Showing posts with label Iceland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Iceland. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Chinese delegation to attend 3rd Arctic Circle Conference
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Sunday, August 31, 2014
Iceland issues red alert after new eruption near volcano
Iceland on Sunday raised its aviation alert over its largest volcano to the highest level of red after a new eruption nearby.
The alert entails a ban on all flights below 6,000 feet (1.8 kilometers) within a radius of 10 nautical miles (18.5 kilometer) of Bardarbunga.
"All airports are open. The area has no effect on any airports," the Civil Protection Office said in a statement.
Sunday was the third time in a week that Iceland issued a red alert for aviation due to seismic activity near Bardarbunga.
The alert entails a ban on all flights below 6,000 feet (1.8 kilometers) within a radius of 10 nautical miles (18.5 kilometer) of Bardarbunga.
"All airports are open. The area has no effect on any airports," the Civil Protection Office said in a statement.
Sunday was the third time in a week that Iceland issued a red alert for aviation due to seismic activity near Bardarbunga.
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Sunday, August 24, 2014
Strong quakes shake Icelandic volcano
Two strong earthquakes on Sunday shook Iceland's largest volcano, which
is on orange alert lowered from red one for one day amid fears of an
imminent eruption, the Icelandic Met Office said.
A large explosion at the Bardarbunga volcano could signal a replay of the global travel chaos caused by the eruption of another Icelandic peak four years ago, which created a massive ash cloud across Europe.
The earthquakes were listed on the Met Office's website with intensities of 5.3 and 5.1 on the Richter scale, which makes them the strongest recorded in the region since the current seismic cycle began last week.
A large explosion at the Bardarbunga volcano could signal a replay of the global travel chaos caused by the eruption of another Icelandic peak four years ago, which created a massive ash cloud across Europe.
The earthquakes were listed on the Met Office's website with intensities of 5.3 and 5.1 on the Richter scale, which makes them the strongest recorded in the region since the current seismic cycle began last week.
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Saturday, August 23, 2014
Iceland issues aviation alert on volcano activity (M 4.7 - ICELAND - 2014-08-23 18:33:06 UTC.....local time: 18:33)
Iceland's Meteorological Office says a subglacial eruption is underway at the Bardarbunga volcano, which has been rattled by thousands of earthquakes over the past week.
Vulcanologist Melissa Pfeffer said seismic data indicates that lava from the volcano is melting ice beneath the Vatnajokull glacier. She said it was not clear when, or if, the eruption would melt the ice and send steam and ash into the air.
Minutes earlier, Iceland raised its aviation alert for the volcano to the highest level of red on Saturday, indicating an eruption that could cause “significant emission of ash into the atmosphere.” Red is the highest alert warning on a five-point scale.
Vulcanologist Melissa Pfeffer said seismic data indicates that lava from the volcano is melting ice beneath the Vatnajokull glacier. She said it was not clear when, or if, the eruption would melt the ice and send steam and ash into the air.
Minutes earlier, Iceland raised its aviation alert for the volcano to the highest level of red on Saturday, indicating an eruption that could cause “significant emission of ash into the atmosphere.” Red is the highest alert warning on a five-point scale.
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Iceland orders evacuation due to possible volcano eruption
The National Commissioner of the Icelandic Police (NCIP) announced on
Tuesday that the authorities were evacuating the north of Vatnajokull
to prepare against a possible eruption at Bardarbunga volcano in
southeast Iceland.
The NCIP said in a statement that it has raised the Civil Protection level to Alert Phase as all roads leading into the area were closed, and the authorities in Husavik and Seydisfjordur were evacuating the area north of Vatnajokull.
A surveillance plane of the Icelandic Coast Guard has been ordered to monitor the volcano's situation.
The NCIP said in a statement that it has raised the Civil Protection level to Alert Phase as all roads leading into the area were closed, and the authorities in Husavik and Seydisfjordur were evacuating the area north of Vatnajokull.
A surveillance plane of the Icelandic Coast Guard has been ordered to monitor the volcano's situation.
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Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Threat to flights as Iceland's biggest volcano rumbles
REYKJAVIK: Iceland has warned that its largest volcano
is in danger of erupting, four years after millions of air travellers
were grounded by a huge ash cloud from another peak.
Scientists believe the ash from an eruption at Bardarbunga could disrupt transatlantic and northern European air traffic, with floods of melting ice likely to cause serious damage to the country's infrastructure.
The Icelandic Meteorological Office raised its aviation alert to the second-highest level on Monday after four days of increasing seismic activity, signalling a heightened risk of eruption.
Scientists believe the ash from an eruption at Bardarbunga could disrupt transatlantic and northern European air traffic, with floods of melting ice likely to cause serious damage to the country's infrastructure.
The Icelandic Meteorological Office raised its aviation alert to the second-highest level on Monday after four days of increasing seismic activity, signalling a heightened risk of eruption.
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