Europe under threat from new eruption

One year after Eyjafjallajokull eruption, which paralysed air traffic in 2010, European airspace has now come under threat from another Icelandic volcano, Grimsvötn, one of the most active in the country. In its biggest eruption in 100 years, Grimsvötn has sent a plume of smoke 20km into the air, explains Morgunbladid. For the moment, the cloud of volcanic ash which has descended on much of the country, forcing locals to wear gas masks whenever they go outside, has only affected air traffic to and from Iceland, and also to and from Greenland and Spitsbergen. However, experts have pointed out that low-altitude westerly winds could blow the ash towards continental Europe over the next few days.