Current situation not comparable to Eyjafjallajökull eruption By Kolbeinn Tumi Daðason 19. ágúst 2014 16:15 Icelandair spokesman Guðjón Arngrímsson says that Icelandair has received numerous queries from passengers over the situation. "We see no signs that flight schedules will be disrupted, so far everything looks fine," says Icelandair spokesman Guðjón Arngrímsson. Ongoing magma movement in Bárðarbunga for the past four days have raised questions of possible flight disruptions between Iceland and Europe. Guðjón says that Icelandair has received numerous queries from passengers over the situation, though there has been no abnormal increase in passenger cancellations. "The story is being covered worldwide. People are naturally concerned about their flight plans," Guðjón states. The Eyjafjallajökull eruption in 2010, along with its disruption of flights all across Europe, are still fresh in people's minds. "People think this will be a similar eruption", says Guðjón. While people are expecting another Eyjafjallajökull scenario, the truth is that circumstances are completely different than four years ago. "Among the many things that have changed is the available research data, as well as the methods employed by scientists to measure the effects of the eruption, like ash density. All of this is different than what was available during the Eyjafjallajökull eruption," Guðjón adds. "Even if an eruption of a similar magnitude were to occur now, we would be far less concerned about it than we were four years ago." News in English Tengdar fréttir Bardarbunga earthquake reclassified as magnitude 4.5 Seismologists at the Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) have reclassified the earthquake close to the Bardarbunga volcano last night. 18. ágúst 2014 22:49 Activity in Bárðarbunga volcano Over the last seven years seismic activity has been gradually increasing in Bardarbunga and the fissure swarm north of the volcano. 16. ágúst 2014 10:00 2800 earthquakes in three days Of these around 950 have occured since midnight today. Several of these events were larger than magnitude 3. 19. ágúst 2014 00:17 "There is full reason to expect an eruption" The seismic activity in Bardarbunga on the Vatnajokull glacier is very powerful and therefore full reason to expect a volcanic eruption according to a specialist at The Icelandic Meteorological Office. A live webcam has been placed in the vicinity of Bardarbunga. 18. ágúst 2014 20:58 Mest lesið Kosningavaktin: Íslendingar ganga að kjörborðinu Innlent Eins og að vera staddur í martröð og geta ekki vaknað Innlent „Við gerum aldrei neitt nema með fullu samþykki“ Innlent Straumar valda álagi á varnargarða og staðan viðkvæm Innlent KÍ segir ummæli Ingu Rúnar „rannsóknarefni“ Innlent Spennandi og sögulegar kosningar: Fjórir flokkar berjast fyrir lífi sínu í fallbaráttu Innlent Kennarasambandið sýni kennurum „alvarlega lítilsvirðingu“ Innlent Jöfnuðu fjölbýlishús við jörðu um miðja nótt Erlent Ætla að opna Bláa lónið 29. nóvember Innlent „RÚV er sá fjölmiðill sem er líklega einna lengst til vinstri á Íslandi“ Innlent
"We see no signs that flight schedules will be disrupted, so far everything looks fine," says Icelandair spokesman Guðjón Arngrímsson. Ongoing magma movement in Bárðarbunga for the past four days have raised questions of possible flight disruptions between Iceland and Europe. Guðjón says that Icelandair has received numerous queries from passengers over the situation, though there has been no abnormal increase in passenger cancellations. "The story is being covered worldwide. People are naturally concerned about their flight plans," Guðjón states. The Eyjafjallajökull eruption in 2010, along with its disruption of flights all across Europe, are still fresh in people's minds. "People think this will be a similar eruption", says Guðjón. While people are expecting another Eyjafjallajökull scenario, the truth is that circumstances are completely different than four years ago. "Among the many things that have changed is the available research data, as well as the methods employed by scientists to measure the effects of the eruption, like ash density. All of this is different than what was available during the Eyjafjallajökull eruption," Guðjón adds. "Even if an eruption of a similar magnitude were to occur now, we would be far less concerned about it than we were four years ago."
News in English Tengdar fréttir Bardarbunga earthquake reclassified as magnitude 4.5 Seismologists at the Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) have reclassified the earthquake close to the Bardarbunga volcano last night. 18. ágúst 2014 22:49 Activity in Bárðarbunga volcano Over the last seven years seismic activity has been gradually increasing in Bardarbunga and the fissure swarm north of the volcano. 16. ágúst 2014 10:00 2800 earthquakes in three days Of these around 950 have occured since midnight today. Several of these events were larger than magnitude 3. 19. ágúst 2014 00:17 "There is full reason to expect an eruption" The seismic activity in Bardarbunga on the Vatnajokull glacier is very powerful and therefore full reason to expect a volcanic eruption according to a specialist at The Icelandic Meteorological Office. A live webcam has been placed in the vicinity of Bardarbunga. 18. ágúst 2014 20:58 Mest lesið Kosningavaktin: Íslendingar ganga að kjörborðinu Innlent Eins og að vera staddur í martröð og geta ekki vaknað Innlent „Við gerum aldrei neitt nema með fullu samþykki“ Innlent Straumar valda álagi á varnargarða og staðan viðkvæm Innlent KÍ segir ummæli Ingu Rúnar „rannsóknarefni“ Innlent Spennandi og sögulegar kosningar: Fjórir flokkar berjast fyrir lífi sínu í fallbaráttu Innlent Kennarasambandið sýni kennurum „alvarlega lítilsvirðingu“ Innlent Jöfnuðu fjölbýlishús við jörðu um miðja nótt Erlent Ætla að opna Bláa lónið 29. nóvember Innlent „RÚV er sá fjölmiðill sem er líklega einna lengst til vinstri á Íslandi“ Innlent
Bardarbunga earthquake reclassified as magnitude 4.5 Seismologists at the Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) have reclassified the earthquake close to the Bardarbunga volcano last night. 18. ágúst 2014 22:49
Activity in Bárðarbunga volcano Over the last seven years seismic activity has been gradually increasing in Bardarbunga and the fissure swarm north of the volcano. 16. ágúst 2014 10:00
2800 earthquakes in three days Of these around 950 have occured since midnight today. Several of these events were larger than magnitude 3. 19. ágúst 2014 00:17
"There is full reason to expect an eruption" The seismic activity in Bardarbunga on the Vatnajokull glacier is very powerful and therefore full reason to expect a volcanic eruption according to a specialist at The Icelandic Meteorological Office. A live webcam has been placed in the vicinity of Bardarbunga. 18. ágúst 2014 20:58