Category Magma Movement

Eruption ‘Sulfur Dioxide’ Pollution at Record Levels – Residents Warned in Iceland

The eruption area north of Bárðarbunga is shaking less than it has been although a quake of magnitude 4.7 occurred on the northern rim of the volcano’s crater at midnight. The eruption and lava flow seem to be similar as…

Holuhraun Lava Field Releasing High Concentration Of Sulphur Dioxide In Iceland

***EXTREME ALERT*** Holuhraun Lava Field Releasing High Concentration Of Sulphur Dioxide In Iceland A high concentration of sulphur dioxide is forecast from the Holuhraun eruption. Air pollution is likely in the East Fjords, extending North to Vopnafjörður. A larger pollution…

RED ALERT issued due to an eruption near Bardarbunga volcano in Iceland

Bardarbunga:Icelandic authorities Sunday raised an aviation alert to the highest level of red for a small area in the south-east, after a fissure eruption near the Bardarbunga volcano.   The eruption began at about 0600 GMT in the Holuhraun lava…