Eruption Of Iceland's Bardarbunga Raises Travel Alert to Red

The eruption of the Bardarbunga volcano in central Iceland, which appeared a strong possibility after a series of earthquakes, is currently underway, beneath the ice of the Dyngjujokull glacier. The BBC reports that Iceland has raised its air travel alert to red, its higest level, but that for now all of Iceland's airports remain open. CNN notes that "the underground activity did not immediately result in changes to volcanic activity on the surface ... Because of a pressure from the glacier cap it is uncertain whether the eruption will stay sub-glacial or not, Iceland 2 TV said."

We're heading in the right direction

[ColdWetDog]

At least this time we can pronounce the damn thing.

Re:We're heading in the right direction

[qbast]

They really should not name things by letting a cat walk on a keyboard.

Re:We're heading in the right direction

[dackroyd]

"The eruption is closer to #Dyngjujokull than #Bardarbunga so we may need to retrain journalists in pronunciation"

Good luck with that.

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