Iceland volcano erupts sending plume seven miles into the sky

Iceland's Grimsvotn volcano has erupted sending ash into the upper atmosphere disrupting local air traffic.

The volcano erupted on Saturday, sending a plume to nearly seven miles above the landscape. This comes a year after the Eyjafjallajokull volcano erupted but it is not expected to cause the same air traffic chaos as then.

A no fly zone has been designated for 120 nautical miles (220 kilometers) in all directions from the eruption. Isavia, the company that operates and develops all airport facilities and air navigation services in Iceland, described this as standard procedure around eruptions.