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 Ákærðar fyrir að auglýsa vændi en kaupendurnir ekki Innlent Grindvíkingum blöskrar umræðan í Vikunni Innlent Jón biðst innilegrar afsökunar á umræðu um Grindavík Innlent Hafi tekið bílstjórann hálstaki meðan hann lá á flautunni Innlent Dómstólar neita Jóni Óttari um að fá afhenta haldlagða muni Innlent Forsætisráðherra Frakklands segir af sér Erlent Stórtap Air Greenland vegna aflýstra flugferða til Nuuk Erlent Nýr formaður SUS vill sækja til hægri Innlent Sektuð í gjaldfrjálsu stæði og sneri vörn í sókn Innlent „Draumar geta ræst“ 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 Ákærðar fyrir að auglýsa vændi en kaupendurnir ekki Innlent Grindvíkingum blöskrar umræðan í Vikunni Innlent Jón biðst innilegrar afsökunar á umræðu um Grindavík Innlent Hafi tekið bílstjórann hálstaki meðan hann lá á flautunni Innlent Dómstólar neita Jóni Óttari um að fá afhenta haldlagða muni Innlent Forsætisráðherra Frakklands segir af sér Erlent Stórtap Air Greenland vegna aflýstra flugferða til Nuuk Erlent Nýr formaður SUS vill sækja til hægri Innlent Sektuð í gjaldfrjálsu stæði og sneri vörn í sókn Innlent „Draumar geta ræst“ Innlent