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Holuhraun Growing Rapidly, Gandalf May Be Investigating
The Holuhraun lava field has grown by 1 square kilometre in the last 24 hours, twice as much as in previous days, reports RÚV. As reported, there are growing concerns that an eruption at Bárðarbunga is imminent, though geophysicist Magnús Tumi Guðmundsson…
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Largest Lava Eruption Since 19th Century
The Holuhraun eruption has produced more lava than any other eruption since the 19th century, reports RÚV. According to a volcanologist Ármann Höskuldsson, the Holuhraun eruption has become larger than the Krafla eruption of 1984 and the magma contains more gas. The lava…
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Holuhraun Reaches River, Steam Plumes Reported
Lava from the Holuhraun eruption has reached the river Jökulsá á Fjöllum, reports the Institute of Earth Sciences. Geologist Þorvaldur Þórðarson confirms that steam is rising from the site where the lava is in contact with the river, though no explosive activity…
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Holuhraun Eruption Photo Gallery
Photographer Axel Sigurðarson flew over the Holuhraun eruption and took these photos. Enjoy! Also, see more of his photos as axelsig.com. Related: Holuhraun: 4 Square Kilometres of Lava
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What To Name The New Lava Field
As the Holuhraun eruption has spead lava over a wide swath of the country, Icelanders now ask themselves: what should we name the new lava field? As reported, magma pouring from the kilometres-long fissure in Holuhraun has now spread over an area…
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Holuhraun: 4 Square Kilometres Of Lava
Lava exuding from the Holuhraun eruption stretches 3.5 kilometres from the centre of the fissure and measures approximately 1.6 kilometres at its widest point, reports Vísir. According to the Icelandic Met Office the Holuhraun fissure is 1.5 km long with continuous eruption…
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It Was My Way, And The Highway
On the Álftanes peninsula, a good ten kilometres from downtown Reykjavík, lies a unique lava field called Gálgahraun. The towns of Hafnarfjörður, Álftanes and Garðabær were all built around the 8,000-year-old lava, which is on the Nature Conservation Register and was immortalised…
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Ask Your Völva
Many Icelanders around me were pretty upset last month when the Associated Press ran a story about an “elf lobby” joining environmentalist in their struggle to block road construction across a lava field. The story, which contained some factual errors, played up…
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“Is this paper clip art?”
Upon entering the shop I was surrounded by chunks of lava that you could pick up on your way to the airport. There were abstract landscape paintings that were perfect for someone who is searching for art work to match the colors…