Raptor Witness Posted September 9, 2014 #1 Share Posted September 9, 2014 See Iceland’s Volcano Raging Under the Northern Lights In 1 Amazing Image - Time Magazine 9/7/2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptor Witness Posted September 9, 2014 Author #2 Share Posted September 9, 2014 (edited) It's not making much news other than the pretty pictures, but the potential is there for a big event, if this thing decides to blow under the glacier, which is being given a 90% chance now by some scientists. It's the largest glacier in Europe, and this volcanic system is responsible for the largest lava flow on earth, in the past 10,000 years, so it's no small fry. Here's an excellent source for the day to day activity, in a nutshell. I've been following this excellent blogger since 2010, when Eyjafjallajökull became the worst travel disruption in world history, due to natural forces. Here's your link: Iceland geology Today's notes reads: This is a short notice. I think that eruption has started under the glacier in Bárðarbunga or maybe in the dyke area. I base this on the change in harmonic tremor that is now taking place. Please note that this has not yet been confirmed by Icelandic Met Office or by Rúv in Iceland at the moment. So this is unconfirmed reports from me at current time (01:13 UTC on 9-September-2014). Edited September 9, 2014 by Raptor Witness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptor Witness Posted September 23, 2014 Author #3 Share Posted September 23, 2014 The lava field at Holuhraun is now 0.5 km³. It is now the second largest lava field in Iceland during the past 150 years. Only Hekla lava field from 1947 is larger at the moment, it is 0.8 km³ in size. If the Holuhraun eruption continues as it has, it is going to get Hekla lava field size in about two weeks. Iceland Geology 9-22-2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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