Worldwide volcanic activity· Page 19

I never want people to lose their homes or even lives, but a bit of geological excitement would be good - especially if of a substantial enough nature to cause a bit of climate cooling just in time for winter 2015/16

Martin
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WMB
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02 June 2015 10:41:39

#454

Hopefully!

Originally Posted by: Saint Snow

I think your desired climate cooling has arrived already!

ozone_aurora
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21 June 2015 11:17:02

#455

Sinabung volcano of Sumatra, Indonesia, has been very actively lately, producing lava domes that collapse spectacularly forming pyroclastic flows;

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3132521/Thousands-villagers-flee-Indonesian-volcano-continues-spew-rocks-ash-hot-gas-15-kilometres-away.html?ito=social-facebook.

AIMSIR
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21 June 2015 17:37:44

#456

That reminds me of Montseratt. a little.
Frightening stuff indeed.

ozone_aurora
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12 July 2015 19:57:10

#457

News about 3 Volcanoes in one;

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3158256/The-Earth-erupts-Spectacular-pictures-THREE-volcanoes-ablaze-Mexico-Chile-Indonesia-fourth-rumbles-away.html.

four
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24 July 2015 18:26:26

#458

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/undersea-volcano-called-kick-em-jenny-rumbling-off-32647228

Undersea volcano in the Caribbean sparking Tsunami warnings.

North York Moors weather

ozone_aurora
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03 August 2015 21:41:40

#459

Some spectacular lava flows from Piton de la Fournaise volcano, of Reunion Island, in Indian Ocean;

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-33764763.

ozone_aurora
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14 August 2015 18:05:57

#460

Cotopaxi volcano erupts for first time since 1940s;

http://www.wired.com/2015/08/cotopaxi-ecuador-erupts-first-time-since-1940s/.

ozone_aurora
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18 August 2015 23:06:35

#461

An interesting mud volcano in Sakhalin;

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-3202093/You-ll-blink-disbelief-incredible-mud-volcano-uncanny-resemblance-gigantic-human-EYE.html.

AIMSIR
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18 August 2015 23:29:43

#462

An interesting mud volcano in Sakhalin;

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-3202093/You-ll-blink-disbelief-incredible-mud-volcano-uncanny-resemblance-gigantic-human-EYE.html.

Originally Posted by: ozone_aurora

Seen worse in Glastonbury.

Joking aside.

Cotopaxi is a big problem.

Ecuadorian Volcano Threatens 325000

Edited by user 18 August 2015 23:42:08 | Reason: Not specified

ozone_aurora
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14 September 2015 08:40:21

#463

A Japanese Volcano, Mount Aso, erupts;

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/14/japanese-volcano-mount-aso-on-island-of-kyushu-erupts

doctormog
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15 September 2015 17:44:44

#464

Possibly worth a mention?

http://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/nature_and_travel/2015/09/14/bardarbunga_to_blow_again/

If Bardarbunga was to erupt big style it would be rather interesting to say the least.

However we could also see another rifting eruption to release any build up of magma. That aside there are e usual cheats of things opin a geological time frame. "Soon" could be a few months, years or decades. (Or it could be next week!)

Aberdeen
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Dougie
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15 September 2015 18:23:46

#465

Originally Posted by: doctormog

This, a few days ago from Jon Frimann.

http://www.jonfr.com/volcano/

Ha'way the lads

doctormog
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15 September 2015 18:25:58

#466

Yes, it was on Jon's site that I found that link. There certainly seems to be a lot of (very) low level activity in Iceland in the last few weeks.

Aberdeen
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ozone_aurora
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24 September 2015 09:40:42

#467

Increase in activity at Tungnafellsjökull volcano;

http://www.jonfr.com/volcano/.

Patrick01
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29 September 2015 23:04:23

#468

A jökulhlaup (glacier flood) is being reported stemming from Vatnajökull today - I wonder if this will lead to anything?

From: http://en.vedur.is/#tab=vatnafar

Floodwater is beginning to drain from the eastern Skaftá ice-cauldron, located beneath Vatnajökull. According to GPS measurements, the ice-surface above the lake began to subside late on 27 September. The rate of subsidence is increasing progressively, reflecting heightened discharge from the lake. The flood (jökulhlaup) will travel a distance of 40 km beneath western Vatnajökull, before entering the Skaftá river. The closest gauging station on Skaftá is at Sveinstindur, about 28 km downstream from the ice margin. The jökulhlaup will reach Sveinstindur at some point between Wednesday evening and the early hours of Thursday. For details about flood hazards, see the news article on our home-page.

Written by a specialist at 29 Sep 22:28 GMT

Dougie
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30 September 2015 03:31:56

#469

A jökulhlaup (glacier flood) is being reported stemming from Vatnajökull today - I wonder if this will lead to anything?

From: http://en.vedur.is/#tab=vatnafar

Written by a specialist at 29 Sep 22:28 GMT

Originally Posted by: Patrick01

Quite a dramatic photo of the glacier subsiding ( 4m in last 24 hours) as the cauldron beneath empties out.

http://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/nature_and_travel/2015/09/29/scientists_study_glacier_river_flood/

Ha'way the lads

doctormog
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30 September 2015 06:23:26

#470

http://brunnur.vedur.is/pub/vatnavakt/skafta/ska2_cauldron_gps_all.html

I get the impression that the last similar event was in 2011?

Aberdeen
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Dougie
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01 October 2015 03:37:22

#471

http://brunnur.vedur.is/pub/vatnavakt/skafta/ska2_cauldron_gps_all.html

I get the impression that the last similar event was in 2011?

The rate of subsidence continues to be impressive, and had increased to something approaching 3m per hour. At 03.00hrs it was was measured at 34.5m.

http://en.vedur.is/photos/volcanoes/ska2_cauldron_gps_hlaup.png

I have not looked at the 2011 event Doc, but flooding is going to become a major issue soon, especially if the glacier collapses.

Edited by user 01 October 2015 03:45:35 | Reason: Not specified

Ha'way the lads

Patrick01
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01 October 2015 10:16:49

#472

The rate of subsidence continues to be impressive, and had increased to something approaching 3m per hour. At 03.00hrs it was was measured at 34.5m.

http://en.vedur.is/photos/volcanoes/ska2_cauldron_gps_hlaup.png

I have not looked at the 2011 event Doc, but flooding is going to become a major issue soon, especially if the glacier collapses.

Originally Posted by: Dougie

http://en.vedur.is/#tab=vatnafar

The Skaftá outburst flood has been detected at Sveinstindur. Floodwater will reach populated areas of Skaftárdalur at midday today, where localised flooding is expected. A further update will be published later today.

Written by a specialist at 01 Oct 08:22 GMT

http://vmkerfi.vedur.is/vatn/temp/vdv_graph_759020683948213.png?nr=466306

All very interesting - I see the flow rate has gone from around 100 or so m3/s to over 700 at Skafta now and the water level has reached 5 metres. There were a couple of quakes in the area yesterday too.

Edited by user 01 October 2015 10:20:09 | Reason: Not specified

doctormog
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01 October 2015 15:44:06

#473

The glacier subsidence and flow continue to increase (at over 60m and 1300 cubic metres per second respectively). An impressive flooding event certainly, but as yet nothing massively unusual by Iceland's standards. The Skafta flow is now significantly higher than any other river flow in Iceland.

Aberdeen
Current conditions (personal WS)