Air traffic over much of Europe came to a halt for six days because of the huge cloud of ash from a volcano in Iceland.
VOA: special.2010.04.23
It notes three out of 1,000 children under age five die in Iceland, Sweden and Finland compared to in Sierra Leone.
VOA: standard.2009.05.21
A volcanic eruption in Iceland sent a plume of ash into the atmosphere.
VOA: standard.2010.04.15
The volcano on a glacier in Iceland erupted Wednesday.
VOA: standard.2010.04.16
"What we are seeing in Iceland is that as the magma particles get towards the surface, they interact with the very cold water and they chill to form glassy fragments and these glassy fragments are small, they have sharp edges and when those get up in the air that is what is causing the risk to aviation."
VOA: standard.2010.04.15
The volcanic eruption was the second time in two years that Iceland has shaken its neighbors to the east.
VOA: special.2010.04.23
There has also been extensive flooding in the southeastern part of Iceland as parts of a glacier were melted by the volcano.
VOA: standard.2010.04.15
Meteorologists and aviation authorities are monitoring wind direction and the ash cloud's movement from Iceland to determine where and when to shut down airspace in Europe.
VOA: standard.2010.04.15
The International Air Transport Association says global carriers are losing an estimated $200 million a day in revenue as a result of airplane groundings related to the Iceland volcano.
VOA: standard.2010.04.19
Martin Crozier, senior meteorological officer at the Guernsey Met Office in England, says the volcanic eruption in southeast Iceland that has sent European aviation into meltdown is showing no sign of easing up.
VOA: standard.2010.04.17
"It is not just a case of understanding the activity at the volcano itself, what we are also seeing the effect of at the moment are the prevailing weather conditions because we are in a northerly air stream at the moment and that is bringing the volcanic dust from Iceland down over the U.K.
VOA: standard.2010.04.15
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