There’s an Eruption in Iceland — Again

Jennifer R. Povey
3 min readApr 9, 2021
Photo by Jack Ebnet on Unsplash

There being vulcanism in Iceland is almost not news. But every so often it becomes news.

In 2010, a volcano named Eyjafjallajökull hit the news big time…the eruptions disrupted air travel across western and northern Europe, ruined multiple people’s trips and cost about $1.7 million in lost revenue. It caused permanent changes in how airlines assess risk from volcanic ash and clouds.

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Jennifer R. Povey

I write about fantasy, science fiction and horror, LGBT issues, travel, and social issues.