Here we explain how and why the crisis developed. Iceland is a country of fire and ice, home to several volcanoes and straddling two tectonic plates. The Eyjafjallajokull volcano began erupting in ...

The ash from a volcano can also cause breathing problems, and create travel disruptions, as it lowers the visibility for pilots. This is what happened when Eyjafjallajokull erupted in Iceland in 2010.

volcanic activity continued at Eyjafjallajokull until October, when scientists declared the eruption was over. In 2011, a volcano under the Vatnajökull glacier sent thousands of tonnes of ...

volcanic activity continued at Eyjafjallajokull until October, when scientists declared the eruption was over. In 2011, a volcano under the Vatnajökull glacier sent thousands of tonnes of ash ...

In 2010, an ash cloud from the Eyjafjallajokull volcano, in a different region of ... fissure in a lava field north of the Vatnajokull glacier, which covers part of the Bardarbunga system, erupted.

The blue crosses are airports. The volcano has already had a stunning impact on Europe, although articles about it are already dropping below the lead headlines. There is a thought that the plume ...

The caldera or hollow of the central Bardarbunga volcano is about 25 square miles and ice-filled. It is one of six volcanic systems located under Europe's biggest glacier Vatnajokull. In the event ...