As our readers have reported, a new set of fissures have opened closer to the Dyngjujökull glacier. The fissures opened in the early hours of the morning, and they were confirmed by the IMO in its 12:20 UT update. At 8:30, a surveillance flight with scientists from the IMO and University of Iceland observed the…
View from Mila webcam The IMO has confirmed that a fissure eruption has started north of Dyngjujökull. Please do not link to http://www.vedur.is and en.vedur.is sites at this time Please use the live Youtube stream for the webcam rather than the Mila link, as the latter is likely to be in use by emergency authorities…
First let me write one thing, and that is that we are not in Kansas anymore. And with that I mean that we are in totally uncharted country. Icelandic Met Office has the best volcanologists on the planet, and they pretty much never make a mistake. They are quite simply the best and their reputation…
Or at least not yet The earthquake swarm at Bardarbunga is still ongoing. And we just saw an earthquake 5,3 but that has not been checked as i write this. (2:33 CET) But other than the aviation code was set to red and flights have been detoured around Iceland there is no proof that an…
Update: Aviation Colour Code Red has been declared for the Volcano Bárdarbunga and the surrounding area. Icelandic Met Office helicopter observation confirms ongoing eruption that appears to be small at this time. Keep up with the updates as they come. And an urgent call: Please keep traffic on IMO sites as low as possible. If…
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