Anticipated volcanic eruption deemed imminent in Iceland

[Sundancefisher]

http://ds.iris.edu/ieb/index.html?format=text&nodata=404&starttime=1970-01-01&endtime=2025-01-01&minmag=0&maxmag=10&mindepth=0&maxdepth=900&orderby=time-desc&src=&limit=200&maxlat=65.940&minlat=62.340&maxlon=-20.150&minlon=-23.750&sbl=1&caller=smevlnk&evid=11387047&name=VICINITY%20of%20ICELAND&zm=6&mt=sat

Not sure if anyone heard about the earthquake swarm in Iceland that is said to be a precursor for an eruption.

[6.5 shooter]

Will shut down air traffic in Europe again once it happens.

[Grizzly Adams]

Wish I were there. :lol:

Grizz

[lmtada]

Greta going to go crazy, as CO2 & SO2 (maybe little heavy) enter Sweden atmosphere. Can Sweden penalize Iceland for this large influx of nastiness.....

[roper1]

Depending on the height and thickness of the ash plume, we could sure be in for cooler summer, much colder winter.

[hunterngather]

Depending on the height and thickness of the ash plume, we could sure be in for cooler summer, much colder winter.

How so? Dont we get western winds here?

[HyperMOA]

How so? Dont we get western winds here?

If you walk and swim far enough east I’m betting you’ll come from the west too.

[hunterngather]

If you walk and swim far enough east I’m betting you’ll come from the west too.

Cool?

[Sundancefisher]

Eruption is anticipated between Reykjavik and Keflavik International Airport.

If it blows it will be interesting.

[HyperMOA]

Cool?

Beans?

[Grizzly Adams]

Eruption is anticipated between Reykjavik and Keflavik International Airport.

If it blows it will be interesting.

So, conceivably, Iceland could lose access by air ?

Grizz

[Wendigo]

How so? Dont we get western winds here?

Well I guess your correct if the earth was flat.

[ccmckee]

So, conceivably, Iceland could lose access by air ?

Grizz

Last time it happened they had to close most of Europe due to the ash in the air for months.

[Sundancefisher]

So, conceivably, Iceland could lose access by air ?

Grizz

Depends upon

How long it erupts
How much ash is produced
Which way the winds blow
How much ash stays aloft
Which way an ash cloud/plume goes

It has closed down air travel over Iceland an Europe before

[Grizzly Adams]

Depends upon

How long it erupts
How much ash is produced
Which way the winds blow
How much ash stays aloft
Which way an ash cloud/plume goes

It has closed down air travel over Iceland an Europe before

I was thinking physical destruction of the airport, that would be a real Bummer.

Griz

[58thecat]

here is hoping a wave pushes the blond haired blue eyed beauties my way!!!
:sHa_shakeshout:

[Sundancefisher]

I was thinking physical destruction of the airport, that would be a real Bummer.

Griz

The listed active volcanos are not at the airport. The earthquake swarm is between the airport and Reykjavik.

It’s a cool drive. Amazing scenery there.

[lmtada]

Eruption is anticipated between Reykjavik and Keflavik International Airport.

If it blows it will be interesting.

Like 30 minutes away from each other. (Edmonton to Edmonton International). Already all lava rock. The hot springs will be hotter...

Here couple shots near airport/Rekavik

[lmtada]

here is hoping a wave pushes the blond haired blue eyed beauties my way!!!
:sHa_shakeshout:

Iceland 🇮🇸 known for their Redheads.

[Sundog57]

Maybe not serious
https://www.livescience.com/iceland-earthquakes-volcanic-eruption-2021.html

[Sundancefisher]

Like 30 minutes away from each other. (Edmonton to Edmonton International). Already all lava rock. The hot springs will be hotter...

Here couple shots near airport/Rekavik

Walking around the lava flows on the route to Reykjavik from the airport was surreal. Amazing to see lava as you walk around the lava field in BC or Idaho. The Big Island of Hawaii reminded me of Iceland but without the warmth. I filled up a ton of camera memory in Iceland. Also got to catch Atlantic salmon and Arctic char there.

[Sundancefisher]

Maybe not serious
https://www.livescience.com/iceland-earthquakes-volcanic-eruption-2021.html

It would be cool to be there when a small volcano starts fountaining lava.

There were some volcanos we weren’t allowed to hike to because they erupt violently without warning.

Such a cool place to visit. Just damned expensive.

[Sundancefisher]

https://icelandgeology.net/

Lots of shaking

[lmtada]

It would be cool to be there when a small volcano starts fountaining lava.

There were some volcanos we weren’t allowed to hike to because they erupt violently without warning.

Such a cool place to visit. Just damned expensive.

Tourism is all Iceland has (thank European Union for opening a entry to EU in Iceland. Iceland 🇮🇸 Became major hub, to shorten lines in London, Frankfurt. Iceland has fishing. Fairly self sustainable with geothermal heat on surface coming from volcanic island. Creates its own energy, hot water systems. Covid, imagine pretty quiet. For small country they charge lots $$$ for everything. Mind you 3-5 days is all you need for Iceland. Hard believe a country population size of Saskatoon, can produce a world class soccer team, rivals top 10 world. Canada 🇨🇦 cannot qualify for World Cup.

[trevoroni]

Mind you 3-5 days is all you need for Iceland.

We spent 2 weeks there and could have easily spent 2 more and still not have seen everything that we would have liked to see.
I guess if you just stay in Reykjavik and visit the Blue Lagoon then 5 days would be plenty.

[lmtada]

We spent 2 weeks there and could have easily spent 2 more and still not have seen everything that we would have liked to see.
I guess if you just stay in Reykjavik and visit the Blue Lagoon then 5 days would be plenty.

Drove around the island. One week was plenty. In fact visited 2x. No more, unless meet hot redhead. :sHa_shakeshout:

[Sundancefisher]

Tourism is all Iceland has (thank European Union for opening a entry to EU in Iceland. Iceland 🇮🇸 Became major hub, to shorten lines in London, Frankfurt. Iceland has fishing. Fairly self sustainable with geothermal heat on surface coming from volcanic island. Creates its own energy, hot water systems. Covid, imagine pretty quiet. For small country they charge lots $$$ for everything. Mind you 3-5 days is all you need for Iceland. Hard believe a country population size of Saskatoon, can produce a world class soccer team, rivals top 10 world. Canada 🇨🇦 cannot qualify for World Cup.

We went for 12 days and drove around the whole island. Some places had their own little hot springs which was so cool...I mean hot.

One thing I noticed was food was good everywhere. Gas station food was of a high quality. Still... everything was $$$$.

[trevoroni]

We spent most of the 2 weeks in the Westfjords.
Didn't even do the ring road except South to Vik.
Dining out was expensive but we found grocery store prices to be reasonable and campgrounds were cheap. No fires though since there are no trees to burn.
Gas @ over $2/L was expensive, this was like 10 years ago.

https://live.staticflickr.com/4303/35265023233_be48fd2547_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/VJfsMX)Isafjodur to Home-184 (https://flic.kr/p/VJfsMX) by Trevoroni (https://www.flickr.com/photos/150307138@N02/), on Flickr

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Some places had their own little hot springs which was so cool...I mean hot.
We found most little towns had their own heated pools. But the best ones were the ones just off the side of the road like the one above.

[58thecat]

Iceland 🇮🇸 known for their Redheads.

I'm not picky...:)

[Stinky Buffalo]

https://irp-cdn.multiscreensite.com/9fbbaa75/dms3rep/multi/play-jaja-ding-b04b01ce.jpg

[Mr Flyguy]

I'm not picky...:)

Just searched Google for "iceland redheads"...wow!

[RandyBoBandy]

Just searched Google for "iceland redheads"...wow!

Thank you for sending me down a rabbit hole for the next hour :sHa_sarcasticlol:

[owlhoot]

Thank you for sending me down a rabbit hole for the next hour :sHa_sarcasticlol:

You to Aye LOL
"Red hair from Celtic genes of abducted Irish women centuries ago", Oh My

But Anyway, I hope this eruption isn't bad enough to block out the sun and lower global temperatures for many years like Krakatoa did in the late 1800's,

[lmtada]

Speaking of RedHeads. Do you remember this one?
LikeLy remember her in this gear....Elvira...

[urban rednek]

Iceland halts air travel as Reykjanes volcano erupts 40 kms from Reykjavik.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ericmack/2021/03/19/reykjanes-volcano-in-iceland-erupts-as-the-night-sky-glows-red/?sh=119426252ff1

[Sundancefisher]

Iceland halts air travel as Reykjanes volcano erupts 40 kms from Reykjavik.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ericmack/2021/03/19/reykjanes-volcano-in-iceland-erupts-as-the-night-sky-glows-red/?sh=119426252ff1

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/volcano-erupts-iceland-reykjavik-***radalsfjall-1.5957440

Yup. Very cool.

[Redfrog]

Surely there's some sort of tax that could be introduced to stop the eruption, or at least have it when it would be the most convenient. Has Trudeau weighed in on this yet?:thinking-006:

[Red Bullets]

This website shows up to the hour activity info of volcanoes everywhere.
Iceland's activity is steady.

https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcanoes.html

[CaberTosser]

Depending on the height and thickness of the ash plume, we could sure be in for cooler summer, much colder winter.

Might be a good time to revise my rates! :D

[FCLightning]

but we found grocery store prices to be reasonable and campgrounds were cheap.

Not so much anymore. 2 years ago the grocery bill for 2 people for 12 days was $1000 dollars and campgrounds were $50/night for a piece of grass with guy lines crossing each other - 50 - 60 tents on the grass pad and one washroom. The cheapest meal we ate out was KFC - Two 2 pc. meals with small fries and small drink for $50.

[Sundancefisher]

Not so much anymore. 2 years ago the grocery bill for 2 people for 12 days was $1000 dollars and campgrounds were $50/night for a piece of grass with guy lines crossing each other - 50 - 60 tents on the grass pad and one washroom. The cheapest meal we ate out was KFC - Two 2 pc. meals with small fries and small drink for $50.

Most medium priced restaurants we went to a few years back worked out to $100 cdn for an entree and a water. Small wine glass was $19 cdn. A beer was over $20.

But food everywhere was excellent compared to Canada. Even gas station burger and fries was great.

Restaurant workers are all paid well. No tipping is nice.

[Sundancefisher]

Last time this volcano blew was 6000 years ago.

[trevoroni]

Not so much anymore. 2 years ago the grocery bill for 2 people for 12 days was $1000 dollars and campgrounds were $50/night for a piece of grass with guy lines crossing each other - 50 - 60 tents on the grass pad and one washroom. The cheapest meal we ate out was KFC - Two 2 pc. meals with small fries and small drink for $50.

That's too bad to hear.
When we went in 2012 we often had the campgrounds to ourself or occasionally just a couple other tents. If I remember correctly it was only $10/15 per night.

[Sundancefisher]

Volcanic eruption live feed webcam

https://www.ruv.is/frett/2021/03/20/live-feed-from-iceland-volcano

[elkhunter11]

The solution to prevent earthquakes is so simple, just implement an earthquake tax.:sHa_sarcasticlol:

[FCLightning]

That's too bad to hear.
When we went in 2012 we often had the campgrounds to ourself or occasionally just a couple other tents. If I remember correctly it was only $10/15 per night.

Friends went about that same time frame as you. Their story was the same as yours - beautiful, quiet, cheap. We really weren't prepared for the sticker shock when we got there.

[Redfrog]

How is an eruption going to affect Canada, and our Carbon tax.

Is the present tax going to be enough to control an eruption lasting longer than 4 hours?

I know the carbon tax can control weather all over the world, but I have reservations about it being able to stop this eruption.

[Sundancefisher]

Last time this volcano blew was 6000 years ago.

News feed today say it’s been 800 years since the last eruption.

[WayneChristie]

dont know if this has been posted
https://youtu.be/PrD0PfSQJwg

[Grizzly Adams]

Last time this volcano blew was 6000 years ago.

There seem to be a few others waking up, after being dormant for a long time. One has to wonder, is something major on a world wide scale, about to happen ? :confused:

Grizz

[lmtada]

There seem to be a few others waking up, after being dormant for a long time. One has to wonder, is something major on a world wide scale, about to happen ? :confused:

Grizz

“Iceland is known as the Land of Fire & Ice. Volcanic activity is escalating in a region that has not erupted for 800 years. Ever since the turn on the Economic Confidence mode on January 18th, 2020, that very Monday, January 21st, earthquakes began on the Reykjanes peninsula. Reykjavik has experienced more than 8,000 earthquakes and about 10cm of land uplift due to magma intrusions underground which is raising the land itself. This region is waking up with the last eruption about 800 years ago (though there have been more recent eruptions offshore). Geological evidence shows the area is fed by five volcanic systems, which seem to come to life in a coordinated way roughly every 1,000 years.
There are approximately 130 volcanoes in Iceland, active and inactive. However, there are about 30 active volcanic systems that can be found under the island, in all parts of the country except the Westfjords region, which is the oldest part of Iceland’s landmass formed around 16 million years ago. The volcanism of Iceland comes from the fact that the country sits directly across the Mid Atlantic Ridge. This ridge separates the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates, and Iceland is one of the few places on earth that it can be seen above sea-level”. Martin Armstrong

No need to be confused. Volcanoes contribute to global cooling. The ash blocks the sun, which reduces heat absorbed by sun. This causes crop failure, food shortages, famine. The volcanic activity is picking up worldwide. Watch the prices of your goods, services. Notice everything is becoming more expensive, smaller packaging, etc.

https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/international-news/nature/iceland-volcanic-region-woke-up-with-the-ecm-1-18-2020/

https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/world-news/climate/a-volcano-the-last-little-ice-age/

[ghostguy6]

Surely there's some sort of tax that could be introduced to stop the eruption, or at least have it when it would be the most convenient. Has Trudeau weighed in on this yet?:thinking-006:

Oh come on, everyone knows that volcanoes don't care about taxes. They demand a sacrifice. Since virgins are a precious resource, the dope himself should show his commitment to going green and sacrifice himself for the greater good.

[Scott N]

Oh come on, everyone knows that volcanoes don't care about taxes. They demand a sacrifice. Since virgins are a precious resource, the dope himself should show his commitment to going green and sacrifice himself for the greater good.

100% correct on the sacrifice deal.... it's the only way.

[WayneChristie]

https://youtu.be/9d2pk38VdqU