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Iceland shuts main airport after volcano sends ash plume 12 miles into sky; Europe air routes still open

Ash from a massive plume of smoke from an eruption of Iceland's most active volcano could spread south to parts of Europe next week, but experts on Sunday still hoped the impact on air travel would be limited.

Japanese volcano erupts, sends ash two miles into sky

A volcano in southwestern Japan erupted Sunday after nearly two weeks of relative silence, sending ash and rocks up to four kilometres (two and a half miles) into the air, a local official says.

Thousands flee as Philippine volcano erupts

Thousands of people in the Philippines fled their homes as a volcano erupted on Monday, sending a spectacular column of ash high into the sky, residents said.

Icelandic volcano 'set to erupt'

Scientists in Iceland are warning that another volcano looks set to erupt and threatening to spew-out a pall of dust that would dwarf last year's event.

Scientists forecast decades of clouds in Europe

THE Icelandic eruption that has caused misery for air travellers could be part of a surge in volcanic activity that will affect the whole of Europe for decades, scientists have warned.

Iceland volcano to emit large new cloud: meteorologists

An Icelandic volcano which caused havoc to European aviation after erupting last month is to emit a large new ash cloud after surging back to life, meteorologists said Thursday.

Philippines volcano alert 'high'

Al Jazeera 12/21/2009
Philippines volcano alert 'high'

Scientists in the Philippines have said a major explosive eruption could occur at any time as the Mount Mayon volcano in the centre of the country rumbles to life.

Ash falls on Tokyo as volcanoes erupt

Two volcanoes erupted near major cities in Japan on Monday, with one spewing white smoke and ash into the heart of Tokyo, the weather agency said.

Volcanoes and Antarctic Warming

Kenneth Chang Tierney Lab 01/23/2009
 
Volcanoes and Antarctic Warming

A couple of readers responded to news of a warming Antarctica by noting that West Antarctica, where the warming is most pronounced, is home to a number of volcanoes. (It’s basically the bottom segment of the Pacific Ocean’s “ring of fire.”)