Volcanic Iceland: Earthquake with magnitude M 5,2 in Þorbjörn mountain (Fagradalsfjall mountain)!!!p1492

Ummm, no :-)

Sulphur dioxide can often react to form Sulphur Oxides (SOx) which will result in a yellow to brownish haze (that is more well know as smog.) This is exactly what happens at the volcano.

Haze from water vapor produce a blueish to grey haze. Non condensed water vapor will blue tint the air.

Wednesday
10.09.2014 13:59:40 64.667 -17.475 2.6 km 2.9 99.0 3.9 km NE of Bárðarbunga

I'm not at all sure what is happening, but if that cloud is of the same composition as the one from our now familiar vent, then a lot of people are in very serious trouble.

Almannavarnir @almannavarnir · 1 min
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there is the plume and then there seems to be another rising up behind it, we all watched earlier the black smoke that did come from the glacier so whether or not its a continuation of that we wont know till either the smoke clears or they do another flyover, nap time for me, too much glaring at a computer screen

Hello Hell!

I compared the coordinates from the NASA photo to the image plot on 3dBulge and the point of origin for the cloud seems to be directly south of Askja but actually closer to us than the original fissure.

Scratch that, not closer, pretty much same area as original.

Last Edited by Rentaigen on 09/10/2014 01:25 PM

Nope. It's Holuhrane.

What's really strange is a quick google news search for "Iceland" just now gives only soccer result of Iceland vs Turkey. :P

Askja is crazy...

a new region? Hey if this is from the same erupting region, the smoke is much much more in quantity and compleatly diferent in colour and ash content!

maybe a junction between 2 rivers...a big lake of lava and water?

Askja tremor plot is compleatly nuts! Never see it like this!

Miscalc on my part. Around same area as original fissure.

Jeez, some of you guys are fast making statements and assumptions, before even checking available data, lets keep it real here. Congratz Lui Great Thread nonetheless.

It seems that the fissure...or a new fissure is trying to enter "Askja Zone".

We have very few data available... it's natural to make assumptions!

Btw, it's really active right now in caldera. WOW

Agree 100%!

the EQ plot looks like it did on DYN when they pulled everyone out. Harmonics are spiking too

not only in caldera... all tremor and quake plots are very active!

Cloud cover at 14:34 UTC:

[link to en.vedur.is]

[link to icelandreview.com]

he probability of an eruption in Bárðarbunga is now thought to be increased due to a steady lowering of the surface above the volcano’s crater. This greatly worries scientists and Civil Protection Department representatives, ruv.is reports.


Toxic gases make it very difficult to operate at the eruption site and access is very limited, even to scientists, who are required to wear gas masks when they work in the area. The gases can be life-threatening.

An eruption in Bárðarbunga, which lies underneath Vatnajökull glacier, could potentially be massive, emitting high quantities of ash into the air, according to geophysicist Magnús Tumi Guðmundsson. The glacial melt water would ultimately break out as a great flood in one of the glacial rivers. This is the scenario which the Civil Protection Department is preparing for.

X-Flare right now [link to www.solarham.net]

[link to www.swpc.noaa.gov]

Could be earth directed

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