A cloud of sulphur dioxide has passed over Britain after being released in a volcanic eruption in Iceland on Thursday.
The "plume" of gas is understood to have begun passing over the country at a high altitude early on Sunday morning and has since cleared. It was released high into the atmosphere by a volcano in Iceland and should have "little influence on ground-level air quality", the forecaster said. Sulphur dioxide is a colourless gas with a strong smell which is commonly released in coal burning and other refining or manufacturing processes.
Read more: Exact date weather maps turn deep red as Brits set to scorch in 30C Indian summerRead more: Torrential rain causes more chaos after Storm Lilian batters UK to start bank holiday weekendIt comes after the Met Office said on Sunday it was monitoring the cloud of sulphur dioxide. A Met Office spokesperson said at the time: "A sulphur dioxide plume which originated from the volcano in Iceland has been crossing the UK high up in the atmosphere and will soon clear to the south-east.
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