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Volcanic Chain Reaction?

Posted by JAC on 3/27/2010, 7:11 am

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Not far from Eyjafjallajokull glacier, the much larger Mrdalsjökull glacier hides the fiery, gently sloping Katla volcano that lies under the ice.

Considered one of Iceland's most dangerous volcanoes, Katla last erupted in 1918 and could be roused by the nearby rumblings that began over the weekend, scientists warned Monday.

"Historically, we know of three eruptions in Katla linked to eruptions in Eyjafjallajokull," Magnús Tumi Gudmundsson, a professor of geophysics and civil-protection adviser, told the AFP news service.

For now, though, the giant's sleep appears undisturbed.


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Eruption started at Eyjafjallajokull in Iceland - JAC, 3/21/2010, 8:09 am

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