Tag: volcano
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Signs of Activity Stir at Iceland’s Askja Volcano
Recent developments at Iceland’s Askja volcano have ignited both excitement and apprehension among experts as indicators of heightened volcanic activity emerge. Over the past two years, the land around Askja has risen by 70 cm, a telltale sign of a subterranean buildup of magma estimated at 20 million cubic meters. Geothermal lake Víti’s temperature surge…
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Volcano Eruption risk level raised to Yellow at Öræfajökull
The Icelandic Meteorological Office has raised volcano eruption risk level to Yellow for Öræfajökull, an ice-covered volcano in south-east Iceland. New satellite images of Öræfajökull show that a caldera, measuring around one kilometer in diameter, has formed in the last few days on the glacier. Sulfuric stench has emanated from the Kvíá river, running from…
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50 years ago today: A new island is born
50 years ago today, a new island was born, off the southern coast of Iceland. The new island was named Surtsey, after Surtr, a fire jötunn or giant from Norse mythology. It was intensively studied by volcanologists during its eruption, and afterwards by botanists and biologists as life forms gradually colonised the originally barren island.…
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International flights through Akureyri and Egilsstaðir
Keflavik international airport, near Reykjavik in the south-west of Iceland, has been shut down today because of ash from Eyjafjallajökull glacier volcano. All international flights in Iceland now go through Akureyri airport, 90 kilometres from Husavik, or Egilsstaðir Airport. For people coming to or going from Husavik, check for the latest updates from Icelandair and…