Thanks for posting, very interesting events. Once again I see that a CME took place and now a threatning earth event takes place. I just don't think it is a coincidence.

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[edit on 21-3-2010 by space cadet]

I was in this area of Iceland last summer.

It's incredibly beautiful and "out of this world" landscape.
It is like being on Mars or on the Moon.

There are many volcanoes there, lined up along the geological division of the plates, such as Hekla, Katla, Laki, Grimsvotn. This one (Eyjafjallajoekull) is also a stratosvolcano, covered by ice, and is located between the mighty Hekla and the powerful Katla (which has the largest caldera, 9 x 14 km wide). All are quite far from Reykjavik. And due to west winds, the ash is carried away from the capital (but can go to Europe)

The area is very very beautiful called Thorsmork. It has amazing valleys carved by flooding caused by former euptions (namely from Katla). But the are stays in the middle of 3 volcanoes, Eyjafjallajoekull is one of them, and Katla is the most dangerous one (last eruption was in 1918).

Last eruption of this one ( Eyjafjallajoekull) was in 1820s.

Of more concern is the fact that Hekla has been showing signs of an eminent eruption. And it is nearby, about 50km away. It does every 10 years, last time was 2000, so we are due to next one. Hekla had eruptions in the past that ranked amongst the highest ones in the past 10000 years. And Katla, is connected to the other Grimsvotn, Eldja and Laki volcanoes: this system has also produced some of largest Holocene eruptions. All volcanoes are nearby.

Close to Hekla is also Landmannalaugar, an amazing colorful place with many volcanoes within a rim of mountains, which is really a 10 x 12km-wide large caldera (much smaller compared to the 50km wide supervolcanoes calderas). But it's worth to go there.

[edit on 21-3-2010 by segurelha]

OMG how do you say that name?! lol! Probly not gonna do much, just another zit on the surface.

I've been reading up on this volcano, and this is the fourth major eruption since the mid 900's AD. All three earlier eruptions led to the eruption of the Katla Volcano, which has produced much greater distruction and emitted much larger amounts of ash that have caused colder climatic conditions around the world in the preceeding year.