Icelandic Volcano 'Set To Erupt'

The Telegraph (UK) ^ | 2-9-2011

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Icelandic Volcano 'Set To Erupt'

Scientists in Iceland are warning that another volcano looks set to erupt and threatening to spew-out a pall of dust that would dwarf last year's event.

Lava and ash explode out of the caldera of Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull volcano Photo: REUTERS

6:38PM GMT 08 Feb 2011

Geologists detected the high risk of a new eruption after evaluating an increased swarm of earthquakes around the island's second largest volcano.

Pall Einarsson, a professor of geophysics at the University of Iceland, says the area around Bárdarbunga is showing signs of increased activity, which provides "good reason to worry".

He told the country's national TV station that a low number of seismometer measuring devices in the area is making it more difficult to determine the scale and likely outcome of the current shifts.

But he said there was "every reason to worry" as the sustained earthquake tremors to the north east of the remote volcano range are the strongest recorded in recent times and there was "no doubt" the lava was rising.

The geologist complained that the lack of coverage from measuring devices means he cannot accurately detect the depth and exact location of the increased number of localised earth movements.

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[Quix]

Please ping me if you find out anything.

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State and zip, please

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I-feel-ya-la-yokel?

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I am in Iceland right now

Is it true there is a stunningly beautiful woman behind every tree?

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks KoRn and The Comedian for the pings, and thanks blam for the topic.

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[SW6906]

Every one and then some. Seriously, the women here are very beautiful.

[Ezekiel]

Is it true there is a stunningly beautiful woman behind every tree?

Trees... Iceland... lol. There's the catch. :)

[Chickensoup]

Sooooo why can’t you guys grow trees?

[winoneforthegipper]

Not happening now.....bad info.....a few months back it was close had some runoff but all is quite for right now. It will blow but not right now.

[winoneforthegipper]

Not happening now.....bad info.....a few months back it was close had some runoff but all is quite for right now. It will blow but not right now.

[Quix]

THX THX.

[Ezekiel]

Short growing season combined with the perpetual wind. A few sheltered spots have some normal looking trees, but they are still stunted. Trees are generally short and wide and tend to look kind of scrappy. Some pretty weird birch trees there too. Forget the trees, the beauty is in the moss-covered lava, waterfalls, expansive views, skies in mesmerizing shades from ice blue to azure to purple dawns, and so forth.