Scientists said the country's latest volcanic eruption is coming to an end. The tourist boom it sparked may now subside, as well. The Eyjafjallajokull (AYA-feeyapla-yurkul) volcano erupted March 20 after lying dormant almost 200 years, AP reported. Einar Kjartansson, a geophysicist at the Icelandic Meteorological Office, said Monday that volcanic activity has "essentially stopped." Geologist Magnus Tumi Gudmundsson said it's too early to declare the eruption over, but activity has declined sharply in the last day or two. Thousands of foreign travelers have flocked to see the lava spew from between two glaciers, a boon for the recession-hit country. The Icelandic Tourist Board says 26,000 overseas visitors came to the country in March, a record for the month.
