Scientists following the volcanic eruption have detected incread unrest in the Bardarbunga volcanic system. Scientists working on the site the have retreated to safety and journalists have been asked to do the same. TF-SIF, the Icelandic Coast Guard surveillance aircraft, is now flying over the area and scientists on board are collecting new data on…
Bárðarbunga: 03.09.2014, 12:20 UTC Scientists from the Icelandic Met Office and the Institute of Earth Sciences and representatives of the Civil Protection in Iceland attend the meetings of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Icelandic Civil Protection. Conclusions of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Icelandic Civil Protection: Earthquake activity continues – around 160 earthquakes…
The map below shows all earthquakes that have been manually processed by the Icelandic Met Office (IMO) since 16 August 2014 when the wave of seismic activity started in Bardarbunga. Further information on the issue can be seen on the IMO web page.
Einar Gudmann, an Icelandic photographer, has a web page with photos of the volcanic eruption in Holuhraun. This is a link to his page. The photo below is taken by Ármann Höskuldsson volcanologist who was one of the first to document the eruption.
29.08.2014 13:17 The 3 nautical mile safety restricted flight area around the volcanic activity set by the Icelandic Transport Authority has been cancelled. No flight restrictions are in effect as a result of the volcanic eruption. http://www.isavia.is/
The Icelandic Met Office (IMO) has lowered the Aviation Colour Code for Bárðarbunga down to orange again, after raising the level to red this morning following the volcanic eruption in Holuhraun. The eruption is still ongoing but poses no threat to aviation. Further information on the Aviation Colour Code system can be found on the…
This morning around 5:15 o’clock a volcanic eruption started again in Holuhraun north of Dyngjujökull. The eruption is in the safe fissure that erupted on Friday. This eruption is bigger than the one on Friday but still considered a small eruption. The fissure is longer, both to the north and the south. The lava flows…
An eruption has started in Holuhraun north of Dyngjujökull at 00:02 this morning. An approximately 1 km long fissure (first estimate of scientists in the field) has opened, the eruption is purely effusive and no signs of explosive activity or ash emission has been detected so far. Based on volcanic tremor data, the eruption was…
This picture shows the location of the volcanic eruption in Holuhraun north of Dyngjujökull. The picture is made by Institute of Earth Sciences at the University of Iceland. http://earthice.hi.is/
Here is a link to Google Maps with unconfirmed location of the volcanic eruption in Holuhraun north of Dyngjujökull.