Ash clouds from Iceland’s volcano disrupted air traffic across Europe
as authorities closed air space over Britain, Ireland and the Nordic countries.
The Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland erupted on Wednesday, April 14th, for the second time this month.
The volcano’s smoke and ash poses a threat to aircraft because it can affect visibility,
and microscopic debris can get sucked into airplane engines and can cause them to shut down.
Ironically the ash cloud has not disrupted operations at Iceland’s Keflavik airport
or caused problems in the capital of Reykjavik.
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