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 Hafi verið látinn fljúga þrátt fyrir þekkt andleg veikindi Innlent Umfangsmiklar og óútskýrðar rafmagnstruflanir á Íberíuskaga Erlent Benedikt telur undanbrögð útvarpsstjóra grátleg Innlent Réðust á tvo menn á göngu Innlent Vissu ekki að þeir væru að ræna Kim Kardashian Erlent Engin hópnauðgun um páskana á borði lögreglu Innlent Bogi les sinn síðasta fréttatíma á morgun Innlent Vill þyngri refsingar fyrir alvarleg kynferðisbrot Innlent Saka Ingu um metnaðarleysi eftir skipun flokksmanna í stjórn Innlent Ráðist að fólki við Breiðholtsskóla um hábjartan dag 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 Hafi verið látinn fljúga þrátt fyrir þekkt andleg veikindi Innlent Umfangsmiklar og óútskýrðar rafmagnstruflanir á Íberíuskaga Erlent Benedikt telur undanbrögð útvarpsstjóra grátleg Innlent Réðust á tvo menn á göngu Innlent Vissu ekki að þeir væru að ræna Kim Kardashian Erlent Engin hópnauðgun um páskana á borði lögreglu Innlent Bogi les sinn síðasta fréttatíma á morgun Innlent Vill þyngri refsingar fyrir alvarleg kynferðisbrot Innlent Saka Ingu um metnaðarleysi eftir skipun flokksmanna í stjórn Innlent Ráðist að fólki við Breiðholtsskóla um hábjartan dag Innlent