Icelandic authorities now thinking it'll be far less severe than initially feared.

No 1783 for sure

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Icelandic authorities now thinking it'll be far less severe than initially feared.

No 1783 for sure

Always better to have it that way round. 😁

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Always better to have it that way round. 😁

Well summer 1783 was hot and sunny, whilst winter 1783/4 was a corker with persistent cold and plenty of snow.

What's not to like? 😋

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Icelandic authorities now thinking it'll be far less severe than initially feared.

No 1783 for sure

Booorring!
Next please

 

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It's probably a bit less boring if it erupts under your house I guess.

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It's probably a bit less boring if it erupts under your house I guess.

You must be such fun at parties!

Extreme events are exciting, just human nature and when such an event turns out to be a non event, then of course its disappointing unless as you say you are directly impacted. 

I was very grateful that Storm Ciaran went south for example
 

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Icelandic authorities now thinking it'll be far less severe than initially feared.

No 1783 for sure

Perhaps not but it could last for many centuries.
Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula is now in a new era of volcanic eruptions that will last for up to 500 years, and the building magma beneath Sundhnúkur and Grindavík is part of this millenia-long cycle.
https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/volcanos/times-finally-up-impending-iceland-eruption-is-part-of-centuries-long-volcanic-pulse 

 

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You must be such fun at parties!

Extreme events are exciting, just human nature and when such an event turns out to be a non event, then of course its disappointing unless as you say you are directly impacted. 

I was very grateful that Storm Ciaran went south for example
 

Thanks! Then again based on your last line, so must you.

Anyway back to the current potential eruption, yes the whole cycle could last for many many years I believe with three eruptions in the system already having occurred since 2021 (around Fagradalsfjall). The suggestion is that more magma has been fed into the system this time round so the eruption may be bigger or longer. However as it is a rifting event caused by a sill-type intrusion then it will be of a similar nature to these previous eruptions perhaps a bit more effusive and lasting a bit longer, but who knows. It may get a little bit more explosive if the vent opens just offshore. Either way it’s not great news for the people of Grindavík.

 

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Meanwhile out in Papua New Guinea we have an ash cloud to 50,000 feet and a tsunami watch.

https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/japan-weather-agency-papua-new-guinea-volcano-erupted-105026151 
 

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Mount Etna: enjoy...
Volcano sprays lava into Sicily's night sky
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-europe-67529861 

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Volcanic explosions on Niijima Island in the W Pacific:-

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-asia-67562779 .

11 Hikers killed as a volcano erupts in Indonesia:-

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67610326 .

Looks like the long anticipated eruption in Iceland is taking place

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Looks like the long anticipated eruption in Iceland is taking place

Yes, about 20km east of the evacuated town of Grindavik and a similar distance from the airport. Authorities are suggesting it’s quite a significant eruption.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67756413 


 

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It will be interesting to see how much ash gets ejected. I remember when the Icelandic volcano erupted in spring 2010 and it shut down Europe's sky for about a month. Imagine that happening again now? It would be an absolute nightmare with all the Christmas travel going on.

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It will be interesting to see how much ash gets ejected. I remember when the Icelandic volcano erupted in spring 2010 and it shut down Europe's sky for about a month. Imagine that happening again now? It would be an absolute nightmare with all the Christmas travel going on.

Unless, and probably even if, the eruption reaches the sea which I suspect is unlikely there will be little ash from this eruption. The nature of these dyke eruptions is not really explosive or ash-producing. They are however rather photogenic (unless your house is in the way).

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It will be interesting to see how much ash gets ejected. I remember when the Icelandic volcano erupted in spring 2010 and it shut down Europe's sky for about a month. Imagine that happening again now? It would be an absolute nightmare with all the Christmas travel going on.

Grindavik is only 25km from Keflavik, Iceland's International Airport, so I expect the authorities are watching closely.

Nevertheless, I don't think ash is expected unless/until the lava comes into contact with water, either as sea water or ice, which would generate the explosive activity seen at Eyjafjallajokull.

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It will be interesting to see how much ash gets ejected. I remember when the Icelandic volcano erupted in spring 2010 and it shut down Europe's sky for about a month. Imagine that happening again now? It would be an absolute nightmare with all the Christmas travel going on.

Grindavik is only 25km from Keflavik, Iceland's International Airport, so I expect the authorities are watching closely.

Nevertheless, I don't think ash is expected unless/until the lava comes into contact with water, either as sea water or ice, which would generate the explosive activity seen at Eyjafjallajokull.

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What we don't want is another of these eruptions.
The eruption of Laki is one of history's great untold natural disasters. The eruption, spewing out a poisionous fog, lasted for eight months, but its effects lingered across Europe for years, causing the death of people as far away as the Nile, and creating famine that may have triggered the French revolution. Island on Fire is the story not only of a volcano but also of the people whose lives it changed, such as the pastor Jon Steingrimsson, who witnessed and recorded the events in Iceland. It is the story, too, of modern volcanology, and looks at how events might work out should Laki erupt again in our time.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Island-Fire-extraordinary-volcano-eighteenth-century/dp/1781250049 

A great read if you haven't already done so and one I'll be re reading.
Nick 

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What we don't want is another of these eruptions.
The eruption of Laki is one of history's great untold natural disasters. The eruption, spewing out a poisionous fog, lasted for eight months, but its effects lingered across Europe for years, causing the death of people as far away as the Nile, and creating famine that may have triggered the French revolution. Island on Fire is the story not only of a volcano but also of the people whose lives it changed, such as the pastor Jon Steingrimsson, who witnessed and recorded the events in Iceland. It is the story, too, of modern volcanology, and looks at how events might work out should Laki erupt again in our time.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Island-Fire-extraordinary-volcano-eighteenth-century/dp/1781250049 

A great read if you haven't already done so and one I'll be re reading.
Nick 

Got a couple of decent winters out of it, though 😉

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