Icelandic volcano rumbling

[tubby linton]

https://www.almannavarnir.is/english/english-news/status-of-oraefajokull-volcano-july-13-2018/Status of Öræfajökull volcano:

Öræfajökull volcano is showing clear signs of unrest with an inflation phase for at least a year and a half
The inflation is ongoing and it is reflected by increased seismic activity and characteristic deformation pattern.
There are no signs of decrease in the inflation rate or the seismicity. The state of unrest persists despite a decrease in geothermal activity since last December
The source causing the inflation is most likely injection of new magma. The volume change since the start of the unrest is of the order of magnitude of 10 million m3 (about 0.2 m3/sec) comparable to the intrusion activity in Eyjafjallajökull some years before the eruption in 2010
New resistivity measurements indicate the presence of geothermally altered rocks at shallow levels inside the caldera consistent with intermittent high temperature geothermal activity as seen in many other volcanoes

Hopefully It will just rumble and not disrupt aviation.

[lomapaseo]

Hopefully tI will just rumble and not disrupt aviation.

It probably needs a sacrifice ... I'll send my wife, hopefully she'll get there in time

[FlightlessParrot]

It probably needs a sacrifice ... I'll send my wife, hopefully she'll get there in time
The normal volcano sacrifice is a virgin. Are you telling us something?

[Carbon Bootprint]

I’m actually enroute to KEF just now, for a 10-day island self drive in a Toyota Land Crusher, as Chuks would say. I’ll post here if I see or hear anything worthwhile.

[ZeBedie]

The normal volcano sacrifice is a virgin. Are you telling us something?

That's why he's sending her!

[blakmax]

I flew into KEF as SLF today. Low cloud, but no great plumes of ash piercing the cloud cover.

Blakmax

Maybe the sacrifice worked?

[Rocade]

Things could get interesting
https://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/nature_and_travel/2018/06/06/oraefajokull_eruption_could_paralyse_all_air_traffi/

[blakmax]

OK visited Icelandic Glacier Lake today, a short distance from the Öræfajökull volcano. No rumbles heard or felt, no ash cloud. Without closer examination (and a hostile partner) I could not verify any virgins ready for sacrifice.:ouch:

Did see a black Toyota Land Crusher at one waterfall. Not sure if it was Carbon Bootprint.

Blakmax

[Carbon Bootprint]

OK visited Icelandic Glacier Lake today, a short distance from the Öræfajökull volcano. No rumbles heard or felt, no ash cloud. Without closer examination (and a hostile partner) I could not verify any virgins ready for sacrifice.:ouch:

Did see a black Toyota Land Crusher at one waterfall. Not sure if it was Carbon Bootprint.

Blakmaxi was at Glacier Lagoon four days ago, had a nice amphibious ride in a refurbed Lark-V around the icebergs there. I’ve been to so many waterfalls I’ve lost count, but there seems to be a lot of dark Toyota Land Crushers here. Not that it would necessarily set it apart from the rest, but mine is absolutely filthy from all the dust collected during a gravel road run through the East Fiords in the rain.

Back on topic, natives here are not concerned as these things rumble all the time. Cute little guide on the amphib actually said the 2010 eruption was good because it made the rest of the world realize Iceland existed - tourism then jumped from 100K people a year to 3 million last year. She did say they were hoping for another one. :)

[EIFFS]

Be carful what you wish for comes to mind ��

[Groaner]

Are there *any* pronounceable (to a non-Icelander) Icelandic volcano names?

[wdew]

KATLA is one

[blakmax]

Are there *any* pronounceable (to a non-Icelander) Icelandic volcano names?

I guess it is a bit like when we Aussies visit the land of the long white cloud (New Zealand). They out the emphaaaarsis on the wrong sylaaaarbles. But then Iceland adds four M's and three silent Q's in each placename. Then they add that letter that is a hybrid "b" or "p" just to confuse we non-viking types. Bloody lovely country though.

Disappointed that they tried to recover their entire national debt through our meal and drink prices. Really! EUR70 for a bottle of red wine that I could but elsewhere in the world for EUR18? In Australia Ned Kelly was hung for less than this state run robbery.

Blakmax

[hailstone]

@ Groaner - what is wrong with Eyjafjallajökull ?

[Rocchi]

Eyjafjallajökull

Hailstone. I'll bet you copied and pasted that.

If only we could do that with language.

[hailstone]

Rocchi,
actually I did not copy paste that, as Eyjafjallajökull accompanied me in my day to day work for about 10 days in mid April 2010 - the spelling and the pronounciation is rather embedded in my brain. Mind you, if your location is what it says, I'd say that you are doing that with language - Aberdeen is way more pronounceable to me than Ober Deathain (sp?)

[Doug E Style]

KATLA is one

Hekla is another

[capewrath]

Are there *any* pronounceable (to a non-Icelander) Icelandic volcano names?

Here we are. Anyone can manage that https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSo_ND41-6g :ugh:

[ZOOKER]

tubby, I really hope it does disrupt aviation.

Nothing personal, but at least it will give all you 'magnificent men in your flying machines', (and your passengers, obviously), a sense of perspective.

April 2010 was hilarious.......And the best is yet to come!

Safe flying, as always.

[tubby linton]

I think he won with that one TangoAlphaD

[Rocchi]

Hailstone,
Don't get me started on this Scottish minority language that is limited to a small area in the north of this country. In the south west where I am it hasn't been used since the twelfth century and it is being laid on us by the Scottish government in road signs and police vehicles. How much of a waste of money is that to make a whole lot of new road signs that have unreadable and unpronounceable names on them that are foreign to this area?

[ZOOKER]

tubby and Tangoed......Just the usual bit of fun.

Back in 1979, one of my third-year course options was 'Applied Geomorphology', with Dr. John Doornkamp. We looked at 'volcanic hazards', obviously, but it was only 3 years later, when Eric Moody and his crew took part in the 'Speedbird 9 experiment', that this particular problem was flagged up.
I remember the Heimaey eruption in 1973, but as far as I recall, there was no mention of any effect on NAT or European air traffic. It was an effusive, rather than explosive eruption.
Eyjafjallajökull was a different beastie, but was still quite small. Material from the much larger, but effusive, 1783 Laki eruption, has been found near Baghdad.
Katla, and Hekla are the Icelandic volcanoes to watch, but Bardabunga could be interesting too. A subglacial caldera-collapse hasn't been seen in recent times.
April 2010's result was definitely 'Plate Tectonics one, pilots nil', but that's O.K., because there were no aircraft accidents. Sure, some people may have lost a few bob, but we all lived to travel, safely, on another day.
I remember travelling down the M6 a few years ago, after a well-notified impending westerly gale. I couldn't believe the number of overturned trucks. I remember seeing the ferry, 'Riverdance', on it's side on the beach off Cleveleys, having been at sea during a storm forecasted 3 days previously.
In 2010, there was thankfully no aircraft wreckage, because you all stayed on the ground. There was a TV interview shortly after with his Learmountship, about the hazards of operating jet engines in areas of 'pyroclastic contamination'. He was bang on the money.
Safe flying, as always.

[valefan16]

Laki was the one which was so big it killed many in Britain and Europe due to the sulphur dioxide. This puts things into perspective of the ash cloud stopping our holidays I guess!

Where did Airlines get post 2010 with the ash sensors which I think EasyJet were leading the study into to try and avoid full scale cancellations?

[John Emmerton]

I could always send my mother in law............

[ZOOKER]

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The Icelandic Met Office site has an earthquake page which is always worth keeping an eye on.