Photos from Grímsvötn eruption

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A flight towards Vatnajökull

Photos from Grímsvötn eruption

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The onset of an eruption in Grímsvötn, Saturday evening 21 May 2011. Photo: Ólafur Sigurjónsson, Forsæti III.

A flight towards Vatnajökull

An eruption began at Grímsvötn volcano at approximately 17:30 UTC, May 21st 2011. Eruptions in Grímsvötn start as subglacial eruptions, which quickly break the ice cover.

At 21:00 UTC, the eruption plume had risen to an altitude of over 65,000 ft (~20 km). The last eruption in Grímsvötn occurred in November 2004. Grímsvötn is Iceland's most frequently erupting volcano. For further information see Update.

The photos in this article are taken by Ólafur Sigurjónsson in Forsæti III at the onset of eruption, and by Árni Sigurðsson meteorolologist a few days later.

21 May 2011:

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