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Hekla May Be Ready To Erupt
New measurements of the famous south Iceland volcano indicate that it may be ready to erupt, and its internal pressures are greater than they were before the last two eruptions. “Hekla is certainly dangerous,” geophysics professor Páll Einarsson told Vísir. “We could…
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Children Scalded By Geyser Eruption – VIDEO
A freak change of wind direction and bad timing resulted in one of Strokkur’s eruption scalding two children. Pétur Reynisson, who was visiting the site with his two children, captured the moment on video. “Normally this is safe to watch but this…
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Holuhraun Has Stopped Erupting, But Is It Still Dangerous?
The Holuhraun eruption finally ended on February 27 of this year after six months, leaving behind a lava field that is 85 km2 and reaches a hefty volume of 1.4 km3. Now that the eruption has ended, people might be wondering about…
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Lava Swallows Unsuspecting Sign Post
The police of Norðurland Eystra took a picture of a sign post in front of the still-growing Holuhraun lava field on Saturday. The signpost has since been swallowed by the slow but inevitable tide of molten lava, reports Vísir. https://www.facebook.com/logreglannordurlandieystra/photos/a.1541183842800560.1073741835.1534713560114255/1541588386093439/?type=1&permPage=1 The situation…
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So, Holuhraun Is Still Erupting
The Holuhraun eruption which began in August of last year is still going strong and producing 50-70 cubic metres of lava each second, reports Vísir. Heavy seismic activity continues in the Bárðarbunga area, though it is not as significant as it was…
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Will Bárðarbunga Eruption Ruin 2015 Crops, Financiers Ponder
Among ten “outrageous predictions for 2015” published by the Danish Saxo Bank’s Tradingfloor.com, is the possibility that “the already-active volcano Bardarbunga erupts, leading to an unprecedented, further release of noxious sulphur dioxide gases that cloud skies over Europe. The eruption shifts weather…
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Holuhraun Eruption Looks Like A Santa Hat
An aerial image of the Holuhraun eruption and the surrounding lava field was the inspiration for the Earth Sciences Institute’s (ESI) annual Christmas card this year, reports RÚV. The eruption site and lava field have – through the wonders of Windows Paint…
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New Invention: Affordable Household Volcanic Pollution Filter
According to RÚV, engineer and inventor Skúli Barker has designed an affordable solution to indoors sulfur dioxide (SO2) pollution: a device composed of a cheap, standard vacuum cleaner, a water-filled tube and his own bubble-splitting element. The vacuum cleaner draws air through…
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Proposed Law Defines Minister’s Emergency Decree Powers
On Wednesday, amendments to the Law on civil protection were proposed on Alþingi, defining a Minister’s powers to rule by decree in case of emergencies. This was reported by RÚV. The Minister involved would be any minister in charge of civil protection.…
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Acid Rain Caused By Holuhraun Eruption
Samples of rainwater taken around Iceland have shown that some parts of the country are being showered with acid rain. Sara Barsotti, a Programme Director of Volcanos at the Icelandic Met Office, told RÚV that about 40% of their rainwater samples have…
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High Levels Of Sulphur Dioxide In Capital Area
SO2 from the Holuhraun eruption has enveloped southwest Iceland again, at levels high enough at times to warrant staying indoors. RÚV reports that sulphur dioxide in concentrations of 600 to 2,000 µg/m3 is considered possibly harmful to those sensitive to the gas,…
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Hold On To Retro Phones, Advises Civil Protection
Whereas the eruption around Bárðarbunga has so far been an effusive one, an explosive eruption remains possible. In case such an eruption takes place beneath the glacier itself, the greatest immediate threat would be potential floods. The Civil Protection authority, a department…
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Sulphur Dioxide Cloud Over Reykjavík
Sulphur dioxide levels in the capital area were so high today that a cloud of the volcanic gas could be seen hanging over Reykjavík. MBL reports that levels of sulphur dioxide from the Holuhraun eruption were high enough in the capital area…
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Sulphur Dioxide Back In The Capital
It looks as though our long-term friend sulphur dioxide will be spending a couple days in the capital area – starting tonight. MBL reports that there were low levels of SO2 from the Holuhraun eruption in the capital area today. The highest…
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Witches’ Lava By Now Largest Field Since 1780s
Covering an area of 65 km2, Nornahraun, or Witches’ lava, created by the eruptions around Bárðarbunga, has become the largest new lava field in Iceland since the eruptions in Laki, 1783-1784. At 600 km2, the lava field created by the catastrophic events…
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Red Cabbage As Eruption Pollution Meter
One enterprising Icelander discovered a way to gauge levels of sulphur dioxide pollution, in a decidedly Icelandic way. Sulphur dioxide from the Holuhraun eruption has been plaguing east Iceland for weeks now, and the noxious gas sometimes compels locals to stay indoors.…
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You Shall Be Known As Witches’ Lava
Earlier this October, The University of Iceland’s Institute of Earth Sciences has proposed that the new lava flow field in front of Dyngjujökull, currently created by eruption, shall be called Nornahraun or “Witches’ Lava”. This is not least due to the amount…
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110 Earthquakes In 24 Hours
Vísir reports that, during 24 hours from Friday morning to early Saturday, 110 earthquakes were measured in and around Bárðarbunga. Seven of those measured at or over magnitude 4 on the Richter-scale. The biggest in the series was of magnitude 5.2 shortly…
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Eruption Likely To Last Until 2015
At the rate the Holuhraun eruption is slowing, one volcanologist believes it will last until early next year. Vísir reports that there are a number of indications that the Holuhraun eruption will continue, but at a gradually slowing pace before reaching a…
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Volcano Watch: Vogs And Other Toxic Plumes
The Holuhraun eruption continues to produce toxic SO2 clouds that ironically have produced some really nice vog sunsets in the capital area. https://www.facebook.com/icelandweatherreport/photos/a.10150139610330284.395405.393212425283/10154673134180284/?type=1 Yesterday, scientists flying over the eruption with the Coast Guard measured toxic plumes as high as 3 km above…
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Poison Gas Cloud Heads For Capital
Sulphur dioxide emissions from the Holuhraun eruption are now blowing southwest, covering parts of Snæfellsnes and the greater Reykjavík area. The Icelandic Met Office reported that the poisonous gas will be moving west and southwest both today and tomorrow, with small amounts…
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Playschool Kids Kept Indoors Due To Eruption Pollution
Playschool children were kept indoors in an east Iceland town after sulphur dioxide from the Holuhraun eruption began to affect area residents. MBL reports that residents of Breiðdalsvík in east Iceland discovered today clouds of SO2 darkening the skies. The gas caused…
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Volcano Watch: Lava Field Bigger Than Lake Mývatn
The lava field created by the Holuhraun eruption is now 44.5 square kilometres, reports RÚV. By comparison, Lake Mývatn is 37 km2. Seismic activity continues to be strong with as many as 60 earthquakes reported in the Bárðarbunga area on Saturday. The…