Author: James Ashworth
What Will Become Of Bárðarbunga?
A man of science explores the optionsBárðarbunga: it’s going to explode, you’re going to be trapped in Iceland for six…
Katlaaaaarrgghh (Not This Again)!
What time is it? Time for the annual Katla eruption scare, apparently. I was recently forwarded an article from The…
Volcanology? That’s from Star Trek, right?
Sigh. If I had a penny for every time someone has made that joke when I tell them I study…
Icelandic Volcanism: Where, Why & How?
Iceland sure has been in the global news a lot this past year or so and a lot of that…
Icelandic Volcanoes – HOW DO THEY WORK?!?
In the last week or so, there’s been a lot of speculation and rumour flying around about the potential for…
Barefoot Iceland
Iceland: a veritable cornucopia of textures. Soft snow, smooth ice, squishy moss and a whole lot of hard rock. During…
Goodnight, Sweet Prince!
And, as with the loss of an old friend, my heart is filled with sadness. Our pet volcano appears to…
The Unusual Suspects
With the current eruption at Eyjafjallajökull rumbling on relatively steadily, producing an ash cloud that continues to wreak havoc with…
Eyjafjallajökull: Who’s Laughing Now, Europe?
You are probably aware of the spectacular (if small) volcanic eruption on Fimmvörðuháls, the ridge next to Eyjafjallajökull glacier. We…
It Stirs!
Firstly I should apologise for the lack of updates recently – I’ve been quite busy elsewhere, and besides the eruption…
From New Year To New Mountain
It is 1 AM. My phone is going crazy. Emails and Facebook messages are flying around. Why? A volcano is…
Ch-ch-ch-changes!
As so often happens with volcanoes, a lot has changed in the past day or so, so I will try…
You Weren’t There, Man
As I write this, I am honestly still trying to comprehend what we experienced yesterday, when Grapevine’s plucky band of…
Eruption Could Go On For Months
Following yesterday’s slightly surprising eruption development, more detailed news have begun to trickle in. I bring you as much as…
NEW ERUPTION!
So, after yesterday’s tectonic disappointment, I bring good news! If you like volcanoes, anyway. Our old friend Eyjafjallajökull, who we…
So, that was it? Maybe.
It seems today that the eruption at Eyjafjallajökull-Fimmvörðuháls might be coming to an end. Volcanic tremor had decreased approximately to pre-eruption levels…
More breaking(-ish) news!
At about 19:00 last night a new fissure opened up at the Fimmvörðuháls eruption. Current information is that it’s about…
Breaking Volcano News!
Oh yes, I bring you something new. Within the last hour or so (around 18:00-19:00), a big burst of earthquakes…
A Second Beautiful Lava Fall Forms
Another day, another report. Not a huge amount to say today, as the eruption carries on its merry way, not…
New Lava Waterfall Forms!
Hello once again, lava lovers! Alas, I have no new photos to share today, but here is what’s happening over…
It just keeps gushing wonderful lava
Hello again volcano watchers! I bring scientific updates on Eyjafjallajökull and (I think) some…
THE ERUPTION REPORT #2
Hello again folks. Just thought I’d give a brief update of what’s happening in a simple but hopefully fairly correct…
EYJAFJALLAJÖKULL ERUPTION, 15 HOURS IN
Grapevine’s volcanologist student friend James Ashworth wrote this for us. He is very smart about volcanoes. Expect more from James…