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The new lava would fill all buildings in Iceland and then some

"It's already bigger than the entire Krafla episode,“ says Ármann Höskuldsson, volcanologist at the University of Iceland.

News in english 17.9.2014 13:21

Seismic activity still remains high

Twenty-three earthquakes were detected around Bárðarbunga, the eruption site, last night. The biggest one measured 5,0. Seismic activity has decreased from last night, yet still remains high.

News in english 15.9.2014 10:31

Pele´s hair: A fascinating phenomenon created by the volcano

It was noticed blowing all around the fissure, but no one could explain or understand why. It looks like tufts of hair and feels like glass wool.

News in english 10.9.2014 13:22

Seven eruptions in Bárðarbunga area so far

Magma has reached the surface 7 times in the past 3 weeks - which makes 7 eruptions.

News in english 10.9.2014 13:25

Video: Motorists fined 2800 euros when returning rented car used in off-road driving

Vehicle manager Rúnar Ólafsson (right) for 4x4 Iceland Car Rental was not pleased with the damaged incurred by the off-road driving.

News in english 9.9.2014 09:26

Extent of the lava is now approximately 19 square km

The eruptive activity at Holuhraun continues at similar intensity. The eruption sites are the same as before.

News in english 8.9.2014 14:17

15 metre subsidence in the centre of the caldera

Measurements show large changes on the ice-surface. Up to 15 m subsidence has occurred in the centre of the caldera, which corresponds to a volume change of 0.25 km3.

News in english 6.9.2014 14:09

Volcanic activity could go on for years

"There's gonna be activity here for a few years. Not this particular eruption, it'll end and another one will start up elsewhere, and this will clearly erupt in a glacier," said volcanologist Ármann Höskuldsson last night.

News in english 4.9.2014 13:19

Magnificent images of the volcanic eruption

Last night lava from the eruption encompassed over nine square kilometers.

News in english 4.9.2014 07:34

The sulphur taste in your mouth will turn into sulphuric acid in your lungs

The Holuhraun eruption is still ongoing, but scientists are setting off to determine if the pressure in the magma chamber has gone down or just moved elsewhere. Right now the primary concern is the presence of gas in the area.

News in english 2.9.2014 16:08

A noticeable decrease in seismicity

Since midnight today, around 300 earthquakes have occurred in the area around Bardarbunga.

News in english 2.9.2014 13:11

Over five hundred earthquakes since midnight

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake was recorded on the Bárðarbunga caldera this morning, and another of magnitude 5.2 at 11:41 UTC in the same region.

News in english 1.9.2014 13:54

Amazing pictures from the eruption

Armann Hoskuldsson, a scientist at the Institute of Earth Sciences at the University of Iceland, took some amazing photographs in the early morning when scientists witnessed the eruption in Holuhraun north of Dyngjujokull.

News in english 31.8.2014 13:55

Live webcam: "Similar in size to the largest Krafla eruptions"

Magma started flowing in Holuhraun at 5:00 AM this morning. The eruption is located on the same fissure as the previous eruption on Friday morning, but is many times larger. This is the third eruption in the Bárðarbunga region in roughly a week, and the largest by far.

News in english 31.8.2014 13:30

Eruption started again

An eruption has started again in Holuhraun, just north of Dyngjujokull in Iceland. The eruption was visible from a live webcam at 5:49 AM local time.

News in english 31.8.2014 06:34

Stunning images from the volcanic eruption in Holuhraun at sunrise

The eruption near Bardarbunga volcano is not considered a risk to international flight plans.

News in english 29.8.2014 12:15

Air traffic not affected

The eruption in the Holuhraun lava field in Iceland has no impact on air traffic from Keflavik airport, at least at this stage.

News in english 29.8.2014 06:19

The fissure thought to be about one kilometre long

A scientist at the IMO in Iceland located about five kilometres from the eruption in Holuhraun, north of Dyngjujökull, estimates that the fissure is about one kilometer long.

News in english 29.8.2014 04:14

Volcanic eruption confirmed north of Dyngjujökull

Webcams show that lava eruption has started in Holuhraun, north of Dyngjujökull.

News in english 29.8.2014 01:16

iPod reclaimed by owner after taking European trip

Júlia is ecstatic about recovering her iPod.

News in english 28.8.2014 20:42

Alert phase for flight over Askja raised to yellow

The alert phase for flight over Askja has been raised to yellow. This suggests that the Askja caldera is showing signs of activity beyond the norm.

News in english 28.8.2014 17:31

No change on the surface of Vatnajökull

The cauldrons, detected yesterday, appear to look the same. They have not grown in size.

News in english 28.8.2014 12:06

10-15 m deep cauldrons detected in Bardarbunga

The cauldrons have been formed as a result of melting, possibly an eruption, uncertain when.

News in english 28.8.2014 01:23

Two quakes over magnitude five and one large near Askja

More seismicity was measured in the Bárðarbunga area tonight than the night before, with over 500 quakes registered between midnight and 6 AM.

News in english 27.8.2014 10:39

The largest earthquake yet in Bardarbunga

An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 hit Iceland's Bardarbunga volcano overnight.

News in english 26.8.2014 08:40

Right call to issue eruption alert

"Right now we're analyzing what was going on. As of now we don't know, but we'll keep analyzing and add it to the data pool," says Sigrún Karlsdóttir,at the IMO.

News in english 25.8.2014 15:54

Large amount of magma accumulated in a week

270 million cubic meters of magma has gathered underneath Dyngjujökull in just one week.

News in english 25.8.2014 15:49

Planes diverted away from danger zone

100000 flights were cancelled during the Eyjafjallajökull eruption. It is doubtful that the same will happen again.

News in english 25.8.2014 15:44

The aviation alert level lowered

The Icelandic Met Office has lowered the aviation alert level for flights.

News in english 24.8.2014 12:40

The largest earthquake yet

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake has occurred in the Bárðarbunga caldera at 5 km depth at 00:09. It is the strongest event measured since the onset of the seismic crisis at Bárðarbunga.

News in english 24.8.2014 00:48