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                  Iceland Announces 'Code Red' Volcano Warning

   by VOA News

   Iceland has raised the warning for aircraft to code red, its highest
   level, after a small volcanic eruption that has triggered fears that
   ash in the atmosphere could disrupt air travel.

   Iceland's meteorological authority said on Saturday that an eruption
   has been detected beneath a glacier at the Bardarbunga volcano, where a
   series of earthquakes took place earlier this week.

   The "code red" warning signifies that an eruption is imminent or in
   progress. The Associated Press reports that aviation authorities have
   declared a no-fly zone around the volcano, but have not shut down
   Icelandic airspace.

   The region in central Iceland near the volcano was evacuated earlier
   this week as a precaution.

   The conditions have triggered fears of a repeat of 2010's air travel
   disruption, in which a week of flights were delayed or canceled for
   days due to a cloud of ash from an erupting volcano.

   Since then, aviation regulations have changed, making a recurrence of
   the fiasco unlikely.

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