Another Icelandic volcano eruption on the cards
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Rather ironic that all this means the biggest risk for them locally is flooding 
If someone had said that on Family Fortunes you would have had a slight snigger.
Flooding and localised ash deposits for a large region, gas emissions really locally, but nobody lives there. If this had been happening on Mt Etna it could have been interesting.....
If someone had said that on Family Fortunes you would have had a slight snigger.
Flooding and localised ash deposits for a large region, gas emissions really locally, but nobody lives there. If this had been happening on Mt Etna it could have been interesting.....
Tavurvur has been busy too: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weathe...
Puggit said:
Tavurvur has been busy too: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weathe...
Was looking at Diggers post earlier, world is a scary place if you let it.Aha;
http://avd.is/en/?p=161
"This morning journalists from Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV), who were flying over the eruption site in Holuhraun, saw that a new fissure south of the old one had opened during the night. The new fissure is closer to the Dyngjujökull glacier. Scientists and representatives from Civil Protection are now flying over the area to collect data on the new fissure."
http://avd.is/en/?p=161
"This morning journalists from Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV), who were flying over the eruption site in Holuhraun, saw that a new fissure south of the old one had opened during the night. The new fissure is closer to the Dyngjujökull glacier. Scientists and representatives from Civil Protection are now flying over the area to collect data on the new fissure."
Does seem that nothing major is going to happen - I did see an interesting article where the earthquake pattern inside the Bardarbunga Caldera was examined. Apparently the very circular pattern of quakes under the caldera indicates a large sphere of magma on the move. Of course, this may not make it to the surface.
Chuck328 said:
Ooops.
My Mrs is in a hotel near Heathrow to fly out to San Fran tomorrow. I just text her that link and sent a screen grab of the web cam feed.
She's panicking big time now...
There's nowt to be worried about with it in that state as it's in an ice-free area so no ash clouds. It's when they erupt under glaciers that causes the problems for the planes, and even then the upper winds have to be blowing in the right/wrong direction to affect the flight paths.My Mrs is in a hotel near Heathrow to fly out to San Fran tomorrow. I just text her that link and sent a screen grab of the web cam feed.
She's panicking big time now...
We're supposed to be going to Iceland in October!
This photo popped up on Facebook earlier, bit mental
https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-...gda=1419389394_ea941195080b6826f19a9ced8a546751
This photo popped up on Facebook earlier, bit mental
https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-...gda=1419389394_ea941195080b6826f19a9ced8a546751
All that jazz said:
There's nowt to be worried about with it in that state as it's in an ice-free area so no ash clouds. It's when they erupt under glaciers that causes the problems for the planes, and even then the upper winds have to be blowing in the right/wrong direction to affect the flight paths.
It's next to a glacier which is what everyone is waiting to see erupt!Bardarbunga caldera has dropped 15m in height. Elsewhere under the ice has dropped more than 30m. Such drops have never been witnessed in Iceland since records began.
Something tells me this isn't over yet
http://en.vedur.is/earthquakes-and-volcanism/artic...
Something tells me this isn't over yet
http://en.vedur.is/earthquakes-and-volcanism/artic...
Not Bardarbunga but on a volcano theme. Papua New Guinea's Tavurvur Volcano...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hx5UecbuYw8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hx5UecbuYw8
Edited by B17NNS on Sunday 7th September 16:34
Nice summary of where we are at. http://m.dailykos.com/story/2014/09/06/1327748/-B-...
Twitter reports that the lava flow has crossed a major river.
Twitter reports that the lava flow has crossed a major river.
B17NNS said:
Awesome footage, however...Link said:
I shot this handheld from the wrong side of the helicopter, over another the shoulder of ba guy who was shooting the whole thing on a RED camera and using stabalizing equipment so please excuse the shakiness of this video.
That's the footage I'd like to see!Gassing Station | News, Politics & Economics | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff