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Volcanic ash cloud causes historic airport shutdown in Europe

August 14, 2013Environment

A massive cloud of ashes has kept thousands of flights on the ground in Northern Europe yesterday after a volcano in Iceland erupted a second time this month, spewing huge amounts of silicate ash into a busy airspace for travelers in the region.

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