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 Einn fluttur á Landspítalann frá Fjallabaki Innlent Möguleg slit á fríverslunarsamningi við Ísrael tekin fyrir Innlent Þyrlan kölluð út á mesta forgangi Innlent Engin slys á fólki þegar hjólhýsi valt Innlent Syrgja fallið kornabarn: „Það er ekkert plan, engin lausn“ Innlent Ákærðir fyrir hópnauðgun gegn ólögráða stúlku Innlent Aðsetur ríkisstjórnarinnar logar eftir árásir næturinnar Erlent Vilja skylda samskiptaforrit til að skanna einkaskilaboð fólks Erlent Hringveginum lokað vegna umferðarslyss Innlent Labubu bangsar ekki lengur velkomnir í Ísaksskóla 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 Einn fluttur á Landspítalann frá Fjallabaki Innlent Möguleg slit á fríverslunarsamningi við Ísrael tekin fyrir Innlent Þyrlan kölluð út á mesta forgangi Innlent Engin slys á fólki þegar hjólhýsi valt Innlent Syrgja fallið kornabarn: „Það er ekkert plan, engin lausn“ Innlent Ákærðir fyrir hópnauðgun gegn ólögráða stúlku Innlent Aðsetur ríkisstjórnarinnar logar eftir árásir næturinnar Erlent Vilja skylda samskiptaforrit til að skanna einkaskilaboð fólks Erlent Hringveginum lokað vegna umferðarslyss Innlent Labubu bangsar ekki lengur velkomnir í Ísaksskóla Innlent