Volcanic activity could go on for years 4. september 2014 13:19 „There's gonna be activity here for a few years. Not this particular eruption, it'll end and another one will start up elsewhere, and this will clearly erupt in a glacier," said volcanologist Ármann Höskuldsson last night. „This may be pretty to look at, but if the lava flows the last 3 kilometers towards the glacier then we won't have much time." Ármann adds that the eruption has slowed slightly over the past 24 hours. One of the craters has stopped spewing magma, most likely due to a blockage in the magma chamber below. Scientists estimate that the longest lava stream from the fissure has reached 7 kilometers in length and is heading north by north-east, towards the source of Jökulsá. The fissure is on a wide plateau between Vatnajökull and Askja. From here we can see the Kverkfjöll mountainrange, and also Dyngjujökull, the closest part of Vatnajökull. The lava is flowing into an area known as Flæður, a series of streams flowing north from Dyngjujökull that later combine into the river Jökulsá. Already the lava is blocking the waterflow. Extreme caution must be taken in this area, as explosions tend to happen when the water tries to flow under the 1000°C hot lava. News in English Tengdar fréttir Live webcam: "Similar in size to the largest Krafla eruptions" Magma started flowing in Holuhraun at 5:00 AM this morning. The eruption is located on the same fissure as the previous eruption on Friday morning, but is many times larger. This is the third eruption in the Bárðarbunga region in roughly a week, and the largest by far. 31. ágúst 2014 13:30 Air traffic not affected The eruption in the Holuhraun lava field in Iceland has no impact on air traffic from Keflavik airport, at least at this stage. 29. ágúst 2014 06:19 Magnificent images of the volcanic eruption Last night lava from the eruption encompassed over nine square kilometers. 4. september 2014 07:34 The fissure thought to be about one kilometre long A scientist at the IMO in Iceland located about five kilometres from the eruption in Holuhraun, north of Dyngjujökull, estimates that the fissure is about one kilometer long. 29. ágúst 2014 04:14 Stunning images from the volcanic eruption in Holuhraun at sunrise The eruption near Bardarbunga volcano is not considered a risk to international flight plans. 29. ágúst 2014 12:15 Alert phase for flight over Askja raised to yellow The alert phase for flight over Askja has been raised to yellow. This suggests that the Askja caldera is showing signs of activity beyond the norm. 28. ágúst 2014 17:31 Amazing pictures from the eruption Armann Hoskuldsson, a scientist at the Institute of Earth Sciences at the University of Iceland, took some amazing photographs in the early morning when scientists witnessed the eruption in Holuhraun north of Dyngjujokull. 31. ágúst 2014 13:55 No change on the surface of Vatnajökull The cauldrons, detected yesterday, appear to look the same. They have not grown in size. 28. ágúst 2014 12:06 The sulphur taste in your mouth will turn into sulphuric acid in your lungs The Holuhraun eruption is still ongoing, but scientists are setting off to determine if the pressure in the magma chamber has gone down or just moved elsewhere. Right now the primary concern is the presence of gas in the area. 2. september 2014 16:08 A noticeable decrease in seismicity Since midnight today, around 300 earthquakes have occurred in the area around Bardarbunga. 2. september 2014 13:11 Eruption started again An eruption has started again in Holuhraun, just north of Dyngjujokull in Iceland. The eruption was visible from a live webcam at 5:49 AM local time. 31. ágúst 2014 06:34 Volcanic eruption confirmed north of Dyngjujökull Webcams show that lava eruption has started in Holuhraun, north of Dyngjujökull. 29. ágúst 2014 01:16 Over five hundred earthquakes since midnight A magnitude 5.0 earthquake was recorded on the Bárðarbunga caldera this morning, and another of magnitude 5.2 at 11:41 UTC in the same region. 1. september 2014 13:54 10-15 m deep cauldrons detected in Bardarbunga The cauldrons have been formed as a result of melting, possibly an eruption, uncertain when. 28. ágúst 2014 01:23 Mest lesið Flugslysið sem skók þjóðina og aldrei munu fást svör við Innlent Vaktin: Forsetakosningar í Bandaríkjunum Erlent Sakfelldur fyrir þátt í banaslysi en annar ökumaður aldrei fundist Innlent Kosningavaktin: Íslendingar ganga að kjörborðinu Innlent „Ég var barnið sem vildi ekki taka í höndina á kennaranum sínum“ Innlent Hagnast um hálfan milljarð og reiknar með þrefalt meira á næsta ári Innlent Segja verkfall kennara skapa ójafnræði og óréttlæti Innlent Sigurvegarar í keppni Musks ekki valdir af handahófi Erlent Perlan þurfi að seljast fyrir áramót svo dæmið gangi upp Innlent Ekki lægri meðalhiti frá árinu 1997 Veður
„There's gonna be activity here for a few years. Not this particular eruption, it'll end and another one will start up elsewhere, and this will clearly erupt in a glacier," said volcanologist Ármann Höskuldsson last night. „This may be pretty to look at, but if the lava flows the last 3 kilometers towards the glacier then we won't have much time." Ármann adds that the eruption has slowed slightly over the past 24 hours. One of the craters has stopped spewing magma, most likely due to a blockage in the magma chamber below. Scientists estimate that the longest lava stream from the fissure has reached 7 kilometers in length and is heading north by north-east, towards the source of Jökulsá. The fissure is on a wide plateau between Vatnajökull and Askja. From here we can see the Kverkfjöll mountainrange, and also Dyngjujökull, the closest part of Vatnajökull. The lava is flowing into an area known as Flæður, a series of streams flowing north from Dyngjujökull that later combine into the river Jökulsá. Already the lava is blocking the waterflow. Extreme caution must be taken in this area, as explosions tend to happen when the water tries to flow under the 1000°C hot lava.
News in English Tengdar fréttir Live webcam: "Similar in size to the largest Krafla eruptions" Magma started flowing in Holuhraun at 5:00 AM this morning. The eruption is located on the same fissure as the previous eruption on Friday morning, but is many times larger. This is the third eruption in the Bárðarbunga region in roughly a week, and the largest by far. 31. ágúst 2014 13:30 Air traffic not affected The eruption in the Holuhraun lava field in Iceland has no impact on air traffic from Keflavik airport, at least at this stage. 29. ágúst 2014 06:19 Magnificent images of the volcanic eruption Last night lava from the eruption encompassed over nine square kilometers. 4. september 2014 07:34 The fissure thought to be about one kilometre long A scientist at the IMO in Iceland located about five kilometres from the eruption in Holuhraun, north of Dyngjujökull, estimates that the fissure is about one kilometer long. 29. ágúst 2014 04:14 Stunning images from the volcanic eruption in Holuhraun at sunrise The eruption near Bardarbunga volcano is not considered a risk to international flight plans. 29. ágúst 2014 12:15 Alert phase for flight over Askja raised to yellow The alert phase for flight over Askja has been raised to yellow. This suggests that the Askja caldera is showing signs of activity beyond the norm. 28. ágúst 2014 17:31 Amazing pictures from the eruption Armann Hoskuldsson, a scientist at the Institute of Earth Sciences at the University of Iceland, took some amazing photographs in the early morning when scientists witnessed the eruption in Holuhraun north of Dyngjujokull. 31. ágúst 2014 13:55 No change on the surface of Vatnajökull The cauldrons, detected yesterday, appear to look the same. They have not grown in size. 28. ágúst 2014 12:06 The sulphur taste in your mouth will turn into sulphuric acid in your lungs The Holuhraun eruption is still ongoing, but scientists are setting off to determine if the pressure in the magma chamber has gone down or just moved elsewhere. Right now the primary concern is the presence of gas in the area. 2. september 2014 16:08 A noticeable decrease in seismicity Since midnight today, around 300 earthquakes have occurred in the area around Bardarbunga. 2. september 2014 13:11 Eruption started again An eruption has started again in Holuhraun, just north of Dyngjujokull in Iceland. The eruption was visible from a live webcam at 5:49 AM local time. 31. ágúst 2014 06:34 Volcanic eruption confirmed north of Dyngjujökull Webcams show that lava eruption has started in Holuhraun, north of Dyngjujökull. 29. ágúst 2014 01:16 Over five hundred earthquakes since midnight A magnitude 5.0 earthquake was recorded on the Bárðarbunga caldera this morning, and another of magnitude 5.2 at 11:41 UTC in the same region. 1. september 2014 13:54 10-15 m deep cauldrons detected in Bardarbunga The cauldrons have been formed as a result of melting, possibly an eruption, uncertain when. 28. ágúst 2014 01:23 Mest lesið Flugslysið sem skók þjóðina og aldrei munu fást svör við Innlent Vaktin: Forsetakosningar í Bandaríkjunum Erlent Sakfelldur fyrir þátt í banaslysi en annar ökumaður aldrei fundist Innlent Kosningavaktin: Íslendingar ganga að kjörborðinu Innlent „Ég var barnið sem vildi ekki taka í höndina á kennaranum sínum“ Innlent Hagnast um hálfan milljarð og reiknar með þrefalt meira á næsta ári Innlent Segja verkfall kennara skapa ójafnræði og óréttlæti Innlent Sigurvegarar í keppni Musks ekki valdir af handahófi Erlent Perlan þurfi að seljast fyrir áramót svo dæmið gangi upp Innlent Ekki lægri meðalhiti frá árinu 1997 Veður
Live webcam: "Similar in size to the largest Krafla eruptions" Magma started flowing in Holuhraun at 5:00 AM this morning. The eruption is located on the same fissure as the previous eruption on Friday morning, but is many times larger. This is the third eruption in the Bárðarbunga region in roughly a week, and the largest by far. 31. ágúst 2014 13:30
Air traffic not affected The eruption in the Holuhraun lava field in Iceland has no impact on air traffic from Keflavik airport, at least at this stage. 29. ágúst 2014 06:19
Magnificent images of the volcanic eruption Last night lava from the eruption encompassed over nine square kilometers. 4. september 2014 07:34
The fissure thought to be about one kilometre long A scientist at the IMO in Iceland located about five kilometres from the eruption in Holuhraun, north of Dyngjujökull, estimates that the fissure is about one kilometer long. 29. ágúst 2014 04:14
Stunning images from the volcanic eruption in Holuhraun at sunrise The eruption near Bardarbunga volcano is not considered a risk to international flight plans. 29. ágúst 2014 12:15
Alert phase for flight over Askja raised to yellow The alert phase for flight over Askja has been raised to yellow. This suggests that the Askja caldera is showing signs of activity beyond the norm. 28. ágúst 2014 17:31
Amazing pictures from the eruption Armann Hoskuldsson, a scientist at the Institute of Earth Sciences at the University of Iceland, took some amazing photographs in the early morning when scientists witnessed the eruption in Holuhraun north of Dyngjujokull. 31. ágúst 2014 13:55
No change on the surface of Vatnajökull The cauldrons, detected yesterday, appear to look the same. They have not grown in size. 28. ágúst 2014 12:06
The sulphur taste in your mouth will turn into sulphuric acid in your lungs The Holuhraun eruption is still ongoing, but scientists are setting off to determine if the pressure in the magma chamber has gone down or just moved elsewhere. Right now the primary concern is the presence of gas in the area. 2. september 2014 16:08
A noticeable decrease in seismicity Since midnight today, around 300 earthquakes have occurred in the area around Bardarbunga. 2. september 2014 13:11
Eruption started again An eruption has started again in Holuhraun, just north of Dyngjujokull in Iceland. The eruption was visible from a live webcam at 5:49 AM local time. 31. ágúst 2014 06:34
Volcanic eruption confirmed north of Dyngjujökull Webcams show that lava eruption has started in Holuhraun, north of Dyngjujökull. 29. ágúst 2014 01:16
Over five hundred earthquakes since midnight A magnitude 5.0 earthquake was recorded on the Bárðarbunga caldera this morning, and another of magnitude 5.2 at 11:41 UTC in the same region. 1. september 2014 13:54
10-15 m deep cauldrons detected in Bardarbunga The cauldrons have been formed as a result of melting, possibly an eruption, uncertain when. 28. ágúst 2014 01:23