Believe that magma flow to the south has stopped
The Scientific Advisory Board for Civil Protection met this afternoon. The meeting reviewed the processing of the latest measurements and...
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Icevolcan
Mar 12, 2021
Unlikely that eruption fissure south of Fagradalsfjall will reach the sea
..dike has not moved in the last 24 hours. ...unlikely that the eruption fissure that opens south of Fagradalsfjall will reach the sea....
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Icevolcan
Mar 5, 2021
Could Volcanic Period Be Ahead?
“If an eruption occurs, it would likely mark the beginning of such a [volcanic] period – lasting a few centuries, I believe,” states...
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Icevolcan
Mar 5, 2021
New lava flow forecast Reykjanes
A new lava flow forecast by scientists at the University of Iceland assumes four possible areas where a fire could occur. One of them is...
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Icevolcan
Mar 3, 2021
Recalculated lava extension..southwards now
Now there is unrest and a possible location for an eruption fissure. We run the lava simulator to see what could possibly happen in terms...
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Icevolcan
Mar 3, 2021
Possible extent of lava
The Meteorological Agency has prepared two images that show the possible extent of lava drainage in case of volcanic eruption. Look at...
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Icevolcan
Mar 3, 2021
3D animation of earthquakes Reykjanes
Here is an interesting contrasting D scale that shows the quakes on the Reykjaneskagi in time and bed. The body shows the evolution of...
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Icevolcan
Mar 3, 2021
Keilir
When a year ago Thorbjorn was inflating and seemed at risk of erupting, we put out a post to describe the volcanics of the Reykjanes...
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Icevolcan
Mar 2, 2021
Simulated lavaflows ..if.. there is an eruption at Reykjanes
Here are the results of the lava milion. To speed up bills, we let eruption at 500 m intervals within the most likely areas according to...
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Icevolcan
Mar 2, 2021
Eruption would be neither big nor dangerous
An eruption near Keilir, if it were to occur, would neither be large nor pass over quickly, it would be primarily characterized by lava...
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Icevolcan
Mar 2, 2021
Fagradalsfjall 360 pano
Fagradalsfjall and the surrounding area is considered to be the epicentre of the earthquake swarm that started on the 24th of February...
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Icevolcan
Mar 2, 2021
Reykjanes Earthquake Swarm: Magma Accumulation Suspected, Eruption a Possibility
New data from the ongoing earthquake swarm on the Reykjanes peninsula suggests magma is accumulating underneath Fagradalsfjall mountain,...
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Icevolcan
Jun 18, 2020
Is Eruption Imminent in Grímsvötn?
There are indications that an eruption may soon occur in Grímsvötn volcano, located under the ice cap of Vatnajökull glacier,...
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Icevolcan
Jan 26, 2020
Possible magma accumulation beneath Mt. Thorbjorn on Reykjanes peninsula
Inflation has been detected in the last few days. An earthquake swarm has been ongoing during the same period. A state of uncertainty has...
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Icevolcan
Dec 19, 2019
New webmap interface for earthquakes in Iceland by IMO
For all you earthquake aficionados! We at the @Vedurstofan just released a webmap interface with #earthquakes. It’s in Icelandic but...
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Icevolcan
Dec 9, 2019
Whakaari/White Island, NZ, erupts in a phreatic explosion
Whakaari/White Island, NZ, erupts in a phreatic explosion, 5 dead, several missing and evacuated. More: https://www.news.com.au/…/news-st...
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IMO
Sep 14, 2019
Gas measurements in Bárðarbunga
Melissa Anne Pfeffer, specialist of the Icelandic Meteorological Office in the field of ash and chemical distribution, went on a day trip...
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Icevolcan
Aug 8, 2019
Gas bubbles in Kvíárlón, southeast of Öræfajökull
The Icelandic Meteorological Office received notification last Friday from a landowner who saw unusual bubbles in Kvíárlón, southeast of...
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Icevolcan
Aug 7, 2019
Glacial outburst flood expected this month in Múlakvísl
The Met Office continues to monitor Múlakvísl river closely, as a glacial outburst flood is expected in the river this month, RÚV...
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Icevolcan
Apr 15, 2019
9 years since Eyjafjallajökull eruption in Iceland
Today marks the nine-year-anniversary of Eyjafjallajökull’s mighty 2010 eruption, an explosion that created an ash plume so large that...
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