Iceland raises alert after volcanic activity

Published August 20, 2014
Eyjafjallajokul: This May 8, 2010, image shows a column of ash rising from Iceland’s volcano.—AP
Eyjafjallajokul: This May 8, 2010, image shows a column of ash rising from Iceland’s volcano.—AP

REYKJAVIK: Iceland has warned of the risk of an eruption at one of its largest volcanoes, four years after millions of air travellers were grounded by a huge ash cloud from another volcano. The country’s meteorological office raised the alert at the Bardabunga volcano to “orange”, its second most serious, signalling increased activity and a heightened risk of eruption.

It follows intense seismic activity recorded at Bardabunga, which lies in the southeast of the country, since Saturday. An eruption of Iceland’s Eyjafjoell volcano in April 2010 stranded more than eight million travellers as a vast cloud of volcanic ash spread across Europe.

Published in Dawn, August 20th, 2014

Opinion

Editorial

‘Source of terror’
Updated 29 Mar, 2024

‘Source of terror’

It is clear that going after militant groups inside Afghanistan unilaterally presents its own set of difficulties.
Chipping in
29 Mar, 2024

Chipping in

FEDERAL infrastructure development schemes are located in the provinces. Most such projects — for instance,...
Toxic emitters
29 Mar, 2024

Toxic emitters

IT is concerning to note that dozens of industries have been violating environmental laws in and around Islamabad....
Judiciary’s SOS
Updated 28 Mar, 2024

Judiciary’s SOS

The ball is now in CJP Isa’s court, and he will feel pressure to take action.
Data protection
28 Mar, 2024

Data protection

WHAT do we want? Data protection laws. When do we want them? Immediately. Without delay, if we are to prevent ...
Selling humans
28 Mar, 2024

Selling humans

HUMAN traders feed off economic distress; they peddle promises of a better life to the impoverished who, mired in...