Iceland’s Bardabunga volcano under orange alert, erruption could dissrupt air travel

Posted on August 21, 2014 • Filed under: Europe, Tourist Warning, Travel Aviation, Travel Weather Issues

weather.com reported A recent swarm of earthquakes near Iceland’s Bardabunga volcano has seismologists fearing an eruption could happen soon, and if it blows, major air travel problems could occur. As a result, European airlines have been warned of the dangers, according to Sky News. In 2010, the ash from a volcanic eruption in Iceland caused major air traffic disruptions that stranded 10 million travelers around the world. The warnings come after Iceland’s Met Office raised the risk level of eruption to orange for Bardabunga, meaning an eruption was possible but not imminent, Live Science reports. It is the fourth on the five-level scale, the report added. Read Article

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