May 23 , 2011
Ash from an erupting Icelandic volcano is getting closer to the UK and is expected to reach northern Scotland by tomorrow as there is no sign of winds that might sweep it away, experts said.
Ash from an erupting Icelandic volcano is getting closer to the UK and is expected to reach northern Scotland by tomorrow as there is no sign of winds that might sweep it away, experts said.The ash is spreading towards the UK in a giant crescent shape with the horns pointing south, which will approach the eastern edge of Ireland and enter northern Russia by the end of today.Airspace over Iceland - an important section of transatlantic routes - and the country's main airport are likely to remain closed for the rest of Monday as conditions failed to improve overnight.Grimsvoetn, Iceland’s most active volcano at the heart of its biggest glacier, began erupting late on Saturday, sending a plume of smoke and ash 12miles high.So much ash was blasted into the sky that it blocked out the sun and covered nearby villages and farms.By yesterday, the ash had reached the capital Reykjavik, nearly 250m to the west, and all the country’s airspace was closing down.
The ash is spreading towards the UK in a giant crescent shape with the horns pointing south, which will approach the eastern edge of Ireland and enter northern Russia by the end of today.
Airspace over Iceland - an important section of transatlantic routes - and the country's main airport are likely to remain closed for the rest of Monday as conditions failed to improve overnight.
Grimsvoetn, Iceland’s most active volcano at the heart of its biggest glacier, began erupting late on Saturday, sending a plume of smoke and ash 12miles high.
So much ash was blasted into the sky that it blocked out the sun and covered nearby villages and farms.
By yesterday, the ash had reached the capital Reykjavik, nearly 250m to the west, and all the country’s airspace was closing down.
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