Video: Scientists move burning lava into a pot By Kolbeinn Tumi Daðason 24. september 2014 08:53 Photo/Institut of Earth Sciences Scientists at the Institute of Earth Sciences at the University of Iceland are still very much at work at the lava field Holuhraun north of Vatnajökull. They have released a video which shows them shoving burning hot lava into a pot and cooling it with water. It's thought that the lava's temperature is somewhere between 800°C and 1000°C. After cooling the lava samples are anazlysed. The average flow of lava at Holuhraun is estimated to be between 230 and 350 cubic meters per second. Post by Jarðvísindastofnun Háskólans. News in English Tengdar fréttir Seismic activity still remains high Twenty-three earthquakes were detected around Bárðarbunga, the eruption site, last night. The biggest one measured 5,0. Seismic activity has decreased from last night, yet still remains high. 15. september 2014 10:31 Bárðarbunga eruption may reveal plane wreckage On September 14th 1950 the plane Geysir went on its last voyage. 22. september 2014 13:46 The new lava would fill all buildings in Iceland and then some "It's already bigger than the entire Krafla episode,“ says Ármann Höskuldsson, volcanologist at the University of Iceland. 17. september 2014 13:21 Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 at Bárðarbunga Seismic activity around Bárðarbunga is unchanged compared to recent days. 23. september 2014 09:43 Seven eruptions in Bárðarbunga area so far Magma has reached the surface 7 times in the past 3 weeks - which makes 7 eruptions. 10. september 2014 13:25 Pele´s hair: A fascinating phenomenon created by the volcano It was noticed blowing all around the fissure, but no one could explain or understand why. It looks like tufts of hair and feels like glass wool. 10. september 2014 13:45 Large earthquake close to the Bardarbunga caldera An earthquake of magnitude 4.7 was detected about 5,5 km northeast of Bardarbunga caldera just before 7 AM this morning. 19. september 2014 10:19 Holuhraun eruption about to exceed 1947 eruption The lavaflow from the caldera is equal to the waterflow of the Þjórsá river. 23. september 2014 13:13 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
Scientists at the Institute of Earth Sciences at the University of Iceland are still very much at work at the lava field Holuhraun north of Vatnajökull. They have released a video which shows them shoving burning hot lava into a pot and cooling it with water. It's thought that the lava's temperature is somewhere between 800°C and 1000°C. After cooling the lava samples are anazlysed. The average flow of lava at Holuhraun is estimated to be between 230 and 350 cubic meters per second. Post by Jarðvísindastofnun Háskólans.
News in English Tengdar fréttir Seismic activity still remains high Twenty-three earthquakes were detected around Bárðarbunga, the eruption site, last night. The biggest one measured 5,0. Seismic activity has decreased from last night, yet still remains high. 15. september 2014 10:31 Bárðarbunga eruption may reveal plane wreckage On September 14th 1950 the plane Geysir went on its last voyage. 22. september 2014 13:46 The new lava would fill all buildings in Iceland and then some "It's already bigger than the entire Krafla episode,“ says Ármann Höskuldsson, volcanologist at the University of Iceland. 17. september 2014 13:21 Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 at Bárðarbunga Seismic activity around Bárðarbunga is unchanged compared to recent days. 23. september 2014 09:43 Seven eruptions in Bárðarbunga area so far Magma has reached the surface 7 times in the past 3 weeks - which makes 7 eruptions. 10. september 2014 13:25 Pele´s hair: A fascinating phenomenon created by the volcano It was noticed blowing all around the fissure, but no one could explain or understand why. It looks like tufts of hair and feels like glass wool. 10. september 2014 13:45 Large earthquake close to the Bardarbunga caldera An earthquake of magnitude 4.7 was detected about 5,5 km northeast of Bardarbunga caldera just before 7 AM this morning. 19. september 2014 10:19 Holuhraun eruption about to exceed 1947 eruption The lavaflow from the caldera is equal to the waterflow of the Þjórsá river. 23. september 2014 13:13 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
Seismic activity still remains high Twenty-three earthquakes were detected around Bárðarbunga, the eruption site, last night. The biggest one measured 5,0. Seismic activity has decreased from last night, yet still remains high. 15. september 2014 10:31
Bárðarbunga eruption may reveal plane wreckage On September 14th 1950 the plane Geysir went on its last voyage. 22. september 2014 13:46
The new lava would fill all buildings in Iceland and then some "It's already bigger than the entire Krafla episode,“ says Ármann Höskuldsson, volcanologist at the University of Iceland. 17. september 2014 13:21
Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 at Bárðarbunga Seismic activity around Bárðarbunga is unchanged compared to recent days. 23. september 2014 09:43
Seven eruptions in Bárðarbunga area so far Magma has reached the surface 7 times in the past 3 weeks - which makes 7 eruptions. 10. september 2014 13:25
Pele´s hair: A fascinating phenomenon created by the volcano It was noticed blowing all around the fissure, but no one could explain or understand why. It looks like tufts of hair and feels like glass wool. 10. september 2014 13:45
Large earthquake close to the Bardarbunga caldera An earthquake of magnitude 4.7 was detected about 5,5 km northeast of Bardarbunga caldera just before 7 AM this morning. 19. september 2014 10:19
Holuhraun eruption about to exceed 1947 eruption The lavaflow from the caldera is equal to the waterflow of the Þjórsá river. 23. september 2014 13:13