Grimsvotn Volcanic Eruption in the Vatnajokull Glacier, Iceland

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Ash seen in the clouds, snow, ice and river beds approx 20-40 kilometers away. The eruption began on May 21, 2011 spewing tons of ash; initially the plume was over 20 kilometers high. Volcanic ash is an extreme danger to jet engines closing airspace in Iceland and parts of Europe. Grimsvotn is a subglacial basalt volcano and Iceland's most frequently erupting volcano. The prior eruption was in 2004.

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Location: Grimsvotn Volcano, Iceland
Photo credit: © Ragnar Th Sigurdsson / Alamy / Afripics
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