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Volcano threatens ice cap

Saturday 19 December 1998 00:02 GMT
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Volcano threatens ice cap

A VOLCANO has erupted under Europe's biggest glacier, spewing smoke and ash miles into the sky and threatening to melt large parts of the ice cap. Scientists said the eruption in Vatnajokull, on Iceland's south-east coast, would not endanger populated areas.

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