The Grímsvötn volcano in Iceland erupted on the night of May 21-22. According to volcanological observation teams, the Grímsvötn launched ash up to seven kilometers high . A few hours after starting its activity, an immense cloud of smoke had already formed over the volcano 19 kilometers high. Although it was initially indicated that, due to the direction of the winds, the generated ash cloud could reach Scandinavia without affecting the rest of Europe, at this time the cloud is expected to reach areas of northern Great Britain on Tuesday, and even could arrive in Spain on Thursday.
The Grimsvötn is located in an unpopulated region, and there are no inhabitants within a radius of 100 kilometers around the crater.The last eruption of this volcano occurred in 2004 and lasted a few days.
Last year, the eruption of another Icelandic volcano, Eyjafjallajökull, caused air chaos that collapsed international air traffic across Europe for weeks.
