Massive volcanic eruption from Iceland(August 2014-February 2015)

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Tsanten Eywa 'eveng

You all possibly remembered the massive volcanic eruption on Iceland in 2010 that closed all air traffic to and from Europe? Well now it might happen again, but an another volcano. Thousands of earthquakes has been rumbled under the Vatnajökull glacier. If this volcano erupt, it can once again cover an ash cloud over Iceland and maybe to Europe and/or America, depends on how intense it will be. It is over 100 years ago since the Bardarbunga volcano had an eruption and that was in 1910.

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/08/20/world/europe/iceland-volcano/index.html?hpt=hp_t3

In 2010, an Icelandic volcano with an unpronounceable name spewed an ash cloud into the skies that disrupted travel for millions of passengers and cost airlines a small fortune.
Now another Icelandic volcano is rumbling, prompting fears of a repeat of the travel chaos that afflicted northern Europe when the Eyjafjallajokull volcano did its worst.
Its name -- Bardarbunga -- is a little less daunting, but it could still cause trouble.

While there's no sign yet of magma moving to the surface, according to Iceland's Meteorological Office, something's definitely up beneath the Earth's surface.
In what the Meteorological Office describes as an "intense earthquake swarm," scientists registered some 2,600 earthquakes between early Saturday morning and Monday evening.
And after the strongest earthquake since 1996 was measured in the area early Monday, an orange aviation alert was posted by Icelandic authorities -- indicating "heightened or escalating unrest with increased potential of eruption."
"The reason we are reacting in this way is that this one is bigger and more powerful than we have seen in a long time in this area," said Vidir Reynisson, of the Iceland Civil Protection Agency, of the earthquake swarm.
Scientists have noticed an increase in seismic activity around the volcano, located in the northwestern region of Vatnajokull glacier, one of Europe's largest glaciers, over the past seven years, the Meteorological Office said.
The level dropped a little after the eruption of another volcano on the same glacier, Grimsvotn, in 2011, but has since picked up again.

Volcano in Iceland sparks airline alert

As of Monday evening, the majority of earthquakes measured were at a depth of 5 to 10 kilometers. There's more potential for a volcanic eruption if magma movement occurs at less than 10 kilometers' depth.
According to the Smithsonian Institute Global Volcanism Program, Bardarbunga last erupted in 1910.
If it should blow its top again, it could be bad news for travelers.
Volcanic ash can be a serious hazard to aircraft, reducing visibility, damaging flight controls and ultimately causing jet engines to fail.
The Eyjafjallajokull eruption forced the cancellation and diversion of thousands of flights per day at the peak of the problem.
"It was causing problems for millions of passengers, the airlines themselves were losing lots of money because they could not fly," Paul Charles, former director of communications for Virgin Atlantic and Eurostar, told CNN.
"And the customer relations departments of airlines were really suffering because they were taking huge numbers of complaints and they had no solution."

Europe's air authority, Eurocontrol, said Tuesday it was monitoring the Bardarbunga situation but that there is no impact at this time on European aviation. It also insists that changes have been made to help avoid the kind of chaos seen after Eyjafjallajokull erupted.
"Europe is more prepared to deal with volcanic ash these days; we have better mechanisms in place than we did in 2010. Every year, volcanic ash exercises are conducted and we learn from them: the latest one was held in April this year," it said.
"However, volcanic ash is still a hazard for aviation and does have the potential to cause disruption. Safety is, as ever, our primary concern."

Vawmataw

Bad news! I hope the consequences won't be too serious.
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Strongest earthquake has occured on Iceland now. A 4.0 magnitude earthquake under the Vatnajökull glacier. More of these, and there is likely the Bardarbunga volcano will erupt anytime soon.
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=396090

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`Eylan Ayfalulukanä

Quote from: Tsanten Eywa 'eveng on August 21, 2014, 05:55:52 AM
Strongest earthquake has occured on Iceland now. A 4.0 magnitude earthquake under the Vatnajökull glacier. More of these, and there is likely the Bardarbunga volcano will erupt anytime soon.
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=396090

And at a depth of just 2 km, as well. I looked at the seismicity maps on that site, and these quakes seem to be on the most active hotspot. So I can see why the President of Iceland is concerned.

We definitely need a Na'vi word for 'Eyjafjallajokull'! ::)

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Tìtstewan

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Quote from: `Eylan Ayfalulukanä on August 21, 2014, 03:30:50 PM
We definitely need a Na'vi word for 'Eyjafjallajokull'! ::)
the IPA: [ˈɛɪjaˌfjatl̥aˌjœkʏtl̥]
In Na'vi *'Eyafyatlayokutlì

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A Laki-like eruption would be really bad... (Recently I saw a documentation about it...)

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Vawmataw

Quote from: Tìtstewan on August 21, 2014, 03:52:29 PM
A Laki-like eruption would be really bad... (Recently I saw a documentation about it...)
With the pollution, the consequences would be worse.
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`Eylan Ayfalulukanä

Quote from: Tìtstewan on August 21, 2014, 03:52:29 PM
Quote from: `Eylan Ayfalulukanä on August 21, 2014, 03:30:50 PM
We definitely need a Na'vi word for 'Eyjafjallajokull'! ::)
the IPA: [ˈɛɪjaˌfjatl̥aˌjœkʏtl̥]
In Na'vi *Eyafyatllayokutlì

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A Laki-like eruption would be really bad... (Recently I saw a documentation about it...)

A Laki-like eruption was bad enough in the days it happened. If it happened today, it would be an utter disaster, with a death toll likely in the millions. It is hard to imagine 8 million tons of hydrogen fluoride gas, let alone all the sulfur dioxide that was released.

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Tsanten Eywa 'eveng

Another big earthquake, almost a 5.0 magnitude. This one was a 4.7 magnitude earthquake
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=396255

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Quote from: Tsanten Eywa 'eveng on August 20, 2014, 09:55:51 AM
In 2010, an Icelandic volcano with an unpronounceable name spewed an ash cloud into the skies that disrupted travel for millions of passengers and cost airlines a small fortune.
Eyjafjallajökull ( listen)

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Tsanten Eywa 'eveng

Quote from: archaic on August 22, 2014, 02:49:09 PM
Quote from: Tsanten Eywa 'eveng on August 20, 2014, 09:55:51 AM
In 2010, an Icelandic volcano with an unpronounceable name spewed an ash cloud into the skies that disrupted travel for millions of passengers and cost airlines a small fortune.
Eyjafjallajökull ( listen)


I know that. Didn't noticed it said that in the article.

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Quote from: archaic on August 22, 2014, 02:49:09 PM
Quote from: Tsanten Eywa 'eveng on August 20, 2014, 09:55:51 AM
In 2010, an Icelandic volcano with an unpronounceable name spewed an ash cloud into the skies that disrupted travel for millions of passengers and cost airlines a small fortune.
Eyjafjallajökull ( listen)


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Vawmataw

The scientists detected an eruption under the ice of Bárðarbunga. The aviation colour code was changed from orange to red.
http://www.mbl.is/frettir/innlent/2014/08/23/eruption_under_dyngjujokull/
http://en.vedur.is/earthquakes-and-volcanism/articles/nr/2947
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Tsanten Eywa 'eveng

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Bardarbunga volcano is really massive, and now more likely it will explode. 7 hours ago another big earthquake at a 5.3 magnitude rumbled under the volcano with an aftershock at 4.9 magnitude just about 1 and a half hour ago.
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=396567

4.9 magnitude aftershake
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=396610

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/a/img674/2232/RoLMM3.png

Vawmataw

Btw, the volcano already started erupting. I think it's gonna be worse, really worse...
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Tìtstewan

Don't worry, you are in Canada... As the wind are usually comes from west, I don't think the US/CA will see ashes of that volcano. Also, Iceland's volcanoes are not like those volcanoes in Indonesia or Andes...

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