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 Telja Ísraelsher hafa umkringt bát Thunberg Erlent Flutningur Konukots mikið framfaraskref en skilur áhyggjur nágranna Innlent Forsetaframbjóðandi skotinn í höfuðið Erlent Grafalvarlegt ástand í LA: „Þetta eru einhverjar fasískar leikaðferðir“ Erlent Vond stjórnsýsla að teikna bara einhverja reiti á kort Innlent Björgunarsveit selur derhúfur í stíl Bandaríkjaforseta Innlent Fresta uppbyggingu verkmenntaskóla: „Þessi óvissa er fyrir neðan allar hellur“ Innlent Eftirlýstur maður handtekinn grunaður um vændiskaup Innlent Hætta með ökuskírteini í símaveski vegna Evrópureglna Innlent Ísraelsmenn undirbúi árás á skútuna með Gretu Thunberg um borð 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 Telja Ísraelsher hafa umkringt bát Thunberg Erlent Flutningur Konukots mikið framfaraskref en skilur áhyggjur nágranna Innlent Forsetaframbjóðandi skotinn í höfuðið Erlent Grafalvarlegt ástand í LA: „Þetta eru einhverjar fasískar leikaðferðir“ Erlent Vond stjórnsýsla að teikna bara einhverja reiti á kort Innlent Björgunarsveit selur derhúfur í stíl Bandaríkjaforseta Innlent Fresta uppbyggingu verkmenntaskóla: „Þessi óvissa er fyrir neðan allar hellur“ Innlent Eftirlýstur maður handtekinn grunaður um vændiskaup Innlent Hætta með ökuskírteini í símaveski vegna Evrópureglna Innlent Ísraelsmenn undirbúi árás á skútuna með Gretu Thunberg um borð Erlent