Volcanic eruption confirmed north of Dyngjujökull
First news from the Civil Protection in Iceland tell us that the Lava is making its way up on the surface in a 400m long area north of Dyngjujökull.
The eruption is located on an ice-free zone which tells us that no ice is being melted so far causing floods in rivers in the north of Iceland. "This is probably located on the north end of the lava tunnel that moves from under Dyngjujökull. The eruption is located on an ice-free zone" says Rögnvaldur Ólafsson from the Civil protection in Iceland.
"The eruption is not a big one, but we urge people to be safe and not go to near the eruption," says Rögnvaldur. "There are chances of explosions."
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Composed music from the Bárðarbunga quakes
"All music is just data, in a way. You can interpret Beethoven's Fifth Symphony as data, which is just notes of variable pitches at variable times. In that way, earthquakes are no different."

Planes diverted away from danger zone
100000 flights were cancelled during the Eyjafjallajökull eruption. It is doubtful that the same will happen again.

Right call to issue eruption alert
"Right now we're analyzing what was going on. As of now we don't know, but we'll keep analyzing and add it to the data pool," says Sigrún Karlsdóttir,at the IMO.

Sub-glacial volcanic eruption under Dyngjujökull glacier
A small sub-glacial volcanic eruption has now started under the icecap of Dyngjujökull glacier in the Northern part of Vatnajökull glacier. There is no visible eruption cloud and the eruption could remain sub-glacial.

Current situation not comparable to Eyjafjallajökull eruption
Ongoing magma movement in Bárðarbunga for the past days have raised questions of possible flight disruptions between Iceland and Europe.

Bardarbunga earthquake reclassified as magnitude 4.5
Seismologists at the Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) have reclassified the earthquake close to the Bardarbunga volcano last night.

The aviation alert level lowered
The Icelandic Met Office has lowered the aviation alert level for flights.

Two quakes over magnitude five and one large near Askja
More seismicity was measured in the Bárðarbunga area tonight than the night before, with over 500 quakes registered between midnight and 6 AM.

An eruption in Dyngjujökull glacier
Scientists at the Icelandic Met Office believe that a small sub-glacial volcanic eruption has now started under the icecap of Dyngjujökull glacier in the Northern part of Vatnajökull glacier

Activity in Bárðarbunga volcano
Over the last seven years seismic activity has been gradually increasing in Bardarbunga and the fissure swarm north of the volcano.

Chances of eruption increase as seismic activity drags on
Scientists differ on how to interpret several large quakes from Thursday that originated in the center of the Bárðarbunga caldera.

International air traffic not affected
International flights still operate to and from Keflavik International Airport, in spite of the eruption in Dyngjujökull glacier, near Bárðarbunga, which started earlier today.

Large amount of magma accumulated in a week
270 million cubic meters of magma has gathered underneath Dyngjujökull in just one week.

Magma flowing into Bárðarbunga caldera with great force
All highland roads north of Vatnajökull glacier have been closed and all traffic banned, whether by vehicle or on foot. The Bárðarbunga situation is now attracting worldwide attention on a scale similar to the Eyjafjallajökull eruption in 2010.

Strongest earthquake yet in Bardarbunga
An earthquake of magnitude 4.7 shook the Bardarbunga volcano just before midnight last night.

Icelandair stocks shake in quake scare
Icelandair stocks have dropped sharply since Monday morning. Market analysts agree that the situation at Bárðarbunga is a large factor.

No-Fly Zone
A large part of southeastern Iceland is a no-fly zone due to the eruption in Dyngjujökull glacier. The decision about the no-fly zone is re-estimated every two hours.

Magma surge towards the surface would be very powerful
The current situation at Bárðarbunga is many times more powerful than the one that led to the Gjálpar eruption in 1996.

10-15 m deep cauldrons detected in Bardarbunga
The cauldrons have been formed as a result of melting, possibly an eruption, uncertain when.

No signs of receding seismic actvity in Bárðarbunga
Close to 300 earthquakes were recorded there last night, of which two reached over 3 on the Richter scale.

The largest earthquake yet in Bardarbunga
An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 hit Iceland's Bardarbunga volcano overnight.

"There is full reason to expect an eruption"
The seismic activity in Bardarbunga on the Vatnajokull glacier is very powerful and therefore full reason to expect a volcanic eruption according to a specialist at The Icelandic Meteorological Office. A live webcam has been placed in the vicinity of Bardarbunga.

No obvious signs of volcanic eruption
During three hours of aerial surveillance, there were no obvious signs of volcanic activity.