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catdynamics | March 20, 2010

Eyjafjallajökull erupted tonight. Small so far, we'll see how it develops, first eruption in 187 years. Eruptions tracked the microquaking leading up to the eruption - fascinating and very long comment conversation and liveblogging of the precursors to the eruption. Tremendous use of blogging. Farms south of the mountain are being evacuated, they'll see what it is like in the morning. Should be a jökulhlaup underway (glacial flash flood). Ashplume is headed north, airports are closed. EUMETSAT images here PS: according to ruv.is early sunday morning, the geoscientists driving up to the…

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