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 Segja gengið á birgðirnar og hætta við vopnasendingar til Úkraínu Erlent Játaði fjárdrátt og endurgreiðir samkvæmt samkomulagi Innlent Vill fá að vita hvers vegna ákvarðanir stofnana eru ekki undirritaðar Innlent Árekstur á Kringlumýrarbraut Innlent Táningsstúlkan sem lést var að teyma íslenskan hest Erlent Þingfundi slitið klukkan hálf fimm í nótt Innlent Versta og besta nýtingin á frístundakortinu á Kjalarnesi Innlent Hommar mega enn ekki gefa blóð Innlent Handtóku stjórnendur sjúkrahússins vegna ætlaðra barnsdrápa Erlent Ísraelsmenn hafi gengist við skilyrðum vopnahlés Erlent
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 Segja gengið á birgðirnar og hætta við vopnasendingar til Úkraínu Erlent Játaði fjárdrátt og endurgreiðir samkvæmt samkomulagi Innlent Vill fá að vita hvers vegna ákvarðanir stofnana eru ekki undirritaðar Innlent Árekstur á Kringlumýrarbraut Innlent Táningsstúlkan sem lést var að teyma íslenskan hest Erlent Þingfundi slitið klukkan hálf fimm í nótt Innlent Versta og besta nýtingin á frístundakortinu á Kjalarnesi Innlent Hommar mega enn ekki gefa blóð Innlent Handtóku stjórnendur sjúkrahússins vegna ætlaðra barnsdrápa Erlent Ísraelsmenn hafi gengist við skilyrðum vopnahlés Erlent