Copernicus says plumes will move east from the North Atlantic across Ireland before hitting Europe
Emissions from the latest Icelandic volcano have reached Ireland, according to the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service .
CAMS has been tracking the plume of sulphur dioxide emitted by the latest eruption as it moves towards Europe and says it has now reached Ireland and the UK.A state of emergency was declared in the impacted region of Iceland but according to the Icelandic Met Office, the slow lava flows have spared the town of Grindavik, which was evacuated as a preventative measure.The resulting lava is estimated to cover 5.
CAMS Senior Scientist, Mark Parrington, said: "The previous eruptions didn’t produce much in terms of SO2 emissions, which could be observed and assimilated in our system. The amount of SO2 emitted this time has been very clear in the observations and we are closely monitoring the plume as it is transported over northern Europe, although we don’t expect there to be any impact on surface air quality or climate.
"The impacts of the volcanic eruptions in Iceland in the atmosphere have not yet been so severe, but it is relevant to keep monitoring the evolution of the situation."
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