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Edition: U.S. Article Comments (0) Slideshow Video Follow Reuters Facebook Twitter RSS YouTube Read Powerful tornadoes kill at least 31 in Midwest | 3:01am EDT Egypt sentences policeman to die for protest deaths 22 May 2011 Pile of debt would stretch beyond stratosphere 19 May 2011 Q+A: Pakistan's nuclear weapons, safe or not? 1:24am EDT At least 30 killed by tornado in Missouri - coroner 22 May 2011 Discussed 323 Obama and Netanyahu face tense meeting on Mideast 111 As hours tick by, ”Judgment Day” looks a dud 102 Broadcaster silent as Judgment Day hours tick by Watched Arnold Schwarzenegger's mystery woman identified Thu, May 19 2011 Iceland volcano erupts Sat, May 21 2011 Plankers get fired for stunt Sun, May 22 2011 Europe on alert for Icelandic volcano ash cloud Tweet Share this By Omar Valdimarsson REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - An eruption by Iceland's most active volcano was set to keep the island's main airport shut on Monday, while other European nations watched for any impact on their air routes from a towering plume of smoke... Email Print Factbox Volcanoes and ash clouds Sun, May 22 2011 Related News Ash could hit Scotland Tuesday, airlines warned Sun, May 22 2011 No impact from Icelandic volcano for now: Eurocontrol Sun, May 22 2011 Analysis & Opinion Power, sex and conventional wisdom Ignore Geithner’s debt ceiling scare tactics Related Topics World » Natural Disasters » Related Video Iceland volcano erupts Sat, May 21 2011 Volcano spews ash, closes airport. 1 / 7 Smoke rise from the Grimsvotn volcano, under the Vatnajokull glacier in southeast Iceland May 21, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Jon Gustafsson By Omar Valdimarsson REYKJAVIK | Mon May 23, 2011 2:45am EDT REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - An eruption by Iceland's most active volcano was set to keep the island's main airport shut on Monday, while other European nations watched for any impact on their air routes from a towering plume of smoke and ash. Experts said they saw little chance of a repeat of last year's six-day closure of airspace, which also hit transatlantic flights, when another Icelandic volcano erupted, although airlines have been warned the new ash cloud will drift. So far Iceland, particularly the towns and villages to the south and east of the Grimsvotn volcano, has suffered most. Day turned into night when a thick cloud of ash descended on the area, smothering cars and buildings. The cloud had also begun to drift over the capital Reykjavik by late Sunday evening and the civil aviation authority said the prospects for re-opening the main international airport on Monday were not good. Europe's air traffic control organization warned on its website that ash could spread southwards. "Ash cloud is expected to reach North Scotland on Tuesday 24th May. If volcanic emissions continue with same intensity, cloud might reach west French airspace and north Spain on Thursday 26th May," Eurocontrol said in a traffic bulletin. The agency, which set up a crisis unit after bad coordination was blamed for worsening last year's crisis, said no closures outside Iceland were expected on Monday or Tuesday. Airlines as far away as Australia said they were monitoring the situation after travel and freight disruption rippled across the globe and cost the industry some $1.7 billion last year. Iceland's meteorological office said the plume from Grimsvotn, which last exploded in 2004, had fallen in height from a peak of about 25 km (16 miles) in the hours after the eruption and was now holding steady. "It has been steady all night just below 10 kilometers," met office forecaster Teitur Arason said, adding current wind conditions were spreading the ashes in separate directions. "The winds are a two chapter story. The winds high in the air, above 25,000 feet or there about, are southeasterly, so that ash is blow to the north and then later to the east. "But at lower levels, the winds are northerly and therefore those ashes are blowing southward." The eruption was much stronger than the one at a volcano further south last year which closed European airspace and halted transatlantic flights last April, due to worries that particles could get into aircraft engines and cause accidents. "It could lead to some disruption, but only for a very limited time and only over a very limited area," said University of Iceland Professor of Geophysics Magnus Tumi Gudmundsson. "We see some signs that the (eruption's) power is declining a bit, but it is still quite powerful," he said, adding that the eruption was the most violent at the volcano since 1873. LAYERS OF ASH Gudmundsson and other vulcanologists said the impact on air travel this time would be more limited as winds were more favorable, the plume's content was heavier and less likely to spread, and authorities had a higher tolerance for ash levels. Some airlines complained that authorities had been excessively cautious in imposing blanket closures of airspace during last year's eruption. Icelandair, the main airline on the island, stopped flights on Sunday and said on its website the halt could continue on Monday. It said 6,000 passengers had been affected by cancellations so far. Dave Mcgarvie, vulcanologist at Britain's Open University, said any ash which reached Britain would be less than last year and added that experience gained since the 2010 eruption would lead to less disruption. In emailed comments, he said "minor re-routing" should enable aircraft to avoid zones where ash is concentrated. Grimsvotn lies under the Vatnajokull glacier in southeast Iceland, the largest glacier in Europe. Areas to the south of glacier have been covered in thick layers of ash and the sun was blocked out for several hours. "It was like night is during the winter," said Benedikt Larusson, speaking in the town of Kirkjubaejarklaustur. "Now it is a little bit better. Now I can see about 100 metres, but before it was about one meter." (Writing by Patrick Lannin; Additional reporting by Tim Hepher, Niklas Pollard, Kate Kelland, Christopher Le Coq, Ingolfur Juliusson, Michael Smith, Harry Suhartono, Alison Leung; Editing by David Stamp) World Natural Disasters Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language, all capital letters or appear to be spam, and we review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above. 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