Another Icelandic volcano eruption on the cards

[jmorgan]

Satnav makes sense in a way. Some of the live web cams are obscured by steam/smoke etc. If they have to get out of Dodge quickly and they cannot see, then they may be a bit toasty before they know what has hit them.

[Tunku]

jmorgan said:

Tunku said:

Webcam here is shaking a bit

Edited by Tunku on Friday 12th September 01:05

Had me going initially a few days ago as well. Then I saw it zoom in and out. Zoomed out stable of course. Look at number 1 when the streams are uo, rock solid and they are in the same location I think.

Been some really wobbly pictures as well. Expect it is not easy to get a stable link from there.

Now I see it in daylight, it looks like it is at a fairly high magnification.

[jmorgan]

Tunku said:

Now I see it in daylight, it looks like it is at a fairly high magnification.

Aye, look at Camera 1 and I am pretty sure that is the main volcano in the background, the exposure sometimes makes it awkward to see, it is a glacier after all with all its reflective properties.





For now........

[Puggit]

Icelandic authorities have started putting out ads about what to do in a disaster.

http://www.ruv.is/langbylgja

It doesn't mean the big bang is coming, but I think it means they are becoming more concerned!

Stunning photo stolen from twitter!



https://twitter.com/edu4drr/status/510506863474270...

Edited by Puggit on Friday 12th September 20:47

[Asterix]

Puggit said:

Stunning photo stolen from twitter!



https://twitter.com/edu4drr/status/510506863474270...

Edited by Puggit on Friday 12th September 20:47

Wow!

[B17NNS]

Puggit said:

Icelandic authorities have started putting out ads about what to do in a disaster.

Dig out an old wireless

Awesome picture

[Puggit]

More pics here - good enough quality for desktop backgrounds

http://mashable.com/2014/09/11/iceland-bardabunga-...

[Wing Commander]

There was a big cluster of quakes in the caldera last night. 7 quakes over magnitude 3 but 10 over mag 2. Nothing too interesting except they were all grouped extremely close together time wise (less than an hour - resolution on the github link only does to the hour so they could have all been much closer than an hour)

Anything else of note happen?

[Puggit]

Wing Commander said:

Anything else of note happen?

The ground is rising (slowly) around the fissures - this is because more magma arriving underground than being released. Doesn't bode well for the main volcano, and the rifts are growing in the area leading to a higher chance of further fissures.

SO2 pollution in Eastern Iceland is smashing records, it's very dangerous now. Authorities are warning people to switch on their heating to create positive pressure and keep the pollution out of homes.

All from here: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/09/12/1329404/-...

ETA - a few minor quakes further NE than I've seen before, in my untrained eye leading to the assumption the magma pressure in the dike is higher than before.

Edited by Puggit on Saturday 13th September 11:54

[Puggit]

More stunning pics:

Car for scale...

https://twitter.com/Sim0nRedfern/status/5107052418...




https://twitter.com/IcelandicTimes/status/51086428...


https://twitter.com/_Tom_Morgan/status/51079133974...

[B17NNS]

Puggit said:

Car for scale...

[smegmore]

Some of these pics are truly apocalyptic, especially when realising that this thing is as yet merely 'growling' for want of a more technical term.

It makes one appreciate that, although we may be quite technically advanced in human terms, we are a mere insignificance in the face of Mother Nature.

Scary.

[Puggit]

M4.0 quake 500m from the surface of the caldera has just raised the caldera by 10-15cm: http://brunnur.vedur.is/pub/vatnavakt/bardarbunga/

That can't be good!

However, only one crater in the fissure is now active, so things are quietening down there.

[wc98]

pah, this volcano has nothing like the power of a single molecule of carbon dioxide .

[Art0ir]

smegmore said:

Some of these pics are truly apocalyptic, especially when realising that this thing is as yet merely 'growling' for want of a more technical term.

It makes one appreciate that, although we may be quite technically advanced in human terms, we are a mere insignificance in the face of Mother Nature.

Scary.

The footage of the Japanese tsunami last night on C4 had me thinking the same.

[B17NNS]

Art0ir said:

The footage of the Japanese tsunami last night on C4 had me thinking the same.

I saw that. Katrina documentary made compelling viewing too.

[mondeoman]

But, but, but we can control the climate dontcha know?!

[Puggit]

Leaving for Boston in around an hour - so it will blow in the next 4 days

[voyds9]

Puggit said:

Leaving for Boston in around an hour - so it will blow in the next 4 days

You think its funny now, wait until Tuesday night when it goes bang.

[Borghetto]

Puggit said:

Leaving for Boston in around an hour - so it will blow in the next 4 days

Still on the bright side you can have a lovely 6 day journey home on the QM2.