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  2. Iceland volcano erupts weeks after thousands were evacuated ...

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    The most disruptive in recent times was the 2010 eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano, which spewed huge clouds of ash into the atmosphere and grounded flights across Europe for days because ...

  3. 2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull - Wikipedia

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    However, during the night of 22 March, they reported some volcanic ash fall reaching the Fljótshlíð area (20 to 25 km or 12 to 16 mi northwest of the eruption's location) [19] and Hvolsvöllur town (40 kilometres (25 mi) northwest of the eruption location) [19] leaving vehicles with a fine, grey layer of volcanic ash. At around 07:00 on 22 ...

  4. Volcano in Iceland erupts for fourth time in three months

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    The most disruptive in recent times was the 2010 eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano, which spewed huge clouds of ash into the atmosphere and led to widespread airspace closures over Europe.

  5. An Iceland volcano erupts again but spares the nearby town of ...

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    The most disruptive in recent times was the 2010 eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano, which spewed clouds of ash into the atmosphere and disrupted trans-Atlantic air travel for months.

  6. Volcanic ash - Wikipedia

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    The term volcanic ash is also often loosely used to refer to all explosive eruption products (correctly referred to as tephra), including particles larger than 2 mm. Volcanic ash is formed during explosive volcanic eruptions when dissolved gases in magma expand and escape violently into the atmosphere. The force of the gases shatters the magma ...

  7. List of volcanic eruptions in Iceland - Wikipedia

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    The last eruption in the Brennisteinsfjöll volcanic system was a VEI-2 eruption in 1341. (Part of the Reykjanes volcanic zone (RVZ)). [157] 1341 - Hekla, eruption number 6. The ash spread west through Borgarfjörður and Akranes. Great death, especially in Rangárvellir (is: Rangárvellir) and many settlements were destroyed.

  8. Iceland's latest volcanic eruption is decreasing in power ...

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    The most disruptive in recent times was the 2010 eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano, which spewed huge clouds of ash into the atmosphere and led to widespread airspace closures over Europe.

  9. An Iceland volcano starts erupting again, spewing lava into ...

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    The most disruptive in recent times was the 2010 eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano, which spewed huge clouds of ash into the atmosphere and led to widespread airspace closures over Europe.