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 Kosningavaktin: Íslendingar ganga að kjörborðinu Innlent Fundu Diego heilan á húfi í heimahúsi Innlent Sagðist fjárhagslegur þræll móður barnsins sem hann braut á Innlent Minnst þrír foreldrar verkfallsbarna hafi misst vinnuna Innlent Bein útsending: Skemmtilegustu kappræður kosningabaráttunnar Innlent Svarar Kára fullum hálsi Innlent Kostaði umdeilda færslu á síðu flokks sem hann er hættur í Innlent Ekið á gangandi vegfaranda á Langholtsvegi Innlent Kortleggja neðanjarðarbyrgi vegna hótana Rússa Erlent Komin með skýra mynd af andláti móðurinnar 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 Kosningavaktin: Íslendingar ganga að kjörborðinu Innlent Fundu Diego heilan á húfi í heimahúsi Innlent Sagðist fjárhagslegur þræll móður barnsins sem hann braut á Innlent Minnst þrír foreldrar verkfallsbarna hafi misst vinnuna Innlent Bein útsending: Skemmtilegustu kappræður kosningabaráttunnar Innlent Svarar Kára fullum hálsi Innlent Kostaði umdeilda færslu á síðu flokks sem hann er hættur í Innlent Ekið á gangandi vegfaranda á Langholtsvegi Innlent Kortleggja neðanjarðarbyrgi vegna hótana Rússa Erlent Komin með skýra mynd af andláti móðurinnar Innlent