Volcanic Ash Cloud Causes Historic Airport Shutdown in Europe Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email A handout photograph released by the Icelandic Coast Guard showing an aerial view of an ash cloud from a volcanic eruption close to the top of Eyjafjallajokull glacier in Iceland on 14 April 2010. ( Arni Saeberg / Icelandic Coast Guard ) Produced by Marine Olivesi Produced by PRI and WNYC