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 Valtýr furðar sig á óhróðri, níði og aðdróttunum systkina Innlent Fagnar miklum fjölda áskorana og liggur undir feldi Innlent Gögn sem fyrst voru ekki til brunnu síðar Innlent Bergþór dregur framboðið til baka Innlent Kourani fluttur á Klepp Innlent Hundrað prósenta tollaaukning á allar vörur frá Kína Erlent Hvattir til að leggja tímanlega af stað Innlent Átján saknað eftir harmleikinn í Tennessee Erlent „Þetta er pólitísk vakning“ Innlent Sendir Svein Andra í mál við ríkið 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 Valtýr furðar sig á óhróðri, níði og aðdróttunum systkina Innlent Fagnar miklum fjölda áskorana og liggur undir feldi Innlent Gögn sem fyrst voru ekki til brunnu síðar Innlent Bergþór dregur framboðið til baka Innlent Kourani fluttur á Klepp Innlent Hundrað prósenta tollaaukning á allar vörur frá Kína Erlent Hvattir til að leggja tímanlega af stað Innlent Átján saknað eftir harmleikinn í Tennessee Erlent „Þetta er pólitísk vakning“ Innlent Sendir Svein Andra í mál við ríkið Innlent