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Managed to is cape damage from the ash, but thanks to the prevailing winds, even the capital remains open, believe it or not. areas closer to the eruption are certainly affected. hundreds of people have been evacuated from their homes because the volcano is melting a glacier that is causing flooding. a layer of ash that blankets the surrounding countryside, iceland in the middle of the atlantic ocean and is no stranger to seismic activity. its the deadliest one came in the year 1783. that natura...

Technology because the jet engine sucks in air from the atmosphere we are basically incapacityiated. >> with satellite and internet and telecommunications mother nature tells us who is really boss. >> geraldo: and how long will the eruption last? >> in the past in 1821 that same volcano blew its top and lasted for 13 months. it was sputtering during that time. and in 1783, benjamin franklin was in paris winding up negotiations of the revolutionary war and this blanket of smog sailed over paris. ...

Dangerous flight decades ago. today across much of europe, some 16,000 flights were grounded in nearly 20 countries. can you imagine the chaos thats caused? back in iceland close to the volcano, residents are on edge. gary tuchman is there with a "360 dispatch." >> reporter: hes a farmer. his family has owned this farm on the southern coast of iceland for 104 years. thats why this is a very traumatizing time. getting closer and closer to his land, as the wind has shifted, a plume of ash billow...

The president plans to leave the united states tomorrow to attend the service. could this vain know blow again and how soon -- could this volcano blow again and how soon? good evening pete. could this volcano blow again? >> hi greta. yeah this eruption it is not clear whether this is an individual eruption that will just a few days and then go way or whether there will be an ongoing series this is only the third time in the last 1100 years that this mountain has again off. the last time it went ...

For the accumulation of ice at 5.8 million square miles. that was the fifth-lowest sea ice in 31 years. old earth, shes still warming. >> you mentioned the mountain in the philippines and that being exponentially stronger. why is it that we didnt have the same ramifications from that volcanic eruption as were seeing with this? the global disruption here is huge. >> absolutely. i think what were seeing is the proximity of iceland to 600 million people, which is western europe. and were in a globa...

Stories everyone stands by and waits and hopes for the best in many times. >> all you have to go on are historical eruptions. as you can tell with this being the third, they dont have a lot of history go on. one of the things they are trying to do is to analyze the ash. which can give them clues as to the kinds of chemistry involved in the lava and other factors that would at least indicate whether an eruption this explosive will wind down fairly quickly over time or whether you could wind up wi...

Nothing you can do until you wait out the volcanic ash and the best guess anyone is maybe things start getting better tomorrow or maybe much better on monday. but maybe not. theyre dealing with a volcanic eruption that they havent seen in years or decades here. >> i got to tell you, i put out a question on my twitter account and had people respond. it has lit up. man in ay people have friends a family and colleagues and its incredible where people are stuck. thanks for all this. appreciate the c...

Coast guard, they wont be able to do the flyover and see what they had hoped to see. what they were looking for was just how much of that ice cap, how much of that glacier, had melted. because when that water mixes with the magma, which is of course lava thats still inside the crater, it causes this ash to spew. so the more there is obviously, the longer the eruption, the longer the plane problems will continue. right now, as you know, most of the flights have been canceled over the next couple ...

Volcanic ash thats frightening so many others in iceland in a little over an hours drive from the capital recollect gentleman vick. people are sealing their windows and doors in hope the ash doesnt ruin their homes. the deputy is with the local police department. how scary is this for the community, the eruption of this volcano? >> well, its pretty serious because its mostly because the properties of people and their lifes work are being -- possibly being steroid. >> reporter: the last time this...

Community, the eruption of this volcano? >> well, its pretty serious because its mostly because the properties of people and their lifes work are being possibly being destroyed. >> reporter: the last time this particular volcano erupted was in 1821. over 190 years ago. and those eruptions lasted for about two years. people are sure hoping it doesnt last that long this time. whats happened from this v volca volcano, because it erupted under a glacier, underneath this field. now youre seeing mud, ...