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Icelandic farmer believes aluminium smelter killed his sheep
“She couldn’t feed herself any more and died in the end [clogged with] mucous,” says Sigurbjorn Hjaltason, farmer and former Kjosahreppur council leader. The farmer says he noticed last winter that an unusually high number of his sheep either died or had great difficulty feeding, DV reported. Closer inspection revealed that many of them had […]
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High fluoride soil levels from 2010 volcanic eruption
At last year’s EGU meeting several late-breaking sessions covered Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull volcano, which was still erupting. This year there was plenty of time to schedule sessions well in advance and, when it came to ash, more of on emphasis on its effects on the ground rather than the consequences of airborne ash for aircraft safety. […]
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The Ash Comes Down Like a Blessing to Some
REYKJAVIC, Jul 8, 2010 (IPS) – “It’s unbelievable, the eruption has had a very good effect on the grass,” says farmer Finnur Tryggvason in Raudafell, just beneath the Eyjafjallajokull glacier that erupted in April and continued till late May. The ash is thought to keep the soil warm, hence enhancing growth. “It’s like putting fertilizer […]
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Iceland Animals Threatened By Volcanic Ash Fluoride Poisoning
Since the eruption of the Eyjafjallajoekull volcano, areas which lie south of the source of the lava spewing from the earth have become caked with a layer of grey ash which has reached almost four inches thick in some areas. Farmers in these southern Iceland areas are4 now frantically racing to protect their herds from […]
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Toxic ash threatens Iceland animals
Farmers in southern Iceland have been racing to protect their animals from being poisoned by volcanic dust. The animals are at risk of fluoride poisoning if they inhale or ingest the ash, leading to internal bleeding, long-term bone damage and teeth loss. Sheep, cattle and horses were rushed to shelter after they got lost in […]
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Iceland: Rescuers round up ash-covered animals
Rescue workers were busy on Sunday checking up on residents near Iceland’s ash-spewing volcano and helping farmers herd their dust-covered livestock to safety. ‘We’ve heard that there are animals dying. Horses and also birds,’ Solveig Olafsdottir of the Icelandic Red Cross told AFP near the area that has received the heaviest ash showers since the […]
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Volcanic pall shows no signs of disappearing
LONDON — The miasma of volcanic ash hovering over Europe showed no sign of dissipating Saturday, keeping thousands of forlorn travelers stranded across the continent for a third day and worsening economic losses. The cloud of grit from the still-erupting Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland began creeping as far south as Italy, forcing authorities to shut […]
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Iceland’s farmers try to save herds from toxic ash
Excerpt: .. Near Skogar, south of the volcano, the ash blew down from the mountain, blotting out the sunlight and covering everything — pastures, animals and humans — in a thick, gray paste. Berglind Hilmarsdottir, a dairy farmer, teamed up with neighbors Saturday to round up her cattle, some 120 in all, and get them […]
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Ash fall in Iceland could contaminate drinking water: experts
REYKJAVIK — The fallout of volcanic ash over parts of Iceland could jeopardise the safety of drinking water, health authorities warned Friday, but said the greatest health risk was to livestock. “It is important to prevent the ash from reaching water supplies, both for public and animal health reasons and for safe milk production,” Halldor […]
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Scientists Keep Close Eye On Volcano In Iceland
A volcanic eruption sent tons of ash and particles into the sky this week, stalling air traffic across Northern Europe. What do geologists know about the volcano’s eruption and what risks exist for the people of Iceland? Transcript SCOTT SIMON, host: This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I’m Scott Simon. Travel across Europe is […]
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