Hello KATLA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hi yep,

sure i have an eye on it



New media hype over Katla volcano
December 4, 2011 by Jón Frímann


There apparently is a new media hype over Katla volcano in the British press. This time around it is from BBC News. The news in question claims that a eruption in Katla volcano is going to have a global impact. This is nothing but a exaggeration in my view. While a eruption in Katla volcano might be big, there effects are mostly localized to Iceland. This was clear during the Grímsfjall volcano eruption in May of 2011. Where the global effect was close to zero, there where some flight disruptions. But they where not something major like did happen during Eyjafjalljökull volcano eruption....


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Was also on BBC news yesterday morning.

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[link to www.heraldsun.com.au]

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Seems the BBC who are supposed to be totally impartial and usually are, have recently started reporting and adding in thier own speculation. I am hoping that this gets taken to task and stamped on.
Everything in the UK has got very apolitical over the last few months and as seen previously when Thatcher got into power, the opposition are trying to effect/sabotage from within. Unions, scare politics etc...

From the BBC website, there is no mention of Katla with the Congo eruption the most recent volcano news item dated Nov 18th.

I agree when you say that a Katla eruption is likely to be localised. It normally is.
There is the potential for it to be so much worse with global effects and ash fall across most of Northern Europe. This is a worst case scenario though.

Last Edited by Dog^ on 12/05/2011 05:26 AM

Is something happening up at Katla, right now, as there are loads of cars - or is it just a normal thing? Don't really look at the night camera so just wondering.

Nothing happening on here:

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Last Edited by RPR on 12/09/2011 03:24 AM

they have been driving around up there the last few night, see Thread Big Glow on Katla

there's some filming going on there apparently

i'd post links, but i can't be arsed, I'm too tired.

night.

no prob.

Earthquake activity continues in Katla volcano

Even if it is December and Mýrdalsjökull glacier has added around 6 meters of snow on top of it self. It seems that the earthquake activity in Katla volcano is rather strong, even if it winter already in Iceland....


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Maybe some of you dont know about this site:

Katla Volcano News
[link to www.katla-volcano.co.uk]

What's happening here today?!

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Is it that manmade thing again?

Looks like DOOM ON !!!!!!!!

More man made earthquakes in Hengill volcano


Since 04:49 UTC this morning (17 December, 2011) there has been an earthquake swarm in Hengill volcano. This earthquake swarm is due to hydro-thermal power production that is currently taking place in this area. But the Orkuveita Reykjavíkur (OR) is obligated to pump down cold water into the bedrock at depth that is greater then 800 meters. This water is used hot water that they pump up from the ground to warm houses and make electricity....


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What's happening i Katla? The graphic explode!!! [link to hraun.vedur.is]

Wooooooooooooaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh !!!!!!!!!!!!

yeah, just noticed this too

weather seems OK.

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active now !!!!!!

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Can it be whater movement below the glacier due ice melting?

will be interest what jon says...saw your post luis^^

They will eat me alive but i don't care!

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Tyler Mannison says:
December 18, 2011 at 21:35
Storm.

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Patrick says:
December 18, 2011 at 21:36
Wind seems to be calm compared to the past few days. rescale pls imo!

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- even volcanos need to let off steam now an' again!!

it's rising more... they say it's due to storms but it was much worse than now. It has to be another thing.

sure do, check out sakurajima

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and popo: [link to www.cenapred.unam.mx]

stunning pics - thanks!

isn't the power of nature awesome? . . . like sleeping dragons waking

Irpsit says:
December 19, 2011 at 12:38
Hamarinn continues its inflation, and faster in 2011. [link to strokkur.raunvis.hi.is]

I think this is another volcano that no one is giving attention and might be having an eruption in near future. It already had an uncofirmed subglacial eruption this year in July. Hamarinn belongs to Bardarbunga fissure system, which has shown to be capable of producing some of the largest eruptions of lava and ash in Iceland.

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Irpsit says:
December 19, 2011 at 12:41
Compare the inflation with Katla. [link to strokkur.raunvis.hi.is]

The long-term inflation of Hamarinn is considerable larger to that of Katla, and I think it is more or less comparable with the amount of inflation Grimsvotn had this year prior to its May eruption (but one cannot compare both, because one is long-term, the other was short-term).

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That takes us up to the next level. Great potisng.

The dormant volcanoes in Iceland


While all the active volcanoes in Iceland get all the press and coverage. There are volcanoes in Iceland that are not so active and have remain dormant for thousands of years now and currently do not show any signs of activity. Some have some hot spring activity. But that is about it for them. The following volcanoes in Iceland have not erupted in historical times. Some have not even erupted in past 12.000 years best to my knowledge....

Rly cool post from Jon...


Volcano

Hrómundartindur – Last eruption is unknown. This volcano is an stratovolcano.

Grensdalur – Last eruption was in Pleistocene and its current status is Pleistocene-Fumarolic. This volcano is an stratovolcano.

Grímsnes – Last eruption is believed to have taken place around 3500 BC. But this volcano is marked as tephrochronology. This volcano makes crater rows when it erupts.
Geysir – This volcano last erupted in Pleistocene and is marked as Pleistocene-Geysers. This is an stratovolcano.


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Magnitude ML 3.3
Region ICELAND
Date time 2011-12-21 00:53:07.0 UTC
Location 64.69 N ; 17.26 W
Depth 1 km
Distances 232 km E Reykjavík (pop 113,906 ; local time 00:53:07.0 2011-12-21)
118 km S Akureyri (pop 16,563 ; local time 00:53:07.0 2011-12-21)
108 km S Reykjahlíð (pop 204 ; local time 00:53:07.0 2011-12-21)

Not in Katla, but very near Hammarin volcano... Irpsit says:
December 21, 2011 at 14:24
Interesting those earthquakes in Vatnajokull. First some deep quakes in Kverfjoll, then a major 3.3 earthquake on northeast side of Bardarbunga caldera (Kistufell), which was now revised to be deeper than though (around 8km). This is followed now by medium size earthquakes in Hamarinn, but less deep (around 4km). Looks to me, there has been a lateral dike intrusion along Bardarbunga towards the southwest (Hamarinn). A fissure quite restless this year, and showing considerable inflation.

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Earthquake swarm in Bárðarbunga volcano
Posted on December 21, 2011 by Jón Frímann
During the night there was an small earthquake swarm in Bárðarbunga volcano. The largest earthquake in this earthquake swarm was ML3.04 in magnitude. It had the depth of 8.5 km. This might have been a n dike intrusion. But it is hard to know that for sure at the moment. This earthquake swarm only lasted for an about 2 to 3 hours before it stopped.


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Northern lights glowing again