Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull volcano appeared to be calming down before a sudden blast of renewed activity on the morning of Wednesday 14th April sent hundreds of people fleeing.
A huge plume of ash blowing southeastward at altitudes of between 18,000 and 33,000 feet prompted aviation authorities to shut down all air traffic in Scandinavia and Britain, as well as other countries, for the first time in history.
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