Predicting the exact dispersal of a volcanic ash cloud is never going to be easy. However, satellite data are showing that the eruption from Iceland’s Grímsvötn volcano this week was unlikely to have posed a significant threat to airspace over central Europe. The Icelandic Met Office reports that eruption from Grímsvötn has subsided and that there is now virtually no ash being produced from the volcano. This major eruption began during the evening of 21 May and led to the disruption of around a thousand flights across Europe. Read More
