KYRA PHILLIPS, CNN ANCHOR: A volcano in Iceland erupted for the first time in almost 10 years. Earlier, CNN's Jerrold Kessel described the scene.</s>JERROLD KESSEL, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): A giant white- gray mushroom cloud could be seen billowing up into the skies, estimated at 10 kilometers high. And a short while ago, scientists were saying that it's even climbing higher than that, the cloud. And on the mouth of Hetla (ph) are long, red streams of the exploding fires, the volcanic fire, volcanic fires. TV crews and scientists who had gone up in their light aircraft to fly near the area reported seeing lava flow streaming from the volcano. The volcano is situated about 100 kilometers due southeast of Iceland's capital, Reykjavik, and could be seen quite clearly here on the Westman Islands (ph) about 50 kilometers as the crow flies south of the volcano itself. Aircraft are being diverted away from the area for safety, though air traffic controllers say flights to and from Iceland and across the country can continue. But they're watching the situation carefully.</s>PHILLIPS: That was Jerrold Kessel in Iceland. He's there following Keiko the whale, and the next thing you know, he's covering a volcano.
Volcano Erupts in Iceland For First Time in Almost 10 Years