Iceland’s Grimsvotn Volcano Erupts

Iceland’s most active volcano started erupting Saturday — just over a year after another eruption on the North Atlantic island shut down European air traffic for days. Iceland’s Meteorological Office confirmed that an eruption had begun at the Grimsvotn volcano, accompanied by a series of small earthquakes. Smoke could be seen rising from the volcano, which lies under the uninhabited Vatnajokull glacier in southeast Iceland.

Read more: http://lightbox.time.com/2011/05/22/icelands-grimsvotn-volcano-erupts/#ixzz1NDoqeC8h

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