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  • Eruption Pollution Likely To Hit Whole Country

    Eruption Pollution Likely To Hit Whole Country

    If Holuhraun continues erupting it is likely the whole country will be affected by poisonous SO2 levels, reports RÚV. “[If the eruption continues] we can expect strong levels of SO2, especially to the northwest,” said Þorsteinn Jóhannsson, a specialist working with air…

  • Eruption Pollution At All Time High

    Eruption Pollution At All Time High

    The residents of Reyðarfjörður have been advised to stay indoors as fumes from the Holuhraun eruption cause pollution to spike to record levels, reports RÚV. Reyðarfjörður, located on Iceland’s east coast saw levels of sulfur dioxide reach 4,000 µg/​cubic metres last night.…

  • Worries Over Bárðarbunga Eruption Rise

    Worries Over Bárðarbunga Eruption Rise

    Fears of an eruption at Bárðarbunga continue to rise as the volcano’s caldera sinks further and more seismic activity is recorded in the area, reports RÚV. According to geologists and Civil Protection and Emergency Management (CPEM) the developments at Bárðarbunga are raising…

  • Experts: Katla Not Erupting But Stay Away

    Experts: Katla Not Erupting But Stay Away

    Geologists flew over Mýrdalsjökull glacier, which covers the active volcano Katla, yesterday to investigate sudden glacial flooding in Múlakvísl river and Jökulsá river, reports RÚV.  “It is obvious that [the floodwater] is originating from Katla, but there is nothing that points to a…