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 Aldrei séð annan eins hraðakstur eftir þrjátíu ár í lögreglunni Innlent Rak í rogastans þegar hann las viðtalið við Bubba Innlent Árbæingar áhyggjufullir vegna umdeildra framkvæmda Innlent Metfjöldi á biðlista og mögulega þarf að vísa frá Innlent Nítján ára ferðamaður fannst látinn Erlent Íbúðin í rúst eftir Airbnb-gesti Innlent Friðarviðræður hafnar í Katar og Netanyahu heldur til Washington Erlent Tilkynnt um hóp pilta í grunsamlegum erindagjörðum Innlent Einstök litasamsetning á Prinsi Greifa Innlent Bíll í ljósum logum á Skaganum 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 Aldrei séð annan eins hraðakstur eftir þrjátíu ár í lögreglunni Innlent Rak í rogastans þegar hann las viðtalið við Bubba Innlent Árbæingar áhyggjufullir vegna umdeildra framkvæmda Innlent Metfjöldi á biðlista og mögulega þarf að vísa frá Innlent Nítján ára ferðamaður fannst látinn Erlent Íbúðin í rúst eftir Airbnb-gesti Innlent Friðarviðræður hafnar í Katar og Netanyahu heldur til Washington Erlent Tilkynnt um hóp pilta í grunsamlegum erindagjörðum Innlent Einstök litasamsetning á Prinsi Greifa Innlent Bíll í ljósum logum á Skaganum Innlent