eyjafjallajokull

The last big eruption from Eyjafjallajokull, in 1821, belched ash into the atmosphere for over a year.

Previous eruptions of Eyjafjallajokull seem to have acted as harbingers of a subsequent Katla eruptions.

The eruption of Eyjafjallajokull in the south of Iceland was one of these.

Other events get dress rehearsals. The eruption of Eyjafjallajokull in the south of Iceland was one of these.

Overall, it seemed as if the European credit crisis cast a cloud larger than the ash from Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull volcano.

NORTHERN Europeans will not forget the name Eyjafjallajokull in a hurry, even if they may have trouble pronouncing it.

Some of Iceland's volcanoes can shoot hundreds of times as much gunk into the atmosphere as Eyjafjallajokull has, and over long periods.

Volcanoes erupt all over the world but often don't create as much havoc as Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull is causing.

They had hoped the wind would carry the ash from Eyjafjallajokull south-east of the country, but the wind had changed.

Scientists say history has proven that whenever the Eyjafjallajokull volcano erupts, Katla always follows -- the only question is how soon.

Was the eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano a surprise?

Complicating any decisions is the continued eruption of the Icelandic volcano, Eyjafjallajokull.

The volcano in southern Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull glacier sends ash into the air just prior to sunset on Friday, April 16.

When it comes to lava output, its eruptions can be 100 times larger than what is going on at Eyjafjallajokull.

A NASA satellite captured an image of the ash plume from the Eyjafjallajokull volcano's Wednesday eruption.

The grey ash - from volcano Eyjafjallajokull - is being sold in 160 gramme portions in sealed glass containers as souvenirs of the disaster.

And there could be more delays as the Eyjafjallajokull volcano continues to release ash.

In Iceland, the ash from Eyjafjallajokull has settled thickly on the ground, posing a threat to livestock and wildlife.

Eyjafjallajokull is particularly prone to producing the fine ash that has caused the current mayhem.

Eyjafjallajokull's lava is, by Icelandic standards, quite viscous.

A small ice cap on top of Eyjafjallajokull has promoted such shenanigans.

The volcano under the Eyjafjallajokull glacier in Iceland is causing travel chaos across Europe.

A car is seen driving through the ash from the volcano eruption under the Eyjafjallajokull glacier in Iceland, Friday.

The glacier is too small and light to affect local geology.

Eyjafjallajokull's most recent previous eruption, from late 1821 to early 1823, also had quite viscous lava.

Much of Europe's air traffic was grounded last month because of ash from an erupting volcano under the Eyjafjallajokull glacier in Iceland.

This aerial photo shows the Eyjafjallajokull volcano billowing smoke and ash on April 17, 2010.

Last time Eyjafjallajokull erupted, from late 1821 to early 1823, it also had quite viscous lava.

"It's nothing compared to the other one, " she added, referring to last year's dramatic Eyjafjallajokull eruption.

Myrdalssandur, Iceland: Volcano scientists collect samples of ash from the Eyjafjallajokull eruption for analysis

The volcano they chose was not Eyjafjallajokull, but its neighbour, Katla;

The ash cloud from Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull volcano has caused weeks of flight chaos

The answer to the first question is that the Eyjafjallajokull eruption is peculiarly well attuned to messing with air travel;