Experts Warn: Iceland’s Biggest Volcano Bardarbunga Might Erupt and Spew Tons of Ash in UK’s Air After Seismic Activity Is Recor
Iceland’s met office has recorded extreme seismic activity under the ground around the Bardarbunga, and yesterday raised the volcano’s eruption risk level to orange - the second highest level under red.
The dust cloud created by an eruption of such a large volcano could have dramatic short-term affects on the UK’s climate, similar to the 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajökull, which also caused major disruption to British flights.
Laura Young, from the UK Met Office, said: ‘It all depends on the extent, type and timing or the eruption, and the weather at the time.’
She added that Iceland’s met office have said an eruption is possible, but not necessarily imminent.