TAG Holuhraun

Scientific Advisory Board of the Icelandic Civil Protection 5. September

Bárðarbunga: 05.09.2014, 12:10 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: At about 7:00 UTC this morning…

Further closing due to new fissure in Holuhraun

5. September 2014 at 08:30 This morning journalists from Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV), who were flying over the eruption site in Holuhraun, saw that a new fissure south of the old one had opened during the night. The new fissure is closer to the Dyngjujökull glacier. Scientists and representatives from Civil Protection are now…

Factsheet from Icelandic Met Office 4. September

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: The intensity of the ongoing eruption in Holuhraun is not declining.…

Restrictions on traffic in the area for scientists and journalist has been lifted

Yesterday the District Commissioner in Húsavík decided to clear the area close to the volcanic eruption site in Holuhraun and to close road F910 leading to the site. This was done in light of unexplained increased seismic tremor in the area. The tremor decreased late last night and has not been measured since. The District…

Scientists in Holuhraun are leaving the site because of increased unrest in the area

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…

Earthquakes since 16 August 2014

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.

Photos of the volcanic eruption in Holuhraun

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.

Bárðarbunga orange again

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…

Volcanic eruption has started again in Holuhraun – Pictures

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…

Volcanic eruption has started in Holuhraun north of Dyngjujökull

Volcanic eruption has started in Holuhraun, north of Dyngjujökull, which is located in northern Vatnajökull. The eruption is an lava eruption. At the moment the fissure is estimated to be around 100 meters long. ISAVIA the Icelandic Air Traffic and Control has closed the area above the eruption for all air traffic. The area can…