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Originally Posted by: picturesareme  Keep an eye on Iceland in the coming days.
https://en.vedur.is/about-imo/news/possible-magma-accumulation-beneath-mt-thorbjorn-on-reykjanes-peninsula
That seems to be directly underneath the "Blue Lagoon". Would be a big blow to the Icelandic tourist trade if there was an eruption there that caused any damage. |
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Originally Posted by: Darren S That seems to be directly underneath the "Blue Lagoon". Would be a big blow to the Icelandic tourist trade if there was an eruption there that caused any damage. Very close indeed. Should lava erupt then depending on direction and quantity it could be problematic. The source for the blue lagoon is man made but i don't know irs its location. Edited by user 26 January 2020 22:50:49(UTC)
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Quite a jump in activity in Iceland with multiple quakes approaching over M4 in the inflation zone. No volcanic tremors as of yet but i wonder how long can this uplift last before something gives in the crust.
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Yes, it will be interesting to see how this develops. As well as the earthquake activity the last few days have seen over 45mm of ground inflation. |
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Originally Posted by: doctormog Yes, it will be interesting to see how this develops. As well as the earthquake activity the last few days have seen over 45mm of ground inflation. Yes the uplift continues.
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Study on Krakatoa's 2018 eruption links rate of lightning flashes to height of plume and hence the measures needed to re-route planes https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-51674743 [sorry - as ozone A says, wrong link, use the one in the post below, thanks for correcting] which also has embedded link to aftermath of this year's Taal eruption Edited by user 29 February 2020 23:20:48(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: DEW Sorry to say, wrong link! I corrected it for you. :)
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Originally Posted by: picturesareme An interesting update with regards to the ongoing swarms & uplift on the peninsula in Iceland.
https://en.vedur.is/about-imo/news/more-research-is-needed-to-decipher-the-on-going-activity-at-the-reykjanes-peninsula-as-a-whole
Swarms on multiple volcanic systems on the ridge. Imagine a super-eruption at a time like this 
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Originally Posted by: Saint Snow Imagine a super-eruption at a time like this
Would be interesting. At least there wouldn't be many flights been grounded because of ash
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Would be the worst possible moment for a natural disaster. An earthquake in a lockdowned city would spread the virus everywhere |
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For anyone old enough to be remember, or just more generally for information, it is 40 years to the day since the eruption of Mount St Helens. |
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Originally Posted by: doctormog For anyone old enough to be remember, or just more generally for information, it is 40 years to the day since the eruption of Mount St Helens. I do Michael, but I'm shocked to learn it was 40 years ago  .......a massive plume rising thousands of feet into the sky. |
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I wonder if Grímsvötn (SW Iceland) is getting ready for another eruption in the near future. |
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Originally Posted by: doctormog For anyone old enough to be remember, or just more generally for information, it is 40 years to the day since the eruption of Mount St Helens. I went there for a visit in 2014 and I hadn't realised how wide an area was flattened by that lateral blast wave until I stood there In this pic I think I am about 6 miles away and this area was devastated but is now regenerating as part of a strict conservation area There is usually a small cumulus cloud above the crater showing it is still fairly hot in there clickable
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Originally Posted by: lanky I went there for a visit in 2014 and I hadn't realised how wide an area was flattened by that lateral blast wave until I stood there In this pic I think I am about 6 miles away and this area was devastated but is now regenerating as part of a strict conservation area There is usually a small cumulus cloud above the crater showing it is still fairly hot in there clickable
I was doing a wander through volcano videos on youtube with my daughter the other day and there was one about the Mount St Helens eruption and the rapid glacier growth post eruption. No idea what state the glacier is in nowadays as the video looked a little dated but it was significant enough to pretty much guarantee a lahar if an eruption occurred. EDIT - found the video again, was from 2004! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2ivI-WIunc An interesting watch though. SHOW EXTERNAL IMAGES Edited by user 18 June 2020 08:11:26(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: doctormog For anyone old enough to be remember, or just more generally for information, it is 40 years to the day since the eruption of Mount St Helens. And woke up the Transformers! I was a huge fan as a child, and that's how I first learnt about the eruption! |
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Originally Posted by: The Beast from the East And woke up the Transformers! I was a huge fan as a child, and that's how I first learnt about the eruption! The name of the volcano immediately caught my attention 
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Originally Posted by: Saint Snow The name of the volcano immediately caught my attention
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