Geothermal assets put in the spotlight by the volcano ash that has grounded much of Europe's air traffic, Iceland on Saturday urged visitors stranded there to take a free dip in its thermal pools.

冰岛火山喷发形成的大量火山灰致使欧洲大量航班停飞，而该国的地热资源也因此成为人们关注的焦点。冰岛有关部门于上周六表示，被困在冰岛境内的游客可前往该国的温泉池免费泡温泉。

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Icelandic volcano ash cancels 500 flights.

冰岛火山灰造成500个航班停飞。

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Natural volcano ash formula contains multiple micro mineral elements to entirely replenish skin with nutriment.

天然火山泥配方，蕴含多重微量矿物元素，能全面补充肌肤养分。

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Ash up to three hundred meters thick covered more than six hundred square kilometers around the volcano.

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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.

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And there could be more delays as the Eyjafjallajokull volcano continues to release ash.

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The explosions which rocked the Soufriere hills volcano sent ash up to 12, 200 metres (40, 000 feet) into the air.

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In 2010, thousands of residents moved to temporary shelters when the volcano ejected ash in an 8-kilometer (5-mile) zone surrounding the crater.

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But that does not mean the volcano produced fine ash continuously.

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