Iceland’s biggest ‘doomsday volcano’ could soon erupt, wreaking mass chaos on travelers
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(Worthy News) – Iceland’s biggest volcano has not erupted since February 2015, but after a series of earthquakes over the past week, there are fears it could erupt again.
And this time, it might cause chaos for the airline industry.
Bardarbunga, which is under the ice cap of the Vatnajökull glacier, is “clearly preparing for its next eruption” within the next few years, University of Iceland volcanology expert Páll Einarsson told The Express. It was hit by four separate earthquakes, measuring 3.9, 3.2, 4.7 and 4.7 on the Richter scale. [ Source: Fox News (Read More…) ]
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