Lol, I suppose word speller used the wrong word...should've been "subduction system".
Posted on 03/07/2021 7:25:09 PM PST by amorphous
Even though Iceland seems to be getting more press… Superintendent Rögnvaldur Ólafsson is at the coordination center of the Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Management, patiently waiting to see how things develop on the Reykjanes peninsula, where an eruption is considered likely.
He tells mbl.is that in case of an eruption, it is highly unlikely that houses need to be invacuated in the Reykjanes peninsula.
Most likely, a potential eruption would be a small one that would not put inhabited areas and infrastructure at risk.
“We’re just waiting,” he states. This, he adds, is similar to what he experienced leading up to the Holuhraun eruption in 2014. “Then, we were in a similar situation for about two weeks, I believe,” he states, sounding very patient.
“Someone joked earlier that this is like watching paint dry,” he states. “We’re making plans and plans B,” he adds. “It’s that sort of work we’re doing here.”
At a press conference held by the Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Management and the Icelandic Meteorological Office this afternoon, Chief Superintendent Víðir Reynisson stressed that no disaster is imminent on the Reykjanes peninsula and no one is in danger.
Kristín Jónsdóttir, natural hazards specialist at the Icelandic Met Office stated that if an eruption occurs, it is not likely to be dangerous. She added that people do not have to worry much about pollution from gases in case of an eruption.
However, look at the Laki eruption, which killed a quarter of Iceland’s population “In the 18th century, climatic conditions in Iceland reached an all-time low since the original settlement. On top of this, Laki erupted in 1783, spitting out 12.5 cubic kilometres (3.0 cu miles) of lava. Floods, ash, and fumes killed 9,000 people and 80% of the livestock. The ensuing starvation killed a quarter of Iceland’s population.” We pray that history won’t repeat…. (Wikipedia)
Volcano near Reykjavik “a ticking time bomb,” – (Video).
Iceland is a part of the mid-Atlantic Ridge which is above sea-level, the video reminds us (at about 2:50 into the video).
Mt Þorbjörn is where everything started 14 months ago. The entire mountain has been growing taller. And some of the nearby towns are actually built on lava.
https://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/news/2021/03/03/like_watching_paint_dry/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laki
Thanks to Winston Smith and Stew for these links
I’m waiting for the Tonga-Kermadec Trench to open up and swallow about a quarter of the ocean.
And then an hour later what would happen. Can't imagine it would be "good"
That’s a seduction system. It could swallow up some ocean, but mostly a bunch of the ocean floor with it.
I remember several years back when the Bardarbunga volcano was active in Iceland. Some nights it was as dark and quiet as a tomb; other nights, there were fissures and a river of lava while it would spurt molten rock all around. It finally went quiet after a couple of years and they took the observation cams offline.
Iceland is never in the news for anything, except perhaps science topics. Most likely, the residents prefer it that way. Aluminum and Fish Products are their top two exports, with tourism a rising third category.
Lol, I suppose word speller used the wrong word...should've been "subduction system".
“That’s a seduction system.”
Does it have some good pick-up lines?
LOL!
Sure....Sure thing, I’ll stick with the tried and true “Seduction System”.
Globull warming is delaying it.
Those brave Krakatoans!
No. THIS is a "seduction system"...
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"During this next part of our aerial tour, we are flying over Lavaland, an uninhabitable hellhole of volcanic fury.
"Has this ever been inhabited?"
"Used to be. If you look through your monoculars you can just make out some forms that look like statues -- those are pyroclastic flows that covered some of those fleeing the eruption. Used to be called Iceland, if you can believe it."
Never heard of them before clicking on your link. Strange...
I remember the run up to St Helens’s people kinda got tired of hearing about it and figured the volconalists didn’t know sh*t .....
Then that Sunday morning everyone was surprised..especially when the ash cloud came through..
Over here...
I remember. The devastation, destruction, and distance involved was absolutely unbelievable.
It seems This
Is just What We need.
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