Eyjafjallajokull volcano 'is cooling down'

BBC on 24-5 led a report by Icelandic scientists said Eyjafjallajokull volcano - the "culprit" disturbed the European aviation industry in the past week, "cooling" and declining activities.

The previous eruption of Eyjafjallajokull volcano lasted 13 months, from 1821 to 1823 - Photo: AP

Mr. Magnus Gudmundsson, of the University of Iceland, flew over the volcano on May 23 and said the evidence from the thermal camera showed that the highest temperature in the crater was reduced to 100 degrees Celsius and the volcano no longer sprayed magma. or steam.

However, Icelandic officials warned it was too early to conclude that the volcano stopped erupting completely. Mr. Gudmundsson personally said there was no guarantee that the volcano stopped spraying.

Mr. Gudmundsson also said that the Katla volcano nearby, larger than Eyjafjallajokull, could erupt, but could not be determined at any time.

Source: BBC