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In 2010, the eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano paralyzed air transport in Europe – blocking 10 million passengers and costing the European economy 4 billion pounds sterling.
At present, a volcano described as "Iceland's most dangerous" is booming again – releasing thousands of tons of carbon dioxide every day.
The report, in Geophysical Research Letters, suggests that Katla is now "one of the largest volcanic sources of CO2 on the planet."
The report also states that Katla "is experiencing significant unrest in recent decades," although researchers say it's hard to predict a rash.
Even though Katla's breakup does not occur, it is unlikely to disrupt travel as much as in 2010.
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Co-author Evgenia Ilyinskaya of the University of Leeds said: "We discovered that Katla volcano had emitted huge amounts of CO2 in 2016 and 2017.
But she said the new discovery does not necessarily mean that an eruption is imminent.
"It does not tell us if the magma is growing. If gas production increases in the future, this could be a sign of magma formation. "
"The severity of the Eyjafjallajökull air traffic disruption was very unusual and should not happen if Katla breaks out."
Geophysicist Páll Einarsson said last year that Katla, described as "the most dangerous", was the most active for 40 years. .
Einarsson told Iceland Monitor that four volcanoes – Katla, Hekla, Grímsvötn and Bárðarbunga – are showing signs of increased activity, "in preparation" for a new eruption.
The last time Katla broke out in 1918.
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