Iceland volcano spread of ash — Met office projections of the plume of ash rising from the Eyjafjallajokull volcano, Iceland. Click image for full graphic. (Clockwise) 0600 GMT, 1200 GMT, Midnight, 1800 GMT

Iceland volcano: volcanic eruptions and activity around the world - right now

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The Icelandic volcano spreading ash and forcing airport closures across the UK is just one of a number of active volcanos with very recent actvity. See where the others are
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It may be in Iceland, but the Eyjaföll volcano is causing widespread disruption across the UK.

Thanks to volcanic ash monitoring centres like this one at the Met Office, we get a good picture of the spread of the cloud.

Meanwhile, volcanos are erupting all over the world, all the time. The best source is the Global Volcanism Program, which compiles a rolling tally of volcanic activity across the globe.

This is the list of what's happening now. Can you do anything with the data?