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VIDEO: Holuhraun Best Place For An Eruption
Holuhraun is the best possible location for an eruption, geophysicist Magnús Tumi Guðmundsson has told RÚV. Although the magma flow from Holuhraun is considerable and steady, Magnús Tumi does not feel it qualifies as a large eruption. New data indicates that approximately…
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Holuhraun Still Going Strong, Could Last All Year
The Holuhraun eruption, which began again yesterday with magma plumes as high as 60 metres, is going strong and might see out the year, reports RÚV. “The eruption is comparable to the one we saw from Krafla [in 1975],” said volcanologist Ármann Höskuldsson. “At…
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Eruption Over, Lasted 4 Hours
Yesterday’s volcanic eruption at Holuhraun lasted only 3-4 hours and the aviation code has been downgraded to orange. “It was a small eruption and a small sample of the magma that is moving underground reaching the surface,” geophysics professor Páll Einarsson told RÚV.…
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Schrödinger’s Volcano
On August 16, the Western media spotlight fell on Iceland once again. As is usually the case when the outside world likes to acknowledge our existence, an eruption was involved. Or was there? That day it became known that there had been…
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Free Pink Street Boys Album! Free Editorial! Free Love!
Here is a short editorial, inspired by the late, great Bill Gates and his vision, which continues to warm our hearts and our thighs through our pockets, via sturdy, glowing Gorilla Glass: Here’s to the volcanos. The eruptions. The shaking moneymakers. The…
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What Will Become Of Bárðarbunga?
Bárðarbunga: it’s going to explode, you’re going to be trapped in Iceland for six months and you might die a horrific, fiery death. Why? Because such grand claims make good headlines and sell papers, that’s why. Personally, I’ve always believed more in…
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UPDATED: No-Fly Zone In Effect Over Holuhraun Eruption
ISAVIA has imposed a no-fly zone over the Holuhraun eruption site and a parts of northeastern Iceland. In a brief posted to their website, ISAVIA, who control and run Iceland’s airports, have stated that it is unclear how much ash is likely to be produced.…
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Breaking News: Eruption Confirmed At Holuhraun
The Icelandic Met Office has confirmed an eruption has started in Holuhraun, north of Dyngjujökull. This is further backed up by the Míla live-feed where the eruption is visible in the distance. According to Iceland’s Civil Protection Authority the lava is making its way to the…
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Dyngjujökull Glacier Photo Gallery
On August 21, photographer Axel Sigurðarson flew over Dyngjökull glacier in a two-seater airplane through Mýflug Air. He didn’t see any volcanic eruption, but snapped some gorgeous shots for us—check them out below. See more Eruption Iceland stories.
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Uncertainty Continues At Bárðarbunga
Uncertainty about what is happening underneath Vatnajökull glacier continues following the appearance of fissures yesterday, reports RÚV. As reported, a flight observing the surface of Vatnajökull discovered a row of 10-15 m deep cauldrons, 1 km wide, south of the Bárðarbunga caldera. They…
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Bárðarbunga Area Sees Greater Seismic Activity
Seismic activity at and around the Bárðarbunga volcano has prompted authorities to call an urgent meeting to assess the situation. There is still no confirmation of an eruption. Earlier this evening, Tobias Dürig tweeted a photo of fissures in Holuhraun, next to…
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Earthquakes Continue To Rattle Bárðarbunga
Intense earthquake activity continues around Bárðarbunga volcano and Vatnajökull glacier, reports RÚV. Just passed midnight an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 hit Bárðarbunga and an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.5 hit Askja caldera, the largest quake in Askja since 1992.…
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Air Berlin Cancel Flight To Iceland
Air Berlin decided to cancel a flight to Iceland yesterday even though the state of emergency has been called off, reports RÚV. According to Sigþór Kristinn Skúlasson, CEO of Airport Associates, the airline feared that the plane might get stuck in Iceland in…
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Bárðarbunga Volcano: State Of Emergency Called Off
The Icelandic Met Office and Civil Protection authorities have reduced their measurement of Bárðabunga volcano from “emergency” to “alert”, and air travel is open again. RÚV reports that, despite earlier reports that a small eruption was underway under the Dyngjujökull glacier, scientists…
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“Eruption Has Probably Not Started”
Today’s reports of an eruption starting at Bárðabunga may have been premature, according to geophysicist Magnús Tumi Guðmundsson. He said in a RÚV interview that typically, subglacial eruptions melt through the ice, but today’s aeroplane surveys did not revealed any indications of that…
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A Volcano Bigger Than Timberlake
Historically, Iceland has seen some volcanic eruptions at a devastating scale. The most prominent in public memory is arguably the late 18th century Móðuharðindi, two years of brutal hardships caused by an eruption in volcanic ridge Lakagígar. The sky and sun darkened,…
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Scientists Disagree With Met Office, Say No Eruption
Scientists aboard the Coast Guard’s radar-equipped TF-SIF surveillance plane flying over Dyngjujökull are contesting the Met Office’s claim that an eruption has begun, reports RÚV. As reported, Kristín Jónsdóttir with the Icelandic Met Office confirmed that a small eruption at Dyngjujökull started around 2pm…
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BREAKING NEWS: Small Eruption Reported Northeast Of Bárðarbunga
A small eruption has been reported at Dyngjujökull glacier, northeast of Iceland’s subglacial Bárðarbunga volcano. RÚV report that Kristín Jónsdóttir with the Icelandic Met Office has confirmed that a small eruption at Dyngjujökull started around 2pm today. The aviation code has been escalated…
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Scientists Can’t Agree On Bárðarbunga Eruption
Scientist have been busy interpreting the newest data from Bárðarbunga but cannot seem to agree on what precisely the data indicates, reports Vísir. Kristín Vogfjörð, Director of Research at the Icelandic Met Office believes that based on her interpretations of the GPS data,…
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Bárðarbunga Earthquake Visualization
An Icelandic computer scientist has created a data visualization showing all of the Bárðarbunga earthquakes measuring over 1.5 on the Richter scale over the last 48 hours. The data used, he explained, is raw data collected from the Icelandic Met Office (it…
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Bárðarbunga Volcano Watch: The Morning Edition
Bárðarbunga volcano continues to rumble but as yet there is no eruption to report, so here is a round up last night’s news. 01:35 – An earthquake with a magnitude of 3 or higher struck the area around Bárðarbunga volcano around 11:30 pm last night,…
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Bárðarbunga Volcano Watch: The Afternoon Edition
Volcano watch is still in full swing, but no eruption yet. In the meantime, here’s a roundup of the day’s Bárðarbunga news so far: 13:23 – The closure of the area north of Vatnajökull glacier has already lead to significant financial losses…
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Twitter Flooded With Cowabunga Bárðarbunga Jokes
In anticipation of Bárðarbunga’s possible eruption, social media users have been busy sharing their thoughts on the volcano. Many of these tweets are helpful, pointing travellers to vital resources but an alarming number use Bárðarbunga as a segue into some kind of Cowabunga joke. Presented…