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 Sá eini fagmenntaði missti vinnuna Innlent „Kynjafræði er pólitísk í eðli sínu“ Innlent Kviknaði í gömlum bústað við Rauðavatn Innlent „Allt sem er innan velsæmismarka verður tekið til greina“ Innlent Vilja fækka leyfilegum fjölda borgarfulltrúa Innlent Segir mjög litlar líkur á öðru gosi á næstunni Innlent „Þetta er risastór áfangi og gleðitíðindi fyrir Kópavogsbæ“ Innlent TikTok hólpið í bili Erlent Arndís Bára lögreglustjóri næsta árið Innlent Fangageymslur fullar eftir nóttina 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 Sá eini fagmenntaði missti vinnuna Innlent „Kynjafræði er pólitísk í eðli sínu“ Innlent Kviknaði í gömlum bústað við Rauðavatn Innlent „Allt sem er innan velsæmismarka verður tekið til greina“ Innlent Vilja fækka leyfilegum fjölda borgarfulltrúa Innlent Segir mjög litlar líkur á öðru gosi á næstunni Innlent „Þetta er risastór áfangi og gleðitíðindi fyrir Kópavogsbæ“ Innlent TikTok hólpið í bili Erlent Arndís Bára lögreglustjóri næsta árið Innlent Fangageymslur fullar eftir nóttina Innlent