Volcanic Ash Over Iceland Halts Hundreds of European Flights

The New York Times: The closing was among the most sweeping peacetime restrictions ordered in British airspace. It left airplanes stranded on the tarmac as the rolling cloud — made up of minute particles of silicate that can damage airplane engines — headed from Britain and Scandinavia toward northern Europe.

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