Volcano erupts near Eyjafjallajoekull in south Iceland, page 1

Volcano erupts near Eyjafjallajoekull in south Iceland

news.bbc.co.uk

The volcano near the Eyjafjallajoekull glacier began to erupt shortly after midnight, leading to road closures in the area.

It is almost 200 years since a volcano near Eyjafjallajoekull, 120km (75 miles) east of Reykjavik, last erupted.

There are fears that the volcano could cause flooding, as it causes ice to melt on the glacier.

"Ash has already begun to fall in Fljotshlid and people in the surrounding area have reported seeing bright lights emanating from the glacier,"

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So after nearly 200 years, a volcanic eruption has occurred at this location. The location where this eruption has happened doesn't look to be very heavily populated and there are no signs of immediate danger. Apparently, there were no significant earthquakes near this region before the eruption started. According to the news reports, there is a chance of flooding due to the melting of ice near the spot of eruption.

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www.volcanolive.com...

Eyjafjöll volcano is located in southern Iceland under Eyjafjallajökull icecap. The southern end of the volcano was once part of the Atlantic coastline. The sea level has retreated some 5 km, leaving behind sheer cliffs with and many waterfalls such as Skógafoss.

Eyjafjoll volcano contains a 2.5 km wide caldera.

Eyjafjöll has been much less active than neighboring volcanoes. Since 1600's there have only been two eruptions at Eyjafjoll, while nearby Katla had 20 eruptions.

2010 Earthquakes
An earthquake swarm began under Eyjafjoll volcano in January 2010. There was a 40 mm inflation of the volcano. At the beginning of March 2010 over 3000 earthquakes were measured in a 24 hour period, with a maximum at magnitude 3.1.

reply to post by ExPostFacto

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Ughhhh! Don't say that! I just saw this seismo for Helens and I am praying it just got really windy up there. It's normally a 'noisy' station anyways.

On topic though....I can't help but wonder if we are going to be seeing more of this in the coming weeks/months. It seems there is a shift, and the quakes and erruptions are coming closer and closer together, some from unexpected places. It is all very fascinating.

reply to post by janon

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Its pronounced 'ayyafyatlyukult'

reply to post by westcoast

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Well, let's hope it was just a dream and hope those readings are just wind

reply to post by rubyeyes

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Congrats on he upcoming date. Don't let this event put a damper on things, I'm sure he's O.K.. it's just a glitch in the matrix.

reply to post by rubyeyes

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I know this won't make you feel much better, but in case it helps even a little. I had a freaking hurricane bearing directly down on my wedding day, which for some reason completely dissipated the night before. We had the only non-rainy day during the entire 10 day stay in Hawaii the day of. You still have time for him to make it back, and no doubt the airports will reopen in time (or he will arrange other transport to get somewhere with a working airport). There is an almost magic to weddings I think, if only in that nearly everyone will bend over backwards to help him get home to you in time. Racing a volcano to make it home to you will be an epic story to tell for generations. My best of luck to you, your new husband, and your life together.

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