It may have caused disruption to millions, but for one cult Icelandic singer-songwriter, the Eyjafjallajökull volcano has led to an explosion of interest in her music. Elíza Geirsdóttir Newman has…
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Elíza Newman Erupts After Eyjafjallajökull Video!
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010Volcanic cloud forces Iceland’s main airport to close
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010Ash from an Icelandic volcano that caused Europe to close its skies forced the Nordic country’s main airport to shut Friday, as international tourism chiefs said the crisis had cost their industry 1.7 billion euros.
Volcanic Activity in Iceland Comes in Waves
Tuesday, May 11th, 2010
The activity in the volcano underneath the Eyjafjallajökull icecap in south Iceland fluctuates but there are no indications that the eruption is winding down. Yesterday a series of earthquakes were detected underneath the icecap which indicates that magma is still being thrust out of the mantle.
Volcanic cloud forces Iceland’s main airport to close
Saturday, May 8th, 2010Ash from an Icelandic volcano that caused Europe to close its skies forced the Nordic country’s main airport to shut Friday, as international tourism chiefs said the crisis had cost their industry 1.7 billion euros.
Icelandic volcano emits more ash, fresh closures expected
Friday, May 7th, 2010REYKJAVIK : An Icelandic volcano which wreaked havoc on European aviation last month has sent up a new plume of ash and is set to emit another cloud of debris after surging back to life, meteorologists said.
Iceland: Land of fire
Friday, May 7th, 2010One volcano seethes and the world shudders, yet for Iceland it’s just another day, writes Christine Salins.
Icelandic air travel dominated by local airlines; Iceland Express now …
Thursday, May 6th, 2010What? No volcano? Yeah for once we resisted the urge. New routes for this summer include Icelandair to Brussels and Trondheim while Iceland Express has a lengthier list of Birmingham, Milan Bergamo, Rotterdam and… Newark and Winnipeg starting in June.
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Wednesday, May 5th, 2010A bluish mist or gas has been seen rising into the air at Gigjokull, an Eyjafjallajokull glacial tongue, where the lava from the volcano is flowing.
Bluish Mist at Iceland Eruption Site
Wednesday, May 5th, 2010
A bluish mist or gas has been seen rising into the air at Gígjökull, an Eyjafjallajökull glacial tongue, where the lava from the volcano is flowing. The mist is believed to be connected with the lava flow.
Volcanic cloud forces Iceland’s main airport to close
Tuesday, May 4th, 2010Ash from an Icelandic volcano that caused Europe to close its skies forced the Nordic country’s main airport to shut Friday, as international tourism chiefs said the crisis had cost their industry 1.7 billion euros.
Ash from Icelandic volcano for sale online
Tuesday, May 4th, 2010“We were approached by someone who wanted a delivery of volcanic ash from Eyjafjallajoekull.
Ireland, Britain reopen skies after new ash alert
Tuesday, May 4th, 2010Ireland and Britain lifted flight restrictions Tuesday after temporarily closing airspace due to the return of ash from an Icelandic volcano which paralysed Europe’s skies last month.
Ja Ja Ja May Show!
Tuesday, May 4th, 2010April’s Ja Ja Ja party was eventful to say the least. The outfall from the Icelandic volcano prevented two scheduled bands from attending, but Finnish heroes Thunderstone saved the day by…
Path Across Iceland Eruption Site to Reopen in June
Tuesday, May 4th, 2010
It is assumed that the hiking path across the Fimmvörduháls ridge where the volcanic eruption between March 20 and April 12 took place will reopen in June. As the volcano spurted lava over 300 meters of the path, it was uncertain whether this popular route would be passable for hikers this summer.
Icelandic volcano fires up the imagination
Monday, May 3rd, 2010” It’s shortly before 11 p.m., but in this land of midnight sun, the sky is still a soft shade of blue.
Montrealers scrambling to get home
Monday, May 3rd, 2010The ash plume of southwestern Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull volcano streams southwards over the Northern Atlantic Ocean in a picture taken by a British Geological Survey geologist flying from Reykjavik to Glasgow April 16, 2010.
Volcano students so glad to be home
Sunday, May 2nd, 2010A school’s geography field trip to Iceland was given a once-in-a-lifetime lesson when a volcano erupted, leaving them stranded on the north Atlantic island.
Icelandic composer J hann J hannsson returns, despite natural and economic disasters
Sunday, May 2nd, 2010When I first phoned Jhann Jhannsson for our interview, the Icelandic composer wasn’t at his current home base in Copenhagen, but stuck in the Madrid airport — his plane grounded by the eruption of the Eyjafjallajkull volcano.