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 Reiður Trump segir Schumer að fara til helvítis Erlent Vestmanneyingar „slógu velferðarskjaldborg“ yfir gesti Innlent Stúlkan sem fór í sjóinn er látin Innlent Landsvirkjun sé ekki „löngu búin að semja“ við alla landeigendur Innlent Fagna afmæli virkjunar sem sökkti sveitajörðum en rafvæddi síldarbæ Innlent Grunaður um að myrða heila fjölskyldu en skilja ungabarnið eftir á lífi Erlent Beinaber gísl látinn grafa eigin gröf á Gasa Erlent Búast við gasi á höfuðborgarsvæðinu og Akranesi Innlent Kvenfólkið í Eyjum bjargaði deginum Innlent Olli slysi undir áhrifum fíkniefna 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 Reiður Trump segir Schumer að fara til helvítis Erlent Vestmanneyingar „slógu velferðarskjaldborg“ yfir gesti Innlent Stúlkan sem fór í sjóinn er látin Innlent Landsvirkjun sé ekki „löngu búin að semja“ við alla landeigendur Innlent Fagna afmæli virkjunar sem sökkti sveitajörðum en rafvæddi síldarbæ Innlent Grunaður um að myrða heila fjölskyldu en skilja ungabarnið eftir á lífi Erlent Beinaber gísl látinn grafa eigin gröf á Gasa Erlent Búast við gasi á höfuðborgarsvæðinu og Akranesi Innlent Kvenfólkið í Eyjum bjargaði deginum Innlent Olli slysi undir áhrifum fíkniefna Innlent