As we all know, a volcano eruption over Iceland last week and has disrupted trans-Atlantic air travel.

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The statement comes after years of hardship for Iceland, which suffered the collapse of its financial system in 2008 and a massive 2010 volcano eruption that shut down international travel in the region.

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This sort of election-eve scandal is like a volcano on the brink of eruption.

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In 1883, a massive eruption of a volcano on the island of Krakatoa in the Sundra Strait between Java and Sumatra began.

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That temblor killed more than 5, 000 people and triggered fears of an eruption from a nearby volcano.

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The problem is being caused by a continuing eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano in southern Iceland, which is pumping volcanic ash high into the atmosphere.

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It is the first serious eruption of the volcano chain since 1960, when the area was hit by a massive earthquake.

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The recent oil spill and eruption of the Icelandic volcano, Eyjafjallajokull , would seem to provide evidence of a clear link rather than a debate.

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In 2008, the country declared a state of emergency at the site of the ancient Roman city buried by an eruption of the Vesuvius volcano in AD 79.

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