Posted on 08/19/2014 8:05:07 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Iceland on Tuesday began evacuating areas close to its largest volcano after warnings of a possible eruption, four years after millions of air travellers were grounded by a huge ash cloud from another peak.
Scientists believe the ash from an eruption at Bardarbunga, a huge volcano under Iceland's largest glacier, the Vatnajokull in the south of the country, could disrupt transatlantic and northern European air traffic.
They also fear floods from melting ice could cause serious damage to the country's infrastructure.
On Tuesday, police announced that they had "decided to close and evacuate the area north of Vatnajokull as a result of seismic activity on the Bardarbunga".
It is not known how many people have been moved as the area is remote, but emergency services in Iceland have been placed on "alert".
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Yikes.
I remember the last time—and how many airlines to Europe were affected.
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Oh, that Mother Earth! We are just parasites on her hide and every once in a while she decides to shake a few of us off.
Love it. ;)
Now THIS is something to be concerned about, IMO.
“You better lava me now or lava me not.”
Global warming.
Hidden people’s fault.
I think there’s one in the Philippines about to cook off too.
I am so glad I read all the posts first. That was the first thing that came to mind when I saw the headline.
As you might have guessed from my screen name, I am a Parrotthead from way back.
"Ceterum censeo 0bama esse delendam."
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
Mt. Fergeson
Or Lembergh
On the bright side, this time the volcano’s name can be pronounced without hospitalization.
Nothing says GET THE HELL OUT like a 1600 quake swarm in 48 hours.
All that Ice melting.
lol
Maybe only urgent care.
www.wattsupwiththat.com
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Technical discussion of the earlier swarms of earthquakes, the 2011 ash “storm” that shutdown almost all European flights for a long time last - and why it probably will not happen this time! And some eyewitness accounts and background accounts of historical Iceland eruptions.
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