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 Bylgja Dís er látin Innlent Fjárlög 2026: Ríkisstjórnin sýnir á spilin fyrir næsta ár Innlent Gestur Guðmundsson er látinn Innlent Vill hækka skráningargjöldin í 100 þúsund krónur Innlent Fjórar ungar vinkonur fórust í eldsvoða í Noregi Erlent Bera kennsl á mann fimmtíu árum eftir að hann lét sig hverfa Erlent Daður við drengi sem verður kynferðislegt og endar með hótun Innlent Fjórir af hverjum fimm vilja setja árlegt hámark á hælisleitendur Innlent „Mjög miður að við séum komin á þennan stað“ Innlent Bein útsending: Breski sundkappinn kemur á land í Nauthólsvík Innlent
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 Bylgja Dís er látin Innlent Fjárlög 2026: Ríkisstjórnin sýnir á spilin fyrir næsta ár Innlent Gestur Guðmundsson er látinn Innlent Vill hækka skráningargjöldin í 100 þúsund krónur Innlent Fjórar ungar vinkonur fórust í eldsvoða í Noregi Erlent Bera kennsl á mann fimmtíu árum eftir að hann lét sig hverfa Erlent Daður við drengi sem verður kynferðislegt og endar með hótun Innlent Fjórir af hverjum fimm vilja setja árlegt hámark á hælisleitendur Innlent „Mjög miður að við séum komin á þennan stað“ Innlent Bein útsending: Breski sundkappinn kemur á land í Nauthólsvík Innlent