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Above the level. the air space is actually open. below 20,000 feet is where the ash is most concentrated. thats what prompted the latest advisory to shut down the air space at the lower elevation. lets look at some cool pictures as we highlight this volcanic eruption. that is lightning my friends. and it happens during volcanic eruptions similar process to a thunderstorm that create lightning. you have particles creating static electricity. and the colors around it are dependent on the gases bei...

Countries are sending up their own care craft to test it. they say, hey, weve flown through it. our jets are fine. lets get going. >> bob, you mentioned the snow. we can see it there. it seems like its just such a surreal weather and environment there. youre talking about plumes and further eruptions then snow coming down. amazing. not that the snow is amazing. im just saying all of these things -- just a collection of things. >> reporter: theres certainly no connection. there is a connection. t...

Once it hits you, you sand blast your windshield. pilots are going blind. first, they see nothing and all of a sudden, their windshields are frosted and they cant see anything at all. right now, some test flights have gone successfully through that area now. >> people nervous flying anyway. they say that its high pressure right now over europe. therefore, its moving very slow. how long can this last? >> were looking for basically windows of opportunity because the thing is still erupting. the er...

But first we want to go ahead and give you a look at some other stories we are keeping an eye on. well get right back to this moment. first, an issue and story we have been keeping an eye on for several days. that big eruption of the icelandic volcano. the office in london now reporting the eruption has virtually ceased and thousands of travelers are stranded by cancelled flights. also, the shuttle not coming home today. blame the bad weather over florida. the shuttle discovery will stay in ...

By that i mean everyone is different. they are all different eruptive patterns and eruption lengths and so forth. >> especially when i havent had my coffee in the morning, that is true. >> that is true. i know exactly what you mean. >> you should see the ash he spews this morning. its a health concern for everyone here. >> at any rate, yes, they are all different. ive been working on volcanos 45 years now, we do a lot of forecasting is the main forte, our real concern is not necessarily the ash,...

Agreed to create these kind of caution zones where planes will be able to fly through, so by tomorrow we should see some passengers finally making their way home. >> nbcs dawna friesen live in our london bureau. thank you. while the impact to air travel is devastating the situation on the ground isnt much better. the plume of ash and smoke billoed 30,000 feet into the air and the ash is blanketing miles of countryside causing problems for people and their live stock. some people are evacuating. ...

Scheduled flights will take off today. thats some good news. >> transportation officials from the european union are holding emergency talks saying, we cant wait for the cloud to just go away. its estimated close to 7 million travelers have been affected so far and the airlines may be losing $200 million a day. >> a global travel group is calling flight restrictions embarrassing and telling them to lift the ban right now after dozens of test flights went okay. some experts are saying better safe...

Gets down close to the ground? >> well, this very small particle-like stuff, this dust, can get in the periphery, the very outer edges of your lungs and can actually stay there. and some of this ash is made of sillca. if you ever make grout and you pour the grout in the bucket and you put the water in, they say do not breathe this stuff, because its sillca. it can lead to sill coastis, a long disease, and eventually lead to lung cancer. this is spreading around the earth now, and not in big part...

There may be a silver lining. maybe this thing is starting to clear a bit. we are hoping. today, safety experts considering the possibility of reopening some more air space over europe. a few dozen test flights have shown that much of the continent may be safe for air travel. austria, sweden and finland have opened some of their air space. experts say the eruption has, quote, virtually ceased. no way of knowing whether that will last or if it is just temporary. the cost, huge. the worlds airline...

Volcano. this italian scientist is snapping pictures from a helicopter just yards away from that black, smoky cauldron. here is a nighttime shot. look at the lightning generated by that ash cloud. hes getting incredibly close pictures of the volcanos thick and twisted cloud as it spews 30,000 feet into the air. scientist and photographer marco joins us now, hes getting ready to go back out and take some more pick pictures of this the volcano. you say youve been photographing volcanos for saw yea...