Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull Volcano

[Mondy]

Absolutely can't view the Hekla cam - must be taking some amount of hits - any images?

Edit: Now I can, lol

Edited April 19, 2010 by Mondy

[saint]

Sky News are doing a live link in Calais, and I'm sure I heard someone say "Another Volcano's erupted" Behind or out of view of the camera!? Something along those lines I'm sure.

[Costa Del Fal]

If this is another eruption im not surprised after the big increase in seismic activity lately. On Wikipedia, Hekla is apparently known as the "Gateway to Hell". :blink:

Edited April 19, 2010 by Blizzards

[LadyPakal]

They may have turned this Hekla cam to face Eyja as I think they are relatively close... Don't quote me tho'!

[jello]

updates

Latest Update 5:44pm 19/04/2010

We have receive unconfirmed reports that the Hekla volcano has begun erupting. This has not yet been confirmed. We will issue another update as and when new information becomes available.

Latest Update 4:00pm 19/04/2010

Airspace in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Northern England to open tomorrow at 7:00am

British Airways to start flights from London at 7:00pm tomorrow

Edited April 19, 2010 by jello

[Evening thunder]

Hmm whatever is in that image seems to have about the same activity as the current volcano, just further away.. sure it's not just the same volcano?

[saint]

Eurocontrol Twitter Is reporting it now.... Or at least looking at the camera, they just thanked 'Ash Alerts' For the link.

[Roo]

Hmm whatever is in that image seems to have about the same activity as the current volcano, just further away.. sure it's not just the same volcano?

Think you might be right....isn't it just Eyja from a different angle?

[MR EXTREMES]

Hekla is nothing to worry about even if it is erupting its not likely to produce much in the way of ash plumes.

but still intresting but nothing serious about this volcano.

[LadyPakal]

As I suspected, apparently the Hekla cam was repositioned a day or so ago to watch Eyja.

THIS is Hekla: http://www.webcamsmania.com/webcam/heklavolcano

Edited April 19, 2010 by LadyPakal

[Mark Bayley]

Seems everyone has crashed the camera lol

Helka is one of the most active in Iceland, if it has erupted it may not amount to much. Need to wait for confirmed reports.

[Mondy]

I guess Reuters will have to carry the can if confirmed it's not Hekla. Sheez.

Various media write Icelandic broadcaster RÚV announced starting eruption of Hekla volcano, RÚV website down due to traffic

Edited April 19, 2010 by Mondy

[peterf]

Imagine a whale moving through the ocean at 20 knots. Whales survive by filtering plankton. Every day one whale consumes something like a tonne of plankton, just by moving through the water and filtering it for plankton.

Let's say the whale can move faster than 20 knots - 40 knots. Do you think the amount of plankton the whale would eat in one day would be the same, more or less? The whale would eat more plankton the faster it swam. Same principle with planes and the sand-blasting effect on jet engines.

F-16s can fly up to mach 1.6. Sand not only enters the jet engine much faster at high speeds but sand enters at a higher density because the jet engine is going faster. It's like when you walk in the rain you don't get your front splattered, but when you run you feel the air rushing by your face and you get your clothes drenched.

What is true for 1100mph jet fighters might not be true for transport planes which fly at 500 mph, or less. Transport planes have flown with no dust effects. That is the evidence that matters to civil aviation.

bloody hell have you been on the glue.what kind of comparison is that to use lol.

Edited April 19, 2010 by peterf

[Backtrack]

After a light shower this morning, the deposits of ash on the cars has formed a dusting.

[Gray-Wolf]

Icelandic Meto says NO eruption at Hekla.

[Mark Bayley]

Seems the camera was pointed the other way (and was incorrectly labeled)

http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/world/icelandic-met-office-says-no-eruption-at-hekla-volcano_100350585.html

Edited April 19, 2010 by mark bayley

[Mondy]

Seems the power of twitter/tweets has snowballed over Hekla - interesting last few links on the "ash alerts" twitter page.

[jello]

Latest Update 6:10pm 19/04/2010

Reports confirm that Helka is not erupting. This was a misunderstanding caused by Camera error.

[Mondy]

Panic over! Reuters are in deep doo-doo if it was they who first mentioned this.

[Costa Del Fal]

Well if seismic activity is high, perhaps this is the quiet before the storm?

[Mondy]

http://twitpic.com/1gtdtw

Neat!

[Crimson_Sprite]

Is it just me, or have the webcams at that Mila site been down for ages??

I havent been able to view any of the views of Eyja since about 2pm today.. Its was a pretty good day to view the volcano as well with not too much cloud. Anyone else having trouble with the site saying their server being down?

[dogs32]

no reports of a second eruption I can find

UPDATE: It's apparently a false alarm. An Icelandic Broadcasting Service camera was apparently pointed at Eyjafjallajökull and but it was labeled Hekla.

Edited April 19, 2010 by dogs32

[The PIT]

Yes embarrassing cock up.

Hekla eruptions can be fairly large VEI4 as well and occur with little warning. Outside eruptions Helka is aseismic so no earthquake activity is noted despite a large network of recording equipment around the volcano.

From 1970 the volcano started erupting every ten years so if it keeps the cycle up it's due again.

[LadyPakal]

http://www.jonfr.com/ He's had a look and says Hekla is sleeping like a babe at the moment. Earthquake swarms are a sign of trouble for this one.

Good blog - he's one of the regular contributors to the Eruptions site and has his own seismometers: http://www.simnet.is/jonfr500/earthquake/tremoren.htm