Category Toxic Gases

Plane ventures perilously close to the spectacular erupting Bardabunga volcano in Iceland

A plane flying over the Bardarbunga volcano spewing lava and smoke in southeast Iceland A small aircraft looks perilously close to lava spewing from an erupting volcano in Iceland.   The country’s largest volcano has been rocked by hundreds of…

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…