Icelandic Volcano

Smoke and ash billow from a volcano in Eyjafjallajokull on April 17. Large parts of Europe enforced no-fly rulings for a third day on Saturday because of a huge ash cloud from an Icelandic volcano that has caused the worst air travel chaos since the Sept. 11 attacks. (Reuters)
Icicles hang from a cliff as a volcano continues to erupt near Eyjafjallajokull on April 17. The Icelandic volcano that is spewing ash into the air and wreaking havoc on flights across Europe appeared to be easing up on Saturday but could continue to erupt for days or even months to come, officials said. (Reuters)
Thorgerthur Thorkellsdottir walks with her mother Anna Runoltsdottir (R), as Thorkell Eiriksson (L) and his brother-in-law Petur Runottsson work to seal a sheep barn, in case winds shift and volcanic ash from a volcano erupting across the valley lands on their farm, in Eyjafjallajokull on April 17. The current season is when the spring lambs are born and such young animals are especially susceptible to volcanic ash in their lungs so they must be stored inside. (Reuters)
Smoke and lava are seen as a volcano erupts in Eyjafjallajokul on April 17. An Icelandic volcano that is spewing ash into the air and wreaking havoc on flights across Europe appeared to be easing up on Saturday but could continue to erupt for days or even months to come, officials said. (Reuters)
Czech Republic's President Vaclav Klaus (R) and Prime Minister Jan Fischer sit in the train in Prague on April 18. Klaus and Fischer left on Sunday for the funeral of late Polish President Lech Kaczynski and his wife Maria who died in a plane crash in Russia last Saturday. Airports across Europe were closed until at least Monday due to volcanic ash in the skies coming from Iceland. (Reuters)
Residents prepare to evacuate in one of the armoured trucks of the Icelandic Civil Defense from the town of Eyjafjoll on April 17. An Icelandic volcano that is spewing ash into the air and wreaking havoc on flights across Europe appeared to be easing up on Saturday but could continue to erupt for days or even months to come, officials said. (Reuters)
A passenger rests at Roissy Charles de Gaulle Airport, as hundreds of commercial flights across northern Europe are canceled due to a drifting plume of volcanic ash originating from Iceland, outside Paris, on April 18. The Icelandic volcano that has kept much of Europe land-bound is far from finished spitting out its grit, and offered up new mini-eruptions that raise concerns about longer-term damage to world air travel and trade. (AP)
A passenger uses his computer as a homeless man sleeps, at Roissy Charles de Gaulle Airport, as hundreds of commercial flights across northern Europe have been canceled due to a drifting plume of volcanic ash originating from Iceland, outside Paris, on April 18. The Icelandic volcano that has kept much of Europe land-bound is far from finished spitting out its grit, and offered up new mini-eruptions that raise concerns about longer-term damage to world air travel and trade. (AP)
Passengers are seen in the waiting room at Roissy Charles de Gaulle Airport, as hundreds of commercial flights across northern Europe are canceled by a drifting plume of volcanic ash originating from Iceland, outside Paris, 0n April 18. The Icelandic volcano that erupted Wednesday has sent an enormous cloud of microscopic ash particles across northern Europe, grounding aircraft across the continent. (AP)
Passengers wait their flights at Borispol airport, near Kiev, as hundreds of commercial flights across northern and eastern Europe are canceled because of a drifting plume of volcanic ash originating from a volcanic eruption in Iceland, on April 17. The Icelandic volcano that erupted Wednesday has sent an enormous cloud of microscopic ash particles across northern Europe, grounding aircraft across the continent. (AP)
Passengers sleep as they wait for the resumption of air travel on April 17 at the airport in Munich, southern Germany. The German airspace remains closed until April 18, 2010, 00H00 GMT at least as the high-altitude cloud of volcanic ash from Iceland spreads further over Europe, a spokesperson from the German air traffic control (DFS) said on April 17. (AFP)
Passengers queue at a ticket office to change or return their tickets at a departure terminal in Sheremetyevo airport, near Moscow on April 17. A lingering volcanic ash plume forced extended no-fly restrictions over much of Europe Saturday, as Icelandic scientists warned that volcanic activity had increased and showed no sign of abating - a portent of more travel chaos to come. (AP)
Passengers looks on a departures board at Paris Roissy Airport, as hundreds of commercial flights across northern and eastern Europe are canceled by a drifting plume of volcanic ash originating from a volcanic eruption in Iceland on April 17. The Icelandic volcano that erupted Wednesday has sent an enormous cloud of microscopic ash particles across northern Europe, grounding aircraft across the continent. (AP)
Passengers wait at a check in desk at Paris Orly Airport, as hundreds of commercial flights across northern and eastern Europe are canceled by a drifting plume of volcanic ash originating from a volcanic eruption in Iceland on April 17. The Icelandic volcano that erupted Wednesday has sent an enormous cloud of microscopic ash particles across northern Europe, grounding aircraft across the continent. (AP)
The check in terminal at Bratislava Milan Rastislav Stefanik international airport is empty of passengers on April 17. Air traffic in Europe has been disrupted since Thursday as the cloud of ash from the eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano in southeast Iceland started spreading southwards and eastwards. (AF)
This aerial image shows the crater at the summit of the volcano in southern Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull glacier on April 17. A lingering volcanic ash plume forced extended no-fly restrictions over much of Europe Saturday, as Icelandic scientists warned that volcanic activity had increased and showed no sign of abating - a portent of more travel chaos to come. Although the ash plume has grown, a northerly wind was expected to allow enough visibility for scientists to fly over the volcano Saturday. (AP)
A man looks at a departure board displaying a list of cancelled flights at the international airport outside Minsk on April 17. Air traffic in Europe has been disrupted since Thursday as the cloud of ash from the eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano in southeast Iceland started spreading southwards and eastwards. (AF)