bits and pieces from the northern island.
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 →
News regarding a possible volcanic eruption in Iceland have been causing quite a commotion in these hours around the world. But people abroad should be made aware that most of this volcano scare is a fabrication of the media. Apparently, in spite of the experts’ assurance that as matter of fact there shouldn’t be particular … Read the full article →
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 →