January 2012
1 post
And the 2011 Pliny for Volcanic Event of the Year... →
Katla received #10 honorable mention for this year’s Pliny.
December 2011
3 posts
TIME: Surprising Photos of 2011, Ash on... →
The Reykjavik Grapevine: Volcanoes Bad For Your... →
BBC News: New Icelandic volcano eruption could... →
“There have been more than 500 tremors in and around the caldera of Katla just in the last month, which suggests the motion of magma. And that certainly suggests an eruption may be imminent.”
November 2011
2 posts
Wired: Beautiful Destruction, 11 Gorgeous... →
Thanks to françois luong for the link!
Survey on Icelandic Geothermal Areas →
October 2011
5 posts
RÚV: Aukin dæling mun auka skjálftavirkni →
Guardian: Icelandic ash cloud part two? Scientists... →
The Reykjavík Grapevine: Katla's Activity Worrying... →
Wired Science: Earthquake Swarm Keeps Iceland’s... →
Icelandic Met Office: Earthquake activity in Katla... →
September 2011
1 post
Scientists' Drill Hits Magma: Only Third Time on... →
Near Krafla in 2009, a deep-drilling project hit magma 2 kms under the earth’s surface.
July 2011
12 posts
RÚV: Skaftárhlaup ekki enn hafið →
Today, hydrothermal activity in Hamarinn volcano under Vatnajökull has caused a jökulhlaup (glacial flood) in the river Skaftá.
RÚV: Þrýstingur fellur í sigkötlunum →
Three new cauldrons have formed on Mýrdalsjökull, caused by geothermal activity below the glacier. There has been an increase in circular cracks in the southeast part of the glacier, and Icelandic authorities are warning against traffic on this part of the glacier due to its instability and rapid change.
Vísir: Jökulhlaup, órói í Vatnajökli →
Vísir reports in Icelandic on the day’s glacial flood and harmonic tremors coming from the Hamarinn volcano under the Vatnajökull glacier. Photo of flood through the link.
Reykjavík Grapevine: New glacial flood has... →
“Water levels of the Kaldakvísl glacial river have risen 70 centimetres since midnight. Kaldakvísl descends from the western portion of Vatnajökull.”
Big Think: Small jökulhlaup at Katla in Iceland →
Helpful overview from volcanologist Dr. Erik Klemetti of the recent glacial flood.
Reykjavík Grapevine: Possible small eruption under... →
News reportage in English of the jökulhlaup and road closure.
MBL: Gos hugsanlega hafið →
Incredible photo post-flood: ice, rock, and green.
RÚV: Rýming í Álftaveri →
The bridge at Múlakvísl washed away by the jökulhlaup. Álftaveri evacuation in progress. Partial Ring Road closure.
Icelandic Met Office: Current seismicity under... →
July 9th has exhibited a series of small earthquakes known as harmonic tremors. Follow earthquake reports here.
RÚV: Mögulega lítið gos undir jökli →
A glacial flood with sulphurous smell has now occurred coming from Mýrdalsjökull. It is not yet confirmed whether this jökulhlaup and the harmonic tremors are indicators of eruption.
Harmonic tremors in Katla →
“The harmonic tremor levels on SIL stations around Katla volcano have continued to increase.”
Big Think: Hekla in the spotlight →
“It seems that our attention is being brought back to Iceland every few months when it comes to volcanism - and this shouldn’t be any surprise, the north Atlantic island is one of the most magmatically active places on the planet.”
June 2011
2 posts
Reykjavik Grapevine: Icelandic Volcanism →
May 2011
17 posts
Eruptions: That about wraps it up for Grímsvötn →
NationalJournal.com: Grímsvötn eruption photos →
Thanks to Matt Ceolin for submitting this post.
Grímsvötn Tourist FAQ →
What kind of eruption is it? When was the last time anyone in Iceland hurt or killed due directly to the eruption of a volcano? How long will the eruption last? Find out answers to these and more in this handy FAQ.
Naeturalisms: My drive with Matt Ceolin through... →
Pressan: Photos of ash fall and road closure →
Icelandic Met Office: Lightning charts →
Check out the lightning over Grímsvötn.
Vísir: Grímsvötn is lightningtastic! →
In the first 18 hours of the Grímsvötn eruption, over 15,000 lightning strikes have been logged. This is rumoured to be the most lightning-intense ash plume since monitoring in Iceland began. By comparison Eyjafjallajökull logged around 780 during its entire tenure.
The Globe and Mail: Island in ash, photos →
G&M shares this photo spread, including numerous photos snapped today by friend Ingólfur Júlíússon.
RÚV: Grímsvötn eruption largest in 100 years →
Institute of Earth Sciences: General information... →
Eruptions: Grímsvötn plume reaches 20 km in height →
Eruptions: Grímsvötn plume reaches 50 km in height →
Assorted Grímsvötn photos →
These photos document Grímsvötn’s steam-and-ash plume that commenced just before 19:00 on May 21, 2011. My companions and I could see the plume as we drove across the south part of Iceland, approximately 200 kilometres west.
The Reykjavik Grapevine:Volcano Erupts on... →
“In an interesting twist to the Harold Camping story, the Iceland Meteorological Office recorded a large number of earthquakes in the Grímsvötn area around 18:00, just as Harold had predicted. It remains to be seen, however, if the chosen ones are zapped up to Heaven while the rest of us are left to the volcano’s whim.”
Eruptions: Subglacial eruption starting at... →
A sharp increase in harmonic tremors the past twenty-four hours preceded this new subglacial eruption in Grímsvötn, a volcano below Vatnajökull (Iceland’s largest glacier). Jökulhlaups (glacial flooding caused by eruption) are expected in the next twenty-four hours.
April 2011
1 post
Eruptions: Eyjafjallajökull anniversary →
Dr. Erik Klemetti surveys what we learned and didn’t learn one year after Eyjafjallajökull erupted.
March 2011
1 post
Big Think: Earthquakes, the Mid-Atlantic Ridge,... →
“Changes in hydrothermal systems are common in magmatically active areas— in fact, changes in the amount of hydrothermal circulation can generate earthquakes on their own… but seems like more to watch at Krýsuvík.”
February 2011
3 posts
IceNews: Iceland volcano professor hits back at... →
Eruptions: Recent seismicity under Vatnajökull... →
January 2011
3 posts
The Globe and Mail: Erupting volcanoes could have... →
Big Think: Vatnajökull and its subglacial... →
Dr. Erik Klemetti describes Iceland’s largest glacier and the volcanic activity beneath it, with some initial thoughts on Grímsvötn’s current volcanism.