Merry Christmas all, and best wishes for New Year. And a special thanks to Jon for this great blog! And also thanks to our volcanoes, may they rest peacefully and not disrupt our holiday! Well…not too much…
Merry Christmas everyone.
The Icelandic caroling videos are truly beautiful. Muppetts too.
Thought I saw a Reindeer but it was just baby Raccoons, equally magical. Cheers from Vancouver Island B.C. http://i51.tinypic.com/wu4042.jpg
Sunday
25.12.2011 14:31:36 63.662 -19.176 0.7 km 2.5 90.04 4.4 km NE of Goðabunga
Sunday
25.12.2011 14:31:18 63.666 -19.175 1.1 km -0.5 63.99 4.7 km NE of Goðabunga
Sunday
25.12.2011 14:29:55 63.661 -19.170 2.7 km 1.7 90.04 4.6 km ENE of Goðabunga
Sunday
25.12.2011 10:03:04 63.639 -19.415 14.5 km -0.3 58.91 5.3 km SE of Básar
Sunday
25.12.2011 08:45:05 63.682 -19.263 3.3 km 2.0 30.31 4.7 km N of Goðabunga
just thought I’d mention this, not sure how close to any ‘interesting’ or unstable features these planned geothermal holes are – but I guess we can expect more hengill style earthquake swarms once they are up and running.
It is unusually cold in the stratosphere .
Since the start of winter 2010, to March 2011, there has been a 40 percent loss in the ozone layer over the Arctic
I have been wondering if this has to do with increased volcanic activity in Iceland.
I think volcanoes emit various types of gasses for a while before, during and after eruptions.
It would not surprise me if the cold snap of 1918 was a part of the build up to a eruption later that year.
This fast erosion of the ozone lair can not be man made, as there is a decrease in the output of ozone destructive material, the size and speed of the erosion would suggest some other factor.
I wouldn’t suppose that this is without human influence. I think these are the places of boreholes for (the northeastern ones) the p0wer station of Nesjavellir resp. (the southwestern ones) Hellisheidi power station.
If I remember correctly the EQs from fracking should be in the region of the 2km depth. So most of today’s EQs, if I am correct, are from natural events.
Yumm ,Skate n Skrumm. My grandfather a Newfoundlander would surely have some interesting recipies sourced in organisms originating on the ocean floor. http://youtu.be/1_DQk_e1rpA
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Jón, you and your family a Merry Christmas. Make the next year so forth, you are doing a great job with your blog. Great thank you for that.
Merry Christmas Jon!
Thank you for this seismic season, looking forward to the next!
Cheers
Christian
Merry Christmas to you and your family, Jon.
Thank you for a great and informative blog; I have learned a lot.
Has IMO taken the day off? No EQs reported since:
Saturday
24.12.2011 08:56:32 63.640 -19.138 1.2 km 2.2 99.0 5.5 km E of Goðabunga
Merry Christmas to you, Jon! Hope you have a wonderful one!
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas Jon, and to all the contributors to this blog
Merry Christmas Jon and to everyone!
Merry Christmas Jon and everyone else who posts on here.
Merry Christmas all, and best wishes for New Year. And a special thanks to Jon for this great blog! And also thanks to our volcanoes, may they rest peacefully and not disrupt our holiday! Well…not too much…
Merry Christmas everyone.
The Icelandic caroling videos are truly beautiful. Muppetts too.
Thought I saw a Reindeer but it was just baby Raccoons, equally magical. Cheers from Vancouver Island B.C.
http://i51.tinypic.com/wu4042.jpg
A crackin’ good Christmas to everyone too!
Merry Christmas to Jon and all the posters . Have a good holiday.
Happy holidays and a great new year everyone!!!
Happy holidays
This site has been great. Hopefully those volcanoes will act slow enough to avoid major havoc.
Merry Christmas Jon and Everyone on here !
Merry chrismas to everyone!
Sidenote; I weight 1,9 kgs more than yesterday…. GOOD Christmas dinner yesterday
Merry Christmas Jon ,and for everyone,
may 2012 be better for you than 2011!
Loving the Christmas snowman on the Hekla cam!
Sunday
25.12.2011 14:31:36 63.662 -19.176 0.7 km 2.5 90.04 4.4 km NE of Goðabunga
Sunday
25.12.2011 14:31:18 63.666 -19.175 1.1 km -0.5 63.99 4.7 km NE of Goðabunga
Sunday
25.12.2011 14:29:55 63.661 -19.170 2.7 km 1.7 90.04 4.6 km ENE of Goðabunga
Sunday
25.12.2011 10:03:04 63.639 -19.415 14.5 km -0.3 58.91 5.3 km SE of Básar
Sunday
25.12.2011 08:45:05 63.682 -19.263 3.3 km 2.0 30.31 4.7 km N of Goðabunga
Nice one Jon, Happy Christmas to all from down here in Somerset.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vC9XtRzu04
Note: the link is meant is soley so you can hear the song!!
Merry X-mas everyone.
Santa had to get Help from Rescue Squad!
http://www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/daily_news/?cat_id=29314&ew_0_a_id=385753
Hope Candle beggar buys some fireworks for new years eve (seeing as he needed to be rescued)
Happy Christmas, Jon.
Wishing you a merry christmas top..
Happy Christmas Jon, and everyone here. It has been an eventful year, and thanks to you all for all the shared moments.
just thought I’d mention this, not sure how close to any ‘interesting’ or unstable features these planned geothermal holes are – but I guess we can expect more hengill style earthquake swarms once they are up and running.
http://www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/daily_news/Up_to_40_Geothermal_Holes_Planned_in_North_Iceland_0_385698.news.aspx
Seems they want to eventually build a power plant, wonder if an aluminium smelting plant will end being nearby?
Hmm, end up being nearby sounds much better!
18.10.2011 | 13:14
Alcoa Drops Plans for Smelter in North Iceland
http://www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/search/news/Default.asp?ew_0_a_id=383360
14.12.2011 | 15:30
German Silicon Metal Producer Eyes North Iceland
http://www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/search/news/Default.asp?ew_0_a_id=385433
I wonder what an ‘acceptable’ price was for the energy? We have plans going on for a 3rd nuclear power plant in Somerset!
There is a CME which will hit the earth on Dec. 28, 2011 at UTC 08:00.
The best and only effect on Earth will be Aurora displays.
Should be some good displays in Iceland on 28th, weather permitting!
There was a nice display of Nacreous clouds this morning all over North Iceland.
Some pictures from Siglufjordur
http://svennisiglo.123.is/album/default.aspx?aid=218952
Husavik
http://www.mbl.is/frettir/innlent/2011/12/27/glitsky_gledja_augun/
Eyjafjordur
http://www.dv.is/frettir/2011/12/27/storkostleg-glitsky-akureyri/#myndagallery
It is unusually cold in the stratosphere .
Since the start of winter 2010, to March 2011, there has been a 40 percent loss in the ozone layer over the Arctic
Some information about the ozone layer.
http://tv.ibtimes.com/large-ozone-layer-hole-over-arctic-shows-unprecedented-loss/2079.html
I have been wondering if this has to do with increased volcanic activity in Iceland.
I think volcanoes emit various types of gasses for a while before, during and after eruptions.
It would not surprise me if the cold snap of 1918 was a part of the build up to a eruption later that year.
This fast erosion of the ozone lair can not be man made, as there is a decrease in the output of ozone destructive material, the size and speed of the erosion would suggest some other factor.
I’ve seen nacreous clouds a few times on my winter trips to Northern Sweden, once you have seen them you never forget it!
@Jon:
Hengill seems to have a few not so shallow quakes and without human activities. Is this anything worth looking at?
I wouldn’t suppose that this is without human influence. I think these are the places of boreholes for (the northeastern ones) the p0wer station of Nesjavellir resp. (the southwestern ones) Hellisheidi power station.
Could be.
If I remember correctly the EQs from fracking should be in the region of the 2km depth. So most of today’s EQs, if I am correct, are from natural events.
Hi Jon;
Thank you for your interesting blog! I hope you are having a wonderful holiday season. Here’s a restful song for the “third day of Christmas”… http://www.merry-christmas.com/christmas-music/free-music/gallagher/b.gallagher.angels.heard.high.mp3
Happy Holidays,
Barbara
New blog post is finally up!
I was hoping to see some discussion about the nice Camembert style skate/shark
http://www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/daily_news/Stinking_Skate_and_Shopping_Fury_0_385719.news.aspx
Yumm ,Skate n Skrumm. My grandfather a Newfoundlander would surely have some interesting recipies sourced in organisms originating on the ocean floor.
http://youtu.be/1_DQk_e1rpA
Iceland Christmas traditions are very interesting, you may want to read about them. Merry Christmas!