bits and pieces from the northern island.
There were a few satellite images that have been generated from satellite data over the past 24 hours. The always excellent Icelandic Meteorological Office has posted the following image generated at around 5 in the morning today (original here). Another spectacular animation was generated yesterday immediately after the eruption by the GOES Project Science at … Read the full article →
A heavy ash fall is affecting large areas in the south of Iceland. The ash fall started soon after the eruption begun yesterday, and there are areas that are currently in nearly complete darkness. The ring road leading to the volcano is currently closed due to close to zero visibility.The cameras at the Road Administration … Read the full article →
Because of the forecast that came from the British aviation authority, all local and international flights from and to Iceland have been grounded today. The Keflavik airport closed this morning at 09:30am. The ash plume raising from the Grímsvötn volcano reached a maximum height of 20Km yesterday, but since then the eruption seems to have … Read the full article →
This is a list of the webcams currently available and pointing in the direction of the eruption. Mila.is: Jökulsárlón Webcam provided by Mila.is located in a lagoon south-southeast from the Grímsvötn eruption. Mila.is: Grímsvötn Webcam provided by Mila.is pointing to the eruption (exact location not clear). Road Traffic Administration Webcams Webcams provided by Road Traffic … Read the full article →
This is the map with the location of the Grímsvötn lake system, where the current eruption is located. We will update the map once the exact location of the eruption is determined. View Iceland Chronicles – Grímsvötn Eruption Map in a larger map Meanwhile, you can check our guide about Icelandic Volcanoes.
Experts say this is not a big surprise and it was to be expected: an eruption has just started around 7 PM in Grímsvötn, located in the northwest of the Vatnajökull glacier, in southeast Iceland. The plume from the eruption has already reached 18,000ft in height. Eruptions are common in Grímsvötn, occurring once every 10 … Read the full article →
This Thursday, at 8 pm, Mini-Ciné Reykjavík will be screening Gillies MacKinnon’s Hideous Kinky. The film, an adaptation from Esther Freud’s (great-granddaughter of a certain Sigmund) autobiographical novel bearing the same title, follows a woman and her two young daughters in their attempt to break free from the dreary lifestyle of urban England in the … Read the full article →
Peak season is around the corner. With all the mess good old Eyjafjallajökull caused last year, potential visitors may still be concerned about a trip to Iceland. However, eruptions able to disrupt air traffic as it happened in 2010 are relatively rare, so there are no actual reasons to be afraid. For whoever is interested … Read the full article →