Category Archives: Volcano News

General overview of Grímsvötn eruption on 23. May 2011 at 20:33 UTC

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Jón Frímann

This is a general overview of Grímsvötn eruption on 23. May 2011 at 20:33 UTC. Ash cloud: The ash cloud is still going strong. It is however a bit lower then in first few days. Measurements of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Ash cloud, Earthquakes, Eruptions, Fissures, GPS data, Grímsvötn / Grímsfjall, Harmonic tremors, Magma, Monitoring, SIL Network, Volcano, Volcano ash, Volcano News | 144 Comments

New measurements of Eyjafjallajökull volcano crater

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Jón Frímann

There is a short news piece about Eyjafjallajökull volcano on the news web site Morgunblaðið (mbl.is). It is about recent trip that geologist took to Eyjafjallajökull volcano. They where monitoring and during measurement of the crater that did … Continue reading →

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How to get Icelandic media in a case of a eruption in Iceland

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Jón Frímann

When a eruption starts in Iceland. All media in Iceland covers it. Both in there news web sites and on the radio stations on the internet that publish information in english and other languages if needed. Here is … Continue reading →

Posted in Icelandic Media, Monitoring, News, Pictures, Video, Volcano News | 2 Comments

No volcano eruption starting in Bárðarbunga volcano

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Jón Frímann

The Icelandic Met Office has issued that there is no eruption about to start in Bárðarbunga volcano. News that claim that are wrong and remain that until proven otherwise. Iceland Met Office announcement. Original announcement can be found … Continue reading →

Posted in Bárðarbunga, Volcano News | 59 Comments

A explosions heard from Eyjafjallajökull volcano

Posted on January 2, 2011 by Jón Frímann

This time around, it appears my break is going to a shorter then I planned. According to the newspaper named DV (a short of tabloid in Iceland) there have been a lot of explosion heard from Eyjafjallajökull volcano. … Continue reading →

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Warning level around Eyjafjallajökull volcano lowered down to uncertainty level

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Jón Frímann

In a press release by Almannavarnir (Iceland Civil Protection) it is announced the lowering of the warning level around Eyjafjallajökull from danger area down to uncertainty level. There are also some travel restriction lifted that have been in … Continue reading →

Posted in Eyjafjallajökull, Monitoring, Volcano, Volcano News | 59 Comments

Uncertainty level for Grímsfjall volcano cancelled

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Jón Frímann

According to Icelandic news it seems that Almannavaranir (Iceland Civil Authority) have cancelled the uncertainty level for Grímsfjall volcano. But the uncertainty level was put in place following the glacier flood from Grímsvötn glacier lake. The announcement from … Continue reading →

Posted in Grímsvötn / Grímsfjall, Volcano, Volcano News | 126 Comments

Glacier flood subsides, harmonic tremors drops down

Posted on November 4, 2010 by Jón Frímann

According to the news the glacier flood from Grímsvötn is subsiding and is expected to be over in the next two to three days. At the same time the harmonic tremor that started at 3rd of November 2010 … Continue reading →

Posted in Glacier flood, Grímsvötn / Grímsfjall, Harmonic tremors, Volcano, Volcano News | 95 Comments

Glacier flood from Grímsvötn has peaked, harmonic tremors continue

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Jón Frímann

According to news the glacier flood from Grímsvötn has peaked and is already dropping down. So far there has not been any volcano eruption. But harmonic tremor is still ongoing in Grímsfjall volcano and does not show any … Continue reading →

Posted in Glacier flood, Grímsvötn / Grímsfjall, Volcano News | 85 Comments

Uncertainty level declared for Grímsfjall volcano

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Jón Frímann

Icelandic civil protection (Almannavarnir) have declared a uncertainty level over Grímsfjall volcano due to glacier flood coming from them. This level is the lowest level of warning that Almannavarnir have in case when there is a risk of … Continue reading →

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