Why all those flights have been canceled in Europe:
Sunset over Lake Geneva, filtered through 15,000 tons of airborne ash.


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More big volcano pics from the Big Picture. Amazing.

And how to pronounce "Eyjafjallajökull".

Amazing photos...I never knew lava can cause lightning. Thanks, Fenwayguy...and Happy Birthday! I still can't pronounce the volcano name, even with a phoenetic spelling. I wondered why no one was saying its name in the news. I wonder if they find English as confusing as I find their language...LOL!

May 14, 2010 — a wonderful video of eruption of the eyjafjallajökull volcano in iceland. shot by sean stiegemeier at the start of may, using kolniður by jónsi as soundtrack...

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Oil in the Gulf, ash in the sky...where will it end?