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 Grindvíkingum blöskrar umræðan í Vikunni Innlent Hafi tekið bílstjórann hálstaki meðan hann lá á flautunni Innlent 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 Miður að börn fylgi foreldrum en ekki öfugt Innlent Tveir á sjúkrahús eftir að bíll valt við árekstur Innlent Tæplega þúsund manns innlyksa á Everest Erlent „Þetta er ekki á borði þingflokksins“ 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 Grindvíkingum blöskrar umræðan í Vikunni Innlent Hafi tekið bílstjórann hálstaki meðan hann lá á flautunni Innlent 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 Miður að börn fylgi foreldrum en ekki öfugt Innlent Tveir á sjúkrahús eftir að bíll valt við árekstur Innlent Tæplega þúsund manns innlyksa á Everest Erlent „Þetta er ekki á borði þingflokksins“ Innlent