Good morning volcano lovers!
One advantage of working in a university with active links to the geological services here in Iceland is that the gossip can occasionally be of scientific interest. Like today. :)
The Eyjafjall volcano isn't the one that everyone was talking about last month as being linked to the Fimmvorduhals volcano, it's a completely different one in the same active area. There has been increased seismic activity at a number of active sites all around the south and east of the country including Katla and Askja.
I'm quite safe for the moment, being a long way to the north of any of these. The ash cloud hasn't got anywhere near here, and internal flights between Akureyri and Reykjavik are unaffected. The main road between here and the capital is also unaffected. Areas to the east of the volcano have, however, been hit quite heavily by ash falls.
We could be in for an interesting couple of years.
EDIT: Now enhanced by pictures c/o bellinghman
See that little line going down and slightly to the right in the middle of the north coast of Iceland? That's where I am.
The Eyjafjall volcano isn't the one that everyone was talking about last month as being linked to the Fimmvorduhals volcano, it's a completely different one in the same active area. There has been increased seismic activity at a number of active sites all around the south and east of the country including Katla and Askja.
I'm quite safe for the moment, being a long way to the north of any of these. The ash cloud hasn't got anywhere near here, and internal flights between Akureyri and Reykjavik are unaffected. The main road between here and the capital is also unaffected. Areas to the east of the volcano have, however, been hit quite heavily by ash falls.
We could be in for an interesting couple of years.
EDIT: Now enhanced by pictures c/o bellinghman
See that little line going down and slightly to the right in the middle of the north coast of Iceland? That's where I am.