have world consequences
March 23, 2010 1:08 PM
Blasts of lava and ash shot out of a volcano in southern Iceland on Monday and small tremors rocked the ground, a surge in activity that raised fears of a larger explosion at the nearby Katla volcano. Scientists say history has proven that when the Eyjafjallajokull volcano erupts, Katla... more »
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