Katla’s ice cap is melting
Posted by feww on July 9, 2011
Melting of Katla’s ice cap is causing flooding near the volcano: Iceland Civil Protection Agency
Flooding may have been caused either by a small eruption, or geothermal heat emitted from the volcano, the authorities said.
Katla is one of Iceland’s largest and most active volcanoes. Located east of the Eyjafjallajökull glacier, near the southern end of Iceland’s eastern volcanic zone, Katla is buried beneath the Myrdalsjökull icecap. Its peak reaches 1,512 meters.
Map of Iceland’s Recent Earthquakes
Source: Icelandic Met Office. Image may be subject to copyright.
Katla’s last significant eruption occurred in 1928. The volcano is credited with sixteen major eruptions between 930 and 1918 occurring at intervals of 40–80 years.
Katla volcano, located near the southern end of Iceland’s eastern volcanic zone, is mostly hidden beneath the Myrdalsjökull icecap, which extends across the top of the photo. Valley glaciers descend from the summit icecap toward the coastal plain in this aerial view from the SSW. Explosive eruptions from Katla, among the largest tephra-producers in Iceland during historical time, have frequently been accompanied by damaging jökulhlaups, or glacier-outburst floods. Photo by Oddur Sigurdsson, 1985 (Icelandic National Energy Authority). Caption by GVP.
Iceland Volcanoes – Activity Forecast
FIRE-EARTH will await further development before updating the following forecast, if needed.
FIRE-EARTH Forecast: Iceland Volcanic Activity
Probability of Volcanic Activity in Iceland
Simulations of FIRE-EARTH Geophysical Model (EarthModel) show that a major volcanic eruption may occur in Iceland by October 2011 with a certainty of 0.7 [P= 72%]
Iceland’s Volcanic Eruptions since 1902
- 2011 Grímsvötn
- 2010 Eyjafjallajökull
- 2004 Grímsvötn
- 2000 Hekla
- 1998 Grímsvötn
- 1996 Gjálp
- 1991 Hekla
- 1984 Krafla
- 1983 Grímsvötn
- 1981 Krafla 2 eruptions
- 1981 Hekla
- 1980 Hekla
- 1980 Krafla 3 eruptions
- 1977 Krafla 2 eruptions
- 1975 Krafla
- 1973 subaquatic eruption 5 km south of Landeyjar coast
- 1973 Heimaey
- 1970 Hekla
- 1963-1967 Surtsey
- 1961 Askja
- 1947 Hekla
- 1938 Grímsvötn
- 1934 Grímsvötn
- 1933 Grímsvötn
- 1929 Askja
- 1927 Askja
- 1926 northeast of Eldey
- 1924 Askja
- 1923 Askja
- 1922 Askja 2 eruptions
- 1922 Grímsvötn
- 1921 Askja
- 1918 Katla
- 1913 Austan Heklu
- 1910 Þórðarhyrna
- 1903 Þórðarhyrna
- 1902 Grímsvötn
List of Iceland’s volcanic eruptions since 1902 sourced from Icelandic Met Office Website.
Recent Volcanic Activity [Source: GVP]
29 June-5 July 2011
New Activity/Unrest:
- Kirishima, Kyushu
- Kliuchevskoi, Central Kamchatka (Russia)
- Lokon-Empung, Sulawesi
- Nabro, Eritrea
- Puyehue-Cordón Caulle, Central Chile
- Soputan, Sulawesi
Ongoing Activity:
- Batu Tara, Komba Island (Indonesia)
- Dukono, Halmahera
- Karymsky, Eastern Kamchatka (Russia)
- Kilauea, Hawaii (USA)
- Kizimen, Eastern Kamchatka (Russia)
- Sakura-jima, Kyushu
- Santa María, Guatemala
- Shiveluch, Central Kamchatka (Russia) |
- Taal, Luzon
Related Links
- The Next Icelandic Volcano Likely to Erupt Posted on April 22, 2010
- Eyjafjallajökull Eruption Links Page
- FIRE-EARTH Forecast: Iceland Volcanic Activity Posted on June 17, 2011
Fire Earth 
feww said
AVO:
“The eruption of a lava dome in the summit crater of Cleveland Volcano continues. Satellite observations over the past week show that the edge of the dome is now at the level of the crater rim on the southwest and east-northeast sides, and may soon overflow the crater rim on these flanks.”
CLEVELAND VOLCANO (CAVW #1101-24-)~
52°49’20” N 169°56’42” W,
Summit Elevation 5,676 ft (1,730 m)
Current Volcano Alert Level: WATCH
Current Aviation Color Code: ORANGE
KATLA- Iceland
Series of Earthquakes in Katla Volcano
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