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\n \n \n<\/p>\n \nThere is good news and bad news out of Iceland. The good news is that the ash cloud, which has caused insanely chaotic air travel issues, has lowered to about 1.2 miles above ground. The bad news is that Eyjafjallajokul continues to have tremors as of Monday and millions of people are still stranded around the world.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n \n \n<\/p>\n \nUrdur Gudmundsdottir, a spokeswoman at the foreign ministry told Reuters, <\/span>"The situation is definitely better than it was \n \n<\/p>\n \nA plane is being flown over the volcano today to check for lava, which actually is a good sign since it would mean less ash clouds in the sky and that Eyjafjallajokul is entering a less volatile stage. <\/span>\n<\/p>\n \n \n<\/p>\n \nThe ash clouds have cost the airline industry an estimated $200 million a day and European air traffic is still a mess as of Monday.\n<\/p>\n \n \n<\/p>\n
\nIceland's ash cloud causes travel havoc<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n
\nparticularly on Saturday, which was a difficult day for us due to heavy
\nash fall just south of the volcano." <\/span>\n<\/p>\n