
The cloud rising up from Grimsvoetn reached an altitude of 11 kilometres less than an hour after the eruption, according to Icelandic scientists. AFP
The cloud rising up from Grimsvoetn reached an altitude of 11 kilometres less than an hour after the eruption, according to Icelandic scientists. AFP
Icelandic volcano eruption 'unlikely to hit air travel'
Eruption by Grimsvotn volcano far larger than last year's Eyjafjallajokull eruption, which upended travel plans for 10m people around the world. VIDEO
Associated Press
May 23, 2011