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.…
For those who have missed the previous 3 parts and the prequel. Here is the link to the last part. In it is links to the prequel. https://volcanocafe.wordpress.com/2013/07/31/laki-deconstructed-a-timeline-for-destruction/ The nuclear background To be able to understand large eruptions you need to understand a bit about nuclear weapons. In this case there are several reasons why…
Before I start I would like to point towards the previous 3 parts. It might be a good read for those who missed them when I first published them. Prequel https://volcanocafe.wordpress.com/2013/05/29/central-volcanoes-of-vatnajokull/ Part 1 https://volcanocafe.wordpress.com/2013/06/05/laki-deconstructed-anatomy-of-an-eruption/ Part 2 https://volcanocafe.wordpress.com/2013/06/10/laki-deconstructed-grimsvotn-and-beyond/ The pre Skaftár Fires eruption at Grimsvötn Two weeks (15 may 1783) prior to the eruption at Skaftár…
Serendipity is one of those words that sometimes seem to rule my world. Pure oddity and fluke would be others. As Erik Klemetti pointed out, Saturday was the two hundred and thirtieth anniversary of the onset of the Skaftár Fires. I do not really feel that bright that I missed that, even though I just…
Foreword After I wrote my post ‘Central volcanoes of Vatnajökull’ a discussion ensued on the Lakí fissure eruption, both about the anatomy and its timeline. In the end I offered to write a post on it. I not only armed myself by reading more than 30 scientific articles on the subject, I also delved into…
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