General Volcanic Activity Thread!

[Costa Del Fal]

Yes, biggest eruption of this volcano in 100 years and bigger than the Katla eruption in '47. They are saying 10x bigger than the one last year.

Oh, wow. Just found this webcam - guess where I want to be at the moment... http://live.mila.is/lonid/

I was at the Blue Lagoon there last month. The best Bath in the world. http://nwstatic.co.uk/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif

Dont know whether my trip to Iceland last month was well timed or not. Would love to have seen the plume there.

[LadyPakal]

It looks amazing! I'd rathen go in the winter when there is snow around and I can still swim in the warm water!

Yes, that would be fun, but not many daylight hours to see anything at that time of year.Maybe a little earlier in Spring when the daylight hours are drawing out as a compromise.

Rumblings beneath the subglacial Hamarinn & Bardarbunga Caldera's just to the west of Grimsvotn. If magma migration finds its way to fissures beneath either of the calderas, you can be sure a VEI5 event is on the cards.

Could get scary interesting quite quickly...

I was at the Blue Lagoon there last month. The best Bath in the world. http://nwstatic.co.uk/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif

I've heard the minerals in the hot spring waters are good for psoriasis, so it would be worth it just for that.

[coldfingers]

Yes, that would be fun, but not many daylight hours to see anything at that time of year.Maybe a little earlier in Spring when the daylight hours are drawing out as a compromise.

Could get scary interesting quite quickly...

I've heard the minerals in the hot spring waters are good for psoriasis, so it would be worth it just for that.

Yes, lets hope it behaves as this is exciting enough. does anyone Know what time high tide is in the Jokulsarlon area as the flow is still all going outward although not quite as fast as earlier and the level is definitely higher. most of the foreground bergs have crumbled and been washed away. Is this normal or a sign of increased flow?

Edit, 9 mins late;- I think tide has just turned as the water now seems to be slightly pushing inward at last.

Edited May 22, 2011 by coldfingers

[LadyPakal]

Who can see the bunny in the http://live.mila.is/jokulsarlon/ webcam image? Here's a clue - it's laid down with ears sticking up.

Lightning occurrence in the ash plume is 1000x more frequent than at Eyjafjallajokull: http://t.co/YXuEuHb

Edited May 22, 2011 by LadyPakal

[karyo]

Who can see the bunny in the http://live.mila.is/jokulsarlon/ webcam image? Here's a clue - it's laid down with ears sticking up.

Lightning occurrence in the ash plume is 1000x more frequent than at Eyjafjallajokull: http://t.co/YXuEuHb

The sky looks rather clear there! Are there any webcams that show the plume?

Karyo

[The PIT]

Who can see the bunny in the http://live.mila.is/jokulsarlon/ webcam image? Here's a clue - it's laid down with ears sticking up.

Lightning occurrence in the ash plume is 1000x more frequent than at Eyjafjallajokull: http://t.co/YXuEuHb

That's one big bunny.

[LadyPakal]

The sky looks rather clear there! Are there any webcams that show the plume?

Karyo

The volcano is out of frame to the left in the http://live.mila.is/jokulsarlon/ webcam. They're trying to get some more online (I mentioned them in a post this morning) but they're not working yet.

The three at the bottom here: http://live.mila.is/hvannadalshnjukur/

You can see the ash cloud here: http://www.vegagerdin.is/umferd-og-faerd/vefmyndavelar/lyngdalsheidi_3

That's one big bunny.

As big as a camper van, I'd say!

Edited - bummer - bunny is gone. Washed away by the tide.

Edited May 22, 2011 by LadyPakal

[The PIT]

Latest update http://en.vedur.is/about-imo/news/2011/nr/2177

Ash cloud now between 10k and 15k high.

[I remember Atlantic 252]

could be flight disruption on thursday as winds look to come from the Iceland area just in time for Whit holiday week,

Edited May 22, 2011 by snow? norfolk n chance

[karyo]

The volcano is out of frame to the left in the http://live.mila.is/jokulsarlon/ webcam. They're trying to get some more online (I mentioned them in a post this morning) but they're not working yet.

The three at the bottom here: http://live.mila.is/hvannadalshnjukur/

You can see the ash cloud here: http://www.vegagerdin.is/umferd-og-faerd/vefmyndavelar/lyngdalsheidi_3

Thank you! :-)

Latest update http://en.vedur.is/about-imo/news/2011/nr/2177

Ash cloud now between 10k and 15k high.

So it has gone down! Yesterday, it was reaching 20k!

Karyo

[LadyPakal]

It's been fluctuating between really active and not so active. It's in a not so active spell but the ground is still inflated to the east, so it ain't over yet.

New cam image, not live - pics every 15mins: http://www.vedur.is/vedur/athuganir/vefmyndavelar/reykjavik/#teg=sa

Looming in the distance may be the ash cloud - just appeared in the last half hour or so.

Edited May 22, 2011 by LadyPakal

[bobbydog]

It's been fluctuating between really active and not so active. It's in a not so active spell but the ground is still inflated to the east, so it ain't over yet.

earthquake numbers have dropped significantly but tremor measurements are on the increase again which indicates magma movement

[coldfingers]

As big as a camper van, I'd say!

Edited - bummer - bunny is gone. Washed away by the tide.

I can see a big rat though, bigger than a camping van too! http://nwstatic.co.uk/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blush.gif

Clouds showing up on the Mila cam for Reykjavik , not sure if they are normal cloud or ash clouds but in view of earlier posts I would guess the ash is reaching there.

Edited May 22, 2011 by coldfingers

[paul m]

I am enjoying watching the Mila blue lagoon webcam very relaxing..

[coldfingers]

Ash cloud now definitely reaches Reykjavik.

http://www.ruv.is/si...ka_yfir_rvk.wmv

And Blue lagoon.

http://live.mila.is/lonid/

Fascinating video of life under the ash posted on john Frimans blog.

http://www.visir.is/oskuna-leggur-um-allt-a-kirkjubaejarklaustri-/article/2011110529706

Edited May 22, 2011 by coldfingers

[Costa Del Fal]

The plume seen quite close from a helicopter also catches plenty of Lightning: http://vimeo.com/24084400

[paul m]

The plume seen quite close from a helicopter also catches plenty of Lightning: http://vimeo.com/24084400

Some amazing Lightning in that video

[Coast]

New dedicated thread open for Grímsvötn here:

[The PIT]

For those with a decent phone a new Andriod app is on the market called volcano report.

[toggerob]

Huge eruption ongoing at Puyehue currently in Chile. authorities evac 600 earlier on in the day but noone anticipated the scale of this, 90km away towns are being blacked out from ashfall with reports of hot stones falling on the town of Villa La Angostura. Looking at the plume this even rivals Grimsvotn if its a ongoing event, which being a subduction-fed chamber it'll likely be so.

http://bigthink.com/ideas/38731

Edited June 4, 2011 by SNOW_JOKE

[karyo]

Huge eruption ongoing at Puyehue currently in Chile. authorities evac 600 earlier on in the day but noone anticipated the scale of this, 90km away towns are being blacked out from ashfall with reports of hot stones falling on the town of Villa La Angostura. Looking at the plume this even rivals Grimsvotn if its a ongoing event, which being a subduction-fed chamber it'll likely be so.

http://bigthink.com/ideas/38731

Thank you for the update. Are there any webcams that show the eruption?

Karyo

[toggerob]

No webcams unfortunately, but was given the link to this LIVE local newsfeed from jon's page

http://wwitv.com/tv_channels/b3892.htm

[karyo]

No webcams unfortunately, but was given the link to this LIVE local newsfeed from jon's page

http://wwitv.com/tv_channels/b3892.htm

It's showing part of the plume now! Impressive!

According to Wikipedia the largest eruption of this volcano in recent history is a VEI4 in 1960. The rest are 2's and 3's.

Karyo

Edited June 4, 2011 by karyo

[Paranoid]

Just been reported on the Beeb's website http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-13657187 Bit brief but i imagine more will be added as more information gets in.

Edited June 4, 2011 by Paranoid

[The PIT]

Always go bang when I'm not looking. Beeb said several volcano's erupting this morning although I believe it's just one.

Video's and some pics of the ashfall here. http://www.fabio.com.ar/verpost.php?id_noticia=4508