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Dr David Rothery, Open University Volcano Dynamics Group, said:
“Most ash emitted by Grimsvötn in the past couple of days has been blown northwards, and the earlier ash that was blown over Scotland has now passed.
“Shortly after midnight (00.00 25 May) seismic tremor at Grimsvötn began a rapid decline suggesting supply of magma and gas to the volcano was ending, and by 07.00 BST the eruption column could no longer be seen on radar. I am cautiously optimistic that the main ash-producing phase of this eruption has now ceased. However it will be back – next week, next year, or more likely next decade.
“There are other volcanoes in Iceland capable of producing ash clouds worse than we have experienced this week. As a frequent flyer I am glad that the regulatory authorities and the airline industry are better prepared than they were last year, and that almost all airlines seem still willing to err on the side of caution.”