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Volcanic Ash Guidance ceases from Met Office as Iceland Volcano remains ‘paused’
Latest information received from the Icelandic Meteorological Office indicate that the volcanic activity in Iceland has paused. As a result of this lower activity, UK airspace is not expected to be af… more →
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Distant earthquakes and volcanoes
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wrote 1 month ago: Photograph by NASA. Grimsvötn 2011 eruption seen from Space. The world is filled with people believi … more →
Why the VEI is Wonked
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wrote 1 month ago: Eyjafjallajökull 2010-04-18. The VEI scale might be the most ill-begotten piece of quasi-physics eve … more →
Icelands forgotten Volcanoes
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wrote 2 months ago: Eldgigur seen from the Hágöngur volcano. Sometimes a bit of honest digging will pay off in the oddes … more →
Activity in Iceland’s Dead Zone
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wrote 3 months ago: Photograph by Skúli Thor Magnusson. Stunning view of the Veidivötn Lakes. The Dead Zone In the area … more →
Hamarinn Volcano - Burns Night
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wrote 4 months ago: Image by Global Volcanism Program. Stunning view of the enormous craters of Hamarinn. Hamarinn Volca … more →
Hekla – General alert
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wrote 5 months ago: Photographer: Robert Citron 1970, photograph taken right before the eruption. Courtesy Smithsonian I … more →
2011 Volcanic Activity In Stunning Pictures
wrote 5 months ago: Out of an estimated 1,500 active volcanoes around the world, 50 or so erupt every year, spewing stea … more →
Top travel news stories of 2011
wrote 5 months ago: By Oliver Smith APD rises again Despite fierce opposition from holidaymakers, tour operators, airlin … more →
2011 in Volcanoes
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wrote 5 months ago: A cloud of ash billowing from Puyehue volcano near Osorno in southern Chile, 870 km south of Santiag … more →
Biology, Sheep, and Human Survival
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wrote 6 months ago: Björn Oddson, Sveriges Radio - Farmer trying to round up his sheep after the Grimsvötn eruption 2011 … more →
What is the greatest amount of lava that has ever erupted from any volcano?
wrote 6 months ago: Probably the largest historic lava flow was erupted in Iceland from part of the Grimsvotn volcano sy … more →
Katla Volcano: “Should I Stay or Should I Blow?” Major Eruption May Be Imminent
wrote 7 months ago: The Clash had one of their most famous songs in 1981, “Should I Stay or Should I Go.” If you were of … more →
Iceland South Shore Day 3: Jökulsárlón to Vik
wrote 7 months ago: The day started with a trip to the tiniest petrol station (particularly one on the busiest road of a … more →
Iceland South Shore Day 2: Vik to Jökulsárlón
wrote 7 months ago: There was beautiful early morning sunshine whilst I had breakfast, but the weather turned nasty appr … more →
Another Icelandic Eruption in the Offing? It Depends
wrote 10 months ago: [Katla erupts! Just as I was about to upload this post on Iceland's Hekla Volcano, news of the lates … more →
Hazard Assessment Part 3: Ashclouds and Aircraft
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wrote 10 months ago: The eruption plume from Mt Redoubt, 2009, captured from a DC-6 over cook inlet by Bryan Mulder, pilo … more →
Hekla Volcano Causing Airports to Worry
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wrote 11 months ago: Hekla could cause trouble for air travellers if she erupts Geophysicists are currently monitoring se … more →
Geophysicists Monitoring Iceland's Volcanoes Closely
wrote 11 months ago: For signs of a possible eruption of Hekla volcano Geophysicists are currently monitoring seismic act … more →
Schadenfreude
wrote 11 months ago: “Iceland misunderstood what Europe wanted: cash, not ash.” “It was the last wish o … more →
