Hawaii, May 07: An Icelandic volcano which wreaked havoc on European aviation last month has sent up a new plume of ash and is set to emit another cloud of debris after surging back to life, meteorologists said.
A plume of ash measuring up to seven kilometres high had been detected at the Eyjafjoell volcano, said a statement Thursday from the Icelandic Met Office and Institute of Earth Science.
“The eruption has changed back to an explosive eruption, lava has stopped flowing and most of the magma gets scattered due to explosions in the crater,” said the statement in English.
“The ash plume rises high above the crater (4-7 km) and considerable ash fall can be expected in wind direction. No signs of the eruption ending soon.”
The move prompted authorities Thursday to consider re-routing transatlantic flights and Ireland to shut airports for a third time this week.
—Agencies