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 Vissu ekki að þeir væru að ræna Kim Kardashian Erlent Réðust á tvo menn á göngu Innlent Bogi les sinn síðasta fréttatíma á morgun Innlent Rúmur helmingur óhress með Trump Erlent Hljóðheimur sumarsins í hættu: Mikil fækkun lóu og spóa Innlent Kjördagur framundan í Kanada Erlent „Ég vildi óska að fólk gæti séð drenginn minn eins og hann er“ Innlent Fjölgun safngripa kallar á stækkun Flugsafnsins Innlent Áætlun Trump gangi engan veginn upp Innlent Ráðamenn hneykslast á Exit-auglýsingu SFS 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 Vissu ekki að þeir væru að ræna Kim Kardashian Erlent Réðust á tvo menn á göngu Innlent Bogi les sinn síðasta fréttatíma á morgun Innlent Rúmur helmingur óhress með Trump Erlent Hljóðheimur sumarsins í hættu: Mikil fækkun lóu og spóa Innlent Kjördagur framundan í Kanada Erlent „Ég vildi óska að fólk gæti séð drenginn minn eins og hann er“ Innlent Fjölgun safngripa kallar á stækkun Flugsafnsins Innlent Áætlun Trump gangi engan veginn upp Innlent Ráðamenn hneykslast á Exit-auglýsingu SFS Innlent