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tubby linton

20th Jul 2018 19:28

Icelandic volcano rumbling

https://www.almannavarnir.is/english...-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

20th Jul 2018 19:39

Quote:

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

20th Jul 2018 22:13

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Originally Posted by lomapaseo (Post 10201823)

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

20th Jul 2018 22:32

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

21st Jul 2018 19:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by FlightlessParrot (Post 10201901)

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

That's why he's sending her!

blakmax

22nd Jul 2018 20:01

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

22nd Jul 2018 20:42

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

blakmax

25th Jul 2018 23:40

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

27th Jul 2018 00:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by blakmax (Post 10206292)

i 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

30th Jul 2018 13:57

Be carful what you wish for comes to mind ��

Groaner

30th Jul 2018 23:52

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

wdew	31st Jul 2018 00:02

KATLA is one

blakmax

31st Jul 2018 03:04

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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

31st Jul 2018 05:14

@ Groaner - what is wrong with Eyjafjallajökull ?

Rocchi

31st Jul 2018 13:12

Eyjafjallajökull

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

If only we could do that with language.

hailstone

31st Jul 2018 13:32

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

31st Jul 2018 15:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by wdew (Post 10210544)

KATLA is one

Hekla is another

capewrath

31st Jul 2018 20:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by Groaner (Post 10210539)

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

Here we are. Anyone can manage that

:ugh:

ZOOKER

31st Jul 2018 21:37

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

31st Jul 2018 22:47

I think he won with that one TangoAlphaD

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