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But this is now showing signs of additional activity. we had a second eruption in just a week, this last one. pretty powerful stuff going upwards of 5.4 kilometers up into the 10,000 foot level here. satellite and radar from the area showing the thunderstorm activity across the region. the island just to the south and east, this is 10,000 feet up, the wind flow, we understand now ash has been falling on the island here. some significant ash fall there is being reported. and the information minister from the disaster agency there basically warning folks to remain indoors as some of that ash con...

Officials didn't move as quickly as they should have. >> gregg: volcanos, we have been talking a lot in the news, about the iceland volcano which literally shut down european air traffic. it caused tens of billions of dollars, but you told me that the united states is even more vulnerable to an eruption than europe? >> yes. for two reasons. first of all, we don't have a volcano watch and warning program like we have for storm-based disasters. that needs to be set up. secondly, the main ash cloud from the icelandic volcano went over the ocean before it got to mainland europe. so a lot of the th...

Concerned about health hazards involved. just looking at that you say to yourself, i don't want to breathe that. there are all kinds of particles in the air. we are getting ash fall reports from the uk. there are all kinds of gasses that volcanos also emit, things like carbon dioxide, hydrogen. the water vapor is not harmful but carbon dioxide can concentrate in low-lying areas and that can be lethal. you don't want to be close to it. and fluoride, as well, hydrogen fluoride is like this pale yellow gas that attaches to the fine ash particles. any animals that would eat that could be poisons a...

Volcanic ash spreading over europe affecting the entire globe. welcome to a brand-new hour of "america live." i'm megyn kelly. the world health organization issuing a warning for people to stay indoors as particles of ash fall on iceland, scotland and norway. >> reporter: there is no good spin on this one. this is bad stuff. if you start to see ash settle in your area, these are some of the things you need to look out for. if you smell a rotten egg smell or your eyes start to itch or your throat starts to close up, get indoors immediately. some of the health conditions that thick stuff is caus...

Images there and at the same time, fascinating, too. jacqui jeras in the weather center. glaciers, volcanos and that being together, quite unusual. >> well, it's a recipe for disaster, really because you get the heating of the glaciers and the mountain ice and so the flood threat is the big concern is here and not to mention the lava and the chemicals and pollutants in the air of this. also we're worried about the airlines and whether or not they'll have to re-route some of the flights and that goes down toward great britain as well. so they could potentially get some of the impacts of this as...