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 Reyndu að fá flugmann Maduros til að aðstoða við handtöku hans Erlent „Því miður er verklagið þannig“ Innlent Ökumaður stöðvaður með snjófargan á framrúðunni Innlent Andrés ekki lengur prins og látinn yfirgefa heimili sitt Erlent Öldungadeildin samþykkir að ógilda tollaákvarðanir Trump Erlent Orðin hæsta kirkja í heimi Erlent Viðbrögð hjólreiðamannsins að einhverju leyti skiljanleg Innlent Fjárhagsstaðan alvarleg og tímabundin ráðning ráðgjafans ekki endurnýjuð Innlent Hvasst, hlýtt og von á asahláku eða glerhálku Veður Opnun Brákarborgar frestað enn á ný 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 Reyndu að fá flugmann Maduros til að aðstoða við handtöku hans Erlent „Því miður er verklagið þannig“ Innlent Ökumaður stöðvaður með snjófargan á framrúðunni Innlent Andrés ekki lengur prins og látinn yfirgefa heimili sitt Erlent Öldungadeildin samþykkir að ógilda tollaákvarðanir Trump Erlent Orðin hæsta kirkja í heimi Erlent Viðbrögð hjólreiðamannsins að einhverju leyti skiljanleg Innlent Fjárhagsstaðan alvarleg og tímabundin ráðning ráðgjafans ekki endurnýjuð Innlent Hvasst, hlýtt og von á asahláku eða glerhálku Veður Opnun Brákarborgar frestað enn á ný Innlent