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 „Mér að mæta“ ef krossar yrðu fjarlægðir Innlent Hlé vegna gagna frá ChatGPT Innlent Trump gerði lítið úr æðstu heiðursorðu bandarískra hermanna Erlent Óttast að tapa bestu flúðum landsins í virkjun Innlent Sérsveitin kölluð til í Urriðaholti Innlent „Það er komið að skuldadögum“ Innlent Katrín gerir upp framboðið og safnar heitum Innlent Pétur Jökull hljóti að vera einstaklega óheppinn Innlent Þriggja daga heitavatnsleysi í næstu viku Innlent Segir verkfræðinga á villigötum 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 „Mér að mæta“ ef krossar yrðu fjarlægðir Innlent Hlé vegna gagna frá ChatGPT Innlent Trump gerði lítið úr æðstu heiðursorðu bandarískra hermanna Erlent Óttast að tapa bestu flúðum landsins í virkjun Innlent Sérsveitin kölluð til í Urriðaholti Innlent „Það er komið að skuldadögum“ Innlent Katrín gerir upp framboðið og safnar heitum Innlent Pétur Jökull hljóti að vera einstaklega óheppinn Innlent Þriggja daga heitavatnsleysi í næstu viku Innlent Segir verkfræðinga á villigötum Innlent