Yes, an Icelandic glacier has a volcano underneath. Mariah who is studying global ice forms and Sophia who has been working on volcanoes learned that their landforms combined to make dramatic news this week. The ash and steam cloud caused by the volanic eruption under the glacier brought about by week's end a near total halt to air traffic to and from Europe. See the link to the left to see what normal global air traffic for 24 hours looks like.
Now can anyone pronounce "Eyjafjallajokull" and say what it means? And can you explain how a volcano can be under a glacier. Or why it's so dangerous to jet planes? I bet students in my class know.
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