Richie, one of our readers emailed in a good question that is a good starting point for a brief update on Bárðarbunga. “Could you do an article comparing this intrusion to others? Looking at the post it appears that it is almost 40 Km long but how wide is it and in terms of volume.…
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…
Lately the internet has been filled with the usual doom and gloom about Katla. And since there has actually been a bit of unusual behavior I find it merited to actually write about the volcano. Background on Katla The volcano resides under the Myrdalsjökull glacier and it is one of the larger volcanoes on Iceland.…
One of the most evident volcanic manifestation are eruptions. There are different types, which depend mainly on the type of magma produced by the volcano. Over the times one same volcano can produce widely different magma/lava types. We will try to give some insight on magma formation and type of lavas. We will try…
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