I wont waste space with a lengthy introduction … let me simply say that this post is down to you … our Readers, Commentators and Dragons … thank you! As you read these musings please remember … we are not ‘experts’ … just imaginative and talented, self proclaimed Volcanoholics … and heck, if the IMO aren’t sure what the future holds…
While we are waiting for developments, many of our readers are watching the Mila webcams and commenting on atmospheric disturbances over the vast Holuhraun and Vatnajökull landscapes. What comes up over and over again is the question of how to distinguish between cloud formation of all types (small fluffy clouds, elegant lenticular clouds, convection clouds…
First a BIG thank you to all our readers for your contributions and especially for the way you have followed our proposed guidelines in respect to what you post. You are VolcanoCafé, a place where everyone contributes to a common interest! The following is a loose collection of interesting maps, photos and figures and links…
Water drainage basins at the glacier bed for the principal rivers draining Vatnajökull. Subglacial water-filled cupolas, located under depressions in the glacier surface, collect meltwater and periodically drain by means of jökulhlaups. In order to determine water divide locations on a regional scale, a model was employed which assumed that water pressure at the glacier…
The latest swarm in Iceland has many people unsettled. Fears are rife that there will be a repeat of the Eyjafjallajökull episode, when European airspace was closed down for weeks at a time and people were left stranded. Others are afraid they might actually be impacted by an eruption itself and have fears for their…
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