Contest #131 answer: Eyjafjallajökull Glacier, Iceland

It seemed that this was the last we should see of the Eyjafjallajökull glacier, as a volcano erupted underneath, or at least that was what the geologists thought. People were evacuated from the area because the risk of flooding as the authorities were afraid the glacier might melt. However it seemed actually that the volcano activity was a bit further away, so there was no immediate risk.

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A recent Landsat satellite picture shows the eruption and the fume of the volcano:

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