Volcanic Eruption in Iceland

Morgunblaðið ^ | 21.03.2010 | Leifur

[Leifur]

New pictures, it seems the eruption crack is about a kilometer in lenght (click in military terms), and is on or next to the popular walking route over Fimmvörðuháls. Now I wish I had walked there.





Now there is pretty good change that this will be a small eruption that will not be to devastating, except maybe to the walk route mentioned previously. In fact, it could become a little bit of an attraction to come and see it, at it seems to be in a smaller scale than feared.

Strangely some panic came upon the international flight system that chanceled flights to and from Iceland and over the country. It sounds like they have never experienced a volcanic eruption before.

[winoneforthegipper]

Youtube video shot during first light.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dx9QQU5bU8I

[Quix]

WOW. THX.

[Steve Van Doorn]

Amazing part about the pic is there is still a lot of ice on the hill. I would have thought most of the ground around the fissure would have warmed up even in a small eruption.

[Steve Van Doorn]

winoneforthegipper post this on another thread:

http://666kb.com/i/bhkpkc33pf8skxjxg.gif
http://leucos.lstilde.org/divers/iceland/eq/data/geo_vs_depths_2010.png

If you note on this gentleman's 3-D imaging, the fissure broke through at the north side of the location of the second swarm. There is still the main area of earthquakes that is to the south and to that area's left(under the glacier) that is still experiencing some quaking.

[winoneforthegipper]

Official account...

http://www.earthice.hi.is/page/ies_activity_Eyjafjallajokull

[winoneforthegipper]

Moderate earthquake 3.4 under Vatnajokull. Possible swarm building. Iceland’s largest Glacier volcano system.

http://en.vedur.is/earthquakes-and-volcanism/earthquakes/vatnajokull/#view=table

[American Constitutionalist]

I would not want to go there now..... seems like a hot potato now...

[American Constitutionalist]

[American Constitutionalist]

Yes , interesting in deed, interesting timing since it's on the same day as the vote on the HealthScam bill.... maybe the GOD of Israel is showing us something ?

[yield 2 the right]

“How the Earth Was Made” aired a episode about Iceland and the unique volcanoes. Very cool and frighting.
Youtube links for 5 parts in HD.
Iceland 1 of 5 HD - How The Earth Was Made
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFTTx98Dcgs

Iceland 2 of 5 HD - How The Earth Was Made
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmCXKq9yAsA

Iceland 3 of 5 HD - How The Earth Was Made
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hX4wIc8wH-Q

Iceland 4 of 5 HD - How The Earth Was Mad
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTTvRvRIjt0

Iceland 5 of 5 HD - How The Earth Was Made
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8E4rtPiF_Q

[Quix]

Likely so.

Thx.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks blam and rdl6989!

• Volcano erupts in Iceland, hundreds evacuated
• Iceland Fears 2nd, Even Larger Volcanic Eruption
• Icelandic fissure eruption triggers worries --
  A unique Iceland volcanic eruption covered by BBC
• Iceland prepares for second, more devastating volcanic eruption --
  Northern Hemisphere Cooling?
• Iceland's Geothermal Bailout Feature

[SunkenCiv]

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[SunkenCiv]

thanks Ernest_at_the_Beach!

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2475690/posts?page=93#93

[blam]

I bought some extra tuna tonight just in case we have another year without a summer.

[SunkenCiv]

Wow, that’s a lotta tuna.

[gleeaikin]

In 1783 Iceland had a major continuous eruption at the Laki fissure. Magma was shooting up as high as 200 feet along a 25 mile fissure. Much fluorine gas was emitted. It killed 90% of the livestock through ruining pasturage with abrasives and poison. About 10,000 people also died. Benjamin Franklin noticed the cooling and blue atmosphere in Europe at the time and suspected it was caused by something in Iceland. Destruction of crops in Europe may have helped increase hunger and trigger the French Revolution. Let us hope this volcano does not get too bad.

[blam]

"Destruction of crops in Europe may have helped increase hunger and trigger the French Revolution. Let us hope this volcano does not get too bad."

That would be on heck of a Black Swan Event.

We'd have a nationwide (worldwide) problem like hurricane Katrina was in New Orleans. Is it even practical for the government to try to have food stocks in storage for such an event?

[Palladin]

Very interesting facts.

I wish Ben Franklin was still around to slap down Al Gore.