Grimsvotn eruption unlikely to trigger a big flood 24. maí 2011 13:55 The volcanic eruption in Grimsvotn is not expected to trigger a flood. PHOTO/Jon Olafur Magnusson A big flood resulting from the eruption in Grimsvotn is not expected in the near future. There was a flood from Grimsvotn in the Skafta river last year, so little water has accumulated there, and the icecap over the caldera was thin. Therefore, less ice has melted and less water has been added to the subglacial lake. The water that accumulates will advance the next flood. If the eruption shifts to a place where the icecap is thicker it makes a flood more likely. There were floods from the glacier shortly after the last two eruptions started in Grimsvotn, in 1998 and 2004. News in English Mest lesið Vill tollalaus viðskipti við Evrópu Erlent Wow fékk bestu þjónustu Airbus eftir að Icelandair valdi Boeing Innlent Veitingahús vilji ekki bara ráða ófaglært starfsfólk Innlent Allt að 18 stiga hiti á morgun en súld og léttskýjað í dag Veður Reynst erfitt að laga tvígreiðsluvillu en gefast ekki upp Innlent Tveir unnu tæpar 80 milljónir hvor Innlent „Þetta verður ekki auðvelt“ Erlent Sektaður fyrir of stutt bil milli bíla Innlent Þúsund sinnum sterkara en morfín og erfitt að þekkja Innlent Söfnuðu 140 milljónum fyrir Kvennaathvarfið Innlent
A big flood resulting from the eruption in Grimsvotn is not expected in the near future. There was a flood from Grimsvotn in the Skafta river last year, so little water has accumulated there, and the icecap over the caldera was thin. Therefore, less ice has melted and less water has been added to the subglacial lake. The water that accumulates will advance the next flood. If the eruption shifts to a place where the icecap is thicker it makes a flood more likely. There were floods from the glacier shortly after the last two eruptions started in Grimsvotn, in 1998 and 2004.
News in English Mest lesið Vill tollalaus viðskipti við Evrópu Erlent Wow fékk bestu þjónustu Airbus eftir að Icelandair valdi Boeing Innlent Veitingahús vilji ekki bara ráða ófaglært starfsfólk Innlent Allt að 18 stiga hiti á morgun en súld og léttskýjað í dag Veður Reynst erfitt að laga tvígreiðsluvillu en gefast ekki upp Innlent Tveir unnu tæpar 80 milljónir hvor Innlent „Þetta verður ekki auðvelt“ Erlent Sektaður fyrir of stutt bil milli bíla Innlent Þúsund sinnum sterkara en morfín og erfitt að þekkja Innlent Söfnuðu 140 milljónum fyrir Kvennaathvarfið Innlent