bits and pieces from the northern island.
The following statement was issued earlier today by the Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) on the main site, in relation to news concerning a possible upcoming eruption of the volcano of Bárðarbunga that were released by several media sources worldwide and that have been causing alarmed reactions in the course of the past hours. “Presently, there … Read the full article →
There might be risk of a new eruption, this time in the area of Vatnajökull, the largest of Iceland’s glaciers. Vatnajökull, located in the south-east of the country, lies along fault lines. In the past days notable seismic activity was observed by geophysicists from the University of Iceland in the north-west of the glacier, where … Read the full article →
After all the time spent retrieving information about the volcanic eruption at Fimmvörðuháls, last week we decided we wanted to take a look at what was going on personally, before volcanic activity subsided and before the expected nightmarish climax of Easter holidays’ crowds. We knew Reykjavik Excursions organized tours for the event, so we booked … Read the full article →
Here is the exact location of the eruption at Eyjafjallajökull, in the Fimmvörduháls path; data from the Icelandic Meteorogical Office. Map created by us through Google Maps. UPDATE: map of the second eruption, which started in April 14, 2010 now available here. View IcelandChronicles.com: Fimmvörduháls Eruption in a larger map. In the larger map, if … Read the full article →
We have been having funny, little mini-earthquakes in the past days, and news reports linked them to volcano activity in the Eyjafjallajökull glacier area. Well, this night, around 11:30 local time, the volcano erupted, close to Fimmvörduháls, a walking path that is very popular during summer months. The exact location of the volcano is between the … Read the full article →