Grimsvotn eruption unlikely to trigger a big flood 24. maí 2011 13:55 The volcanic eruption in Grimsvotn is not expected to trigger a flood. PHOTO/Jon Olafur Magnusson A big flood resulting from the eruption in Grimsvotn is not expected in the near future. There was a flood from Grimsvotn in the Skafta river last year, so little water has accumulated there, and the icecap over the caldera was thin. Therefore, less ice has melted and less water has been added to the subglacial lake. The water that accumulates will advance the next flood. If the eruption shifts to a place where the icecap is thicker it makes a flood more likely. There were floods from the glacier shortly after the last two eruptions started in Grimsvotn, in 1998 and 2004. News in English Mest lesið Kúgaðist og öskurgrét yfir lýsingum sonarins Innlent Ástandið verði gjörbreytt í fyrramálið Innlent Seðlabankinn rýmkar lánþegaskilyrði Innlent Telur að of mikil saltnotkun geri moksturinn enn erfiðari Innlent Orðin hæsta kirkja í heimi Erlent Langt í frá að málinu sé lokið Innlent Segja ríkislögreglustjóra þurfa að taka til hjá sér Innlent Íhugar ekki stöðu sína Innlent Andrés ekki lengur prins og látinn yfirgefa heimili sitt Erlent Hefði aldrei giskað á uppsagnir á hennar deild Innlent
A big flood resulting from the eruption in Grimsvotn is not expected in the near future. There was a flood from Grimsvotn in the Skafta river last year, so little water has accumulated there, and the icecap over the caldera was thin. Therefore, less ice has melted and less water has been added to the subglacial lake. The water that accumulates will advance the next flood. If the eruption shifts to a place where the icecap is thicker it makes a flood more likely. There were floods from the glacier shortly after the last two eruptions started in Grimsvotn, in 1998 and 2004.
News in English Mest lesið Kúgaðist og öskurgrét yfir lýsingum sonarins Innlent Ástandið verði gjörbreytt í fyrramálið Innlent Seðlabankinn rýmkar lánþegaskilyrði Innlent Telur að of mikil saltnotkun geri moksturinn enn erfiðari Innlent Orðin hæsta kirkja í heimi Erlent Langt í frá að málinu sé lokið Innlent Segja ríkislögreglustjóra þurfa að taka til hjá sér Innlent Íhugar ekki stöðu sína Innlent Andrés ekki lengur prins og látinn yfirgefa heimili sitt Erlent Hefði aldrei giskað á uppsagnir á hennar deild Innlent