Grimsvotn eruption unlikely to trigger a big flood 24. maí 2011 13:55 The volcanic eruption in Grimsvotn is not expected to trigger a flood. PHOTO/Jon Olafur Magnusson A big flood resulting from the eruption in Grimsvotn is not expected in the near future. There was a flood from Grimsvotn in the Skafta river last year, so little water has accumulated there, and the icecap over the caldera was thin. Therefore, less ice has melted and less water has been added to the subglacial lake. The water that accumulates will advance the next flood. If the eruption shifts to a place where the icecap is thicker it makes a flood more likely. There were floods from the glacier shortly after the last two eruptions started in Grimsvotn, in 1998 and 2004. News in English Mest lesið Viðkvæmur friður þegar í hættu? Erlent Nærliggjandi hús rýmt þegar eldur kom upp á Ásbrú í morgun Innlent Nafngreindi rangan mann í frétt og dæmdur fyrir meiðyrði Innlent Vildu bregðast við sterku ákalli fólks sem hafði misst skyndilega Innlent Rússneskur kafbátur í fylgd sænska hersins Erlent Mosfellsbær tæki gjarnan við peningunum sem Tjörneshreppur afþakkar Innlent Danir stórefla varnir Grænlands með freigátum og orustuþotum Innlent Endurkaupaáætlun fyrir Grindvíkinga kynnt eftir áramót Innlent Mannránstilraun í Kongó og tvöföld áramót meðal eftirminnilegustu ferðaævintýra Katrínar Innlent Dónatal í desember Erlent
A big flood resulting from the eruption in Grimsvotn is not expected in the near future. There was a flood from Grimsvotn in the Skafta river last year, so little water has accumulated there, and the icecap over the caldera was thin. Therefore, less ice has melted and less water has been added to the subglacial lake. The water that accumulates will advance the next flood. If the eruption shifts to a place where the icecap is thicker it makes a flood more likely. There were floods from the glacier shortly after the last two eruptions started in Grimsvotn, in 1998 and 2004.
News in English Mest lesið Viðkvæmur friður þegar í hættu? Erlent Nærliggjandi hús rýmt þegar eldur kom upp á Ásbrú í morgun Innlent Nafngreindi rangan mann í frétt og dæmdur fyrir meiðyrði Innlent Vildu bregðast við sterku ákalli fólks sem hafði misst skyndilega Innlent Rússneskur kafbátur í fylgd sænska hersins Erlent Mosfellsbær tæki gjarnan við peningunum sem Tjörneshreppur afþakkar Innlent Danir stórefla varnir Grænlands með freigátum og orustuþotum Innlent Endurkaupaáætlun fyrir Grindvíkinga kynnt eftir áramót Innlent Mannránstilraun í Kongó og tvöföld áramót meðal eftirminnilegustu ferðaævintýra Katrínar Innlent Dónatal í desember Erlent