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Iceland volcano: Aviation risk level from Bardarbunga lowered | Iceland volcano: Aviation risk level from Bardarbunga lowered |
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Iceland has lowered the warning level to aviation from the Bardarbunga volcano from "red" to "orange", its second-highest level. | |
However, the Icelandic Met Office said there were "no indications that [seismic] activity is slowing down" and added "an eruption cannot be excluded". | |
Earlier, two earthquakes shook the area around Bardarbunga. | |
Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull volcano erupted in 2010, producing ash that disrupted air travel across Europe. | Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull volcano erupted in 2010, producing ash that disrupted air travel across Europe. |
Seismic activity began in the area on Tuesday. Iceland's Met Office said it recorded earthquakes of magnitude 5.3 and 5 in the early hours of Sunday morning. | |
They were the strongest earthquakes to hit Bardardunga since 1996. | |
Airspace over the site has been closed, but all Icelandic airports currently remain open, authorities say. | Airspace over the site has been closed, but all Icelandic airports currently remain open, authorities say. |
Authorities said on Saturday that a small eruption had taken place under the Dyngjujokull ice cap but that there no signs that gases or ashes had broken through the ice. | Authorities said on Saturday that a small eruption had taken place under the Dyngjujokull ice cap but that there no signs that gases or ashes had broken through the ice. |
Geologists reported that about 300 earthquakes had been detected in the area since midnight on Tuesday. | Geologists reported that about 300 earthquakes had been detected in the area since midnight on Tuesday. |
The Eyjafjallajokull eruption in April 2010 caused the largest closure of European airspace since World War Two, with losses estimated at between 1.5bn and 2.5bn euros (£1.3-2.2bn). | The Eyjafjallajokull eruption in April 2010 caused the largest closure of European airspace since World War Two, with losses estimated at between 1.5bn and 2.5bn euros (£1.3-2.2bn). |
Criticism following the strictly enforced shutdown resulted in the UK Civil Aviation Authority relaxing its rules to allow planes to fly in areas with a low density of volcanic ash. | Criticism following the strictly enforced shutdown resulted in the UK Civil Aviation Authority relaxing its rules to allow planes to fly in areas with a low density of volcanic ash. |
Bardarbunga and Dyngjujokull are part of a large volcano system hidden beneath the 500m-thick (1,600ft) Vatnajokull glacier in central Iceland. | Bardarbunga and Dyngjujokull are part of a large volcano system hidden beneath the 500m-thick (1,600ft) Vatnajokull glacier in central Iceland. |
The region, located more than 300km (190 miles) from the capital Reykjavik, has no permanent residents but sits within a national park popular with tourists. | The region, located more than 300km (190 miles) from the capital Reykjavik, has no permanent residents but sits within a national park popular with tourists. |
Authorities have previously warned that any eruption could result in flooding north of the glacier. | Authorities have previously warned that any eruption could result in flooding north of the glacier. |