Öræfajökull cauldron has deepened considerably
Volcanologist Ármann Höskuldsson says that the situation at Öræfajökull volcano is "Far from normal." There's still geothermal heat in...
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Icelandic Meteorological Office
Nov 27, 2017
Öræfajökull-the volcano
By the end of 2016, increased earthquake activity was observed in Öræfajökull. In order to monitor this country's largest volcano,...
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Icevolcan
Nov 26, 2017
Significant to understand Öræfajökull: Fragment of continental crust found under south east Iceland
An international team, including researchers at the University of Liverpool, have shown that south east Iceland is underlain by...
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Icevolcan
Nov 26, 2017
No Sign of Eruption in Öræfajökull
Geophysicist Magnús Tumi Guðmundsson says there is no evidence of an eruption in Öræfajökull glacier. RÚV reports. Data shows that there...
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by Albert
Nov 24, 2017
Iceland in Motion
Imagine an Atlantic island affected by a deep and complex rift, with half the country pulled east, towards Europe, and half pulled west,...
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by Graeme T. Swindles et al.
Nov 23, 2017
New paper: Climatic control on Icelandic volcanic activity during the mid-Holocene
#eruption #history #volcanology #Holocene #climate #humaninduced #Iceland
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by CARL REHNBERG
Nov 22, 2017
Öraefajökull – A challenge for volcanology
A couple of years ago I was asked on a radio show which volcano in Iceland I wanted least to erupt. I quickly answered Öraefajökull. It...
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by Albert
Nov 22, 2017
History of Öræfajökull
...Öræfajökull is one of those infrequent erupters. It is Iceland’s tallest volcano, and is the fourth tallest stratovolcano in Europe...
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Icevolcan
Nov 21, 2017
Öræfajökull observed from space
A photograph taken by the SENITEL-1 satellite yesterday morning, November 20th showing the fissures that have been formed in the...
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