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Post by sigurdur on Aug 26, 2014 23:58:48 GMT
Oh oh..OK. Review how to pronounce the volcano. This one is easy.
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Post by cuttydyer on Aug 28, 2014 13:57:08 GMT
The BBC reports:  Scientists in Iceland say they are examining several 'cauldrons' found near Bardarbunga volcano, which could potentially be a sign of an eruption. The cauldrons, depressions in the volcano's surface, each between 10-15m (49 ft) deep and 1km (0.6 miles) wide, were seen during a flight on Wednesday. Iceland's Met Office said they were formed "as a result of melting, possibly a sub-glacial eruption." Bardarbunga volcano has been hit by several recent tremors. The area experienced a magnitude 5.7 earthquake on Tuesday. Experts say these earthquakes are caused as magma flows beneath the ground, cracking the rocks as it moves. The Met Office has kept its aviation warning level - indicating the potential threat of volcanic activity to air travel - at orange, its second-highest. 'Sinkholes formed' Scientists discovered the new cauldrons south of the Bardarbunga volcano during a surveillance flight over Vatnajokull glacier on Wednesday night, the Met Office and Civil Protection Department said. It is not clear when they were formed, and the data is still being examined, they said. They added that they had not observed increased tremors in the area so far. Meanwhile, the University of Iceland tweeted: "New fractures and sinkholes seen on #Bardarbunga during surveillance flight tonight. Data currently being evaluated by our geologists & IMO [Icelandic Met Office]".  However it cautioned that the sighting was limited by poor visibility, and said more information would be available after a second surveillance flight on Thursday morning. Flooding risk Bardarbunga is part of a large volcano system hidden beneath the 500m-thick (1,600ft) Vatnajokull glacier in central Iceland. The authorities said on Saturday that a small eruption had taken place under the Dyngjujokull ice cap, part of the same volcano system, but that there were no signs that gases or ash had broken through the ice. The region, located more than 300km (190 miles) from the capital Reykjavik, has no permanent residents but sits within a national park popular with tourists. Officials have previously warned that any eruption could result in flooding north of the glacier. Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull volcano erupted in 2010, producing ash that disrupted air travel across Europe. Link: www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-28966248 |
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Post by sigurdur on Aug 29, 2014 1:43:34 GMT
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Post by flearider on Aug 29, 2014 6:34:09 GMT
doesn't look explosive so shouldn't think this is the main eruption ..
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Post by sigurdur on Aug 29, 2014 19:05:49 GMT
doesn't look explosive so shouldn't think this is the main eruption .. I concur. |
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Post by cuttydyer on Aug 30, 2014 5:41:53 GMT
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Post by douglavers on Aug 30, 2014 6:27:37 GMT
The volcano which has just erupted in PNG is currently more significant. It has propelled ash into the stratosphere and is on the equator. Moderate global temperature changing event. iceagenow.info/2014/08/major-eruption-papua-guinea/However, I think that Bardurbunga is still well in play!! |
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Post by sigurdur on Aug 30, 2014 13:10:21 GMT
The volcano which has just erupted in PNG is currently more significant. It has propelled ash into the stratosphere and is on the equator. Moderate global temperature changing event. iceagenow.info/2014/08/major-eruption-papua-guinea/However, I think that Bardurbunga is still well in play!! Could be a slow cooker, and when the pressure relief valve purges, we will all suffer. Even if it is a major one, potential drop in global temps is .5C. And yet, folks will complain how cold it is when just 50 years ago it WAS that cold. No matter what, humans flourish in WARMTH. Not so good in cold. |
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Post by flearider on Aug 30, 2014 19:41:06 GMT
don't you think there playing the volcano's ? it's them there going to blame for the cold not the lack of sun ?
ohh those 2 or 3 volcanos blew that's why it's been cold for the past 35 yrs it will warm up soon ....!!!
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Post by sigurdur on Aug 31, 2014 3:13:06 GMT
don't you think there playing the volcano's ? it's them there going to blame for the cold not the lack of sun ? ohh those 2 or 3 volcanos blew that's why it's been cold for the past 35 yrs it will warm up soon ....!!! That one has already been written about. I think it was excuse 4,248, but I could be off a few excuses. Hard to keep track of them all. |
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Post by Andrew on Aug 31, 2014 13:54:35 GMT
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Post by nautonnier on Aug 31, 2014 16:30:10 GMT
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Post by sigurdur on Aug 31, 2014 17:05:12 GMT
I am sure it is the hottest year ever, well.....mmmmmmm.........at least for the past 10 years somewhere.
Oh but hark, no mention of the paleo record!
OK................11 years?
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Post by douglavers on Sept 1, 2014 5:45:43 GMT
I don't think the current rather beautiful fissure eruption at Bardurbunga is the main event.
There is quite large scale earthquake activity under the [ice covered] caldera.
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Post by Andrew on Sept 3, 2014 10:07:03 GMT
 interesting that you can make something like that. Got it from volcano cafe hat tip sCyborg. This mornings activity |
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