Iceland Warns Airlines of Ash Plume as Volcano Erupts
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Iceland warned airlines of a potential ash plume that could disrupt flights as one of the North Atlantic island nation’s biggest volcanoes erupted after a week of rumbling.
The aviation warning code was changed to “red,” signifying that an “eruption is imminent or in progress -- significant emission of ash into atmosphere likely,” the Icelandic Met Office said yesterday. Airspace above the eruption was closed, according to the island’s Civil Protection Agency.