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Footage of Iceland volcano eruption
photo by Daníel Örn (source: Flickr Creative Commons)
Here is some amazing video of last weekend’s volcanic eruption on Iceland. The volcano, named Eyjafjallajökull erupted for the first time in 200 years, causing Iceland Air to ground flights and hundreds of people to evacuate the area.
From ITN News:
Volcano erupts in southern Iceland
From NBC’s Today show, by way of msnbc.com:
Iceland’s spectacular fire and ice display
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For more information on Eyjafjallajökull’s eruption, including pictures, video and news links, check out this New York Times blog entitled ‘One Word: Eyjafjallajokull’.
by Graham Land
Tags: eruption, Eyjafjallajokull, Iceland, video, volcano
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