Seismic activity started at the end of 2009 and gradually increased in intensity until on 20 March 2010, a small eruption started that was rated as a 1 on the Volcanic Explosivity Index.
Beginning on 14 April 2010, the eruption entered a second phase and created an ash cloud that led to the closure of most of Europe's IFR airspace from 15 until 20 April 2010. Consequently, a very high proportion of flights within, to, and from Europe were cancelled, creating the highest level of air travel disruption since the Second World War.
The second phase of the eruption started on 14 April 2010 and resulted in an estimated 250 million cubic metres (330,000,000 cu yd) of ejected tephra. The ash plume rose to a height of approximately 9 kilometres (30,000 ft), which rates the explosive power of the eruption as a 4 on the Volcanic Explosivity Index.
By 21 May 2010, the second eruption phase had subsided to the point that no further lava or ash was being produced.
By the morning of 24 May 2010, the view from the web camera installed on Þórólfsfell showed only a plume of water vapour surrounded by a blueish haze caused by the emission of sulphurous gases. Seismic data showed that there were still low intensity earth tremors happening, but scientists at the Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) and the Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Iceland (IES) concluded that the volcano had returned to a dormant state.
Due to the large quantities of dry volcanic ash lying on the ground, surface winds frequently lifted up an "ash mist" that significantly reduced visibility and made web camera observation of the volcano impossible.
The VEI (Volcanic Explosivity Index) of the Eyjafjallajökull eruption in 2010 was 4, indicating a moderate explosive eruption with a volcanic plume rising up to 10-25 km into the atmosphere.
The eruption, by some estimates, produced about 140 million cubic meters or ash.
The Eyjafjallajökull volcanic eruption in Iceland lasted for about two months, from April to May 2010.
The eruption of Eyjafjallajokull in 2010 caused widespread airspace closures in Europe due to the volcanic ash cloud, disrupting air travel and impacting the global economy. It also led to the evacuation of nearby residents and agricultural losses due to ash fall.
The 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajökull was a V.E.I. 4
The VEI (Volcanic Explosivity Index) of the Eyjafjallajökull eruption in 2010 was 4, indicating a moderate explosive eruption with a volcanic plume rising up to 10-25 km into the atmosphere.
Eyjafjallajokull erupted on March 20, 2010. It was a powerful volcanic eruption that caused significant disruption to air travel in Europe due to the ash cloud it produced.
The eruption, by some estimates, produced about 140 million cubic meters or ash.
The Eyjafjallajökull volcanic eruption in Iceland lasted for about two months, from April to May 2010.
The Eyjafjallajökull volcanic eruption stopped on May 23, 2010. The ash cloud from this eruption disrupted air travel across Europe for several weeks.
The eruption of Eyjafjallajokull in 2010 caused widespread airspace closures in Europe due to the volcanic ash cloud, disrupting air travel and impacting the global economy. It also led to the evacuation of nearby residents and agricultural losses due to ash fall.
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The 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajökull was a V.E.I. 4
The eruption of Eyjafjallajokull in 2010 caused significant changes to the landscape, including the creation of a new crater, the melting of glacial ice leading to floods, and the deposition of layers of ash and lava. The surrounding area experienced alterations in landforms, vegetation, and waterways due to the volcanic activity.
No. There is nothing any person can do to cause or prevent a volcanic eruption.
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