New Satellite Image of Ash Spewing from Iceland’s Volcano (IMAGE)

European Space Agency

New Satellite Image of Ash Spewing from Iceland’s Volcano

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In this image taken just under two hours ago (14:45 CET) by ESA's Envisat satellite, a heavy plume of ash from the Eyjafjallajoekull Volcano is seen traveling in a roughly southeasterly direction.

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