Iceland volcano activity upsets travel, global trade
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Iceland’s Grimsvoetn volcano erupted earlier today, a year after the Eyjafjallajokull in southern Iceland erupted and disrupted global travel.
April 21, 2010 Ash, dust and steam rise from beneath the Eyjafjallajokull glacier. Scientists are unable to predict when the eruptions might end. Carolyn Kaster/AP
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A plume of ash 12 miles high from the eruption of the Grimsvotn volcano closed Iceland’s main international airport and canceled all domestic flights Sunday.
This year, scientists have recorded and observed galactic interactions, atmospheric phenomena and the first images of a black hole.