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 Segir af sér þingmennsku vegna tilraunar til vændiskaupa Innlent „Lauslát mella“ hafi verið mildasta lýsingin á dómaranum Innlent „Þetta er ekki það sem við samþykktum“ Erlent Vill „nánast loka alfarið“ á útlendinga utan Evrópu Innlent Tók við verðlaunapeningnum og hyggst eiga hann Erlent Eftirmaður Guðbrands í sjokki en klár í slaginn Innlent Kolbeinn Tumi tekur við af Erlu Björgu Innlent „Vonbrigði“ Innlent Safna undirskriftum og segja Þorgerði að taka Long opnum örmum Innlent Hér sést hvar jarðgöngin eiga að opnast á Heimaey 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 Segir af sér þingmennsku vegna tilraunar til vændiskaupa Innlent „Lauslát mella“ hafi verið mildasta lýsingin á dómaranum Innlent „Þetta er ekki það sem við samþykktum“ Erlent Vill „nánast loka alfarið“ á útlendinga utan Evrópu Innlent Tók við verðlaunapeningnum og hyggst eiga hann Erlent Eftirmaður Guðbrands í sjokki en klár í slaginn Innlent Kolbeinn Tumi tekur við af Erlu Björgu Innlent „Vonbrigði“ Innlent Safna undirskriftum og segja Þorgerði að taka Long opnum örmum Innlent Hér sést hvar jarðgöngin eiga að opnast á Heimaey Innlent
