In our earlier coverage on the subject, we reported from a Xinhua story that: But scientists in Iceland believed that the new eruption in Grimsvotn could be small and would…
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Iceland volcano eruption not likely to disrupt air travel
STOCKHOLM, May 21 (Xinhua) — An eruption has started in Iceland’s most active volcano Grimsvotn, according to reports reaching here from Reykjavik on Saturday. The smoke from the eruption can…
Iceland’s monster volcano charging up for eruption
The Katla volcano, hidden beneath the ice cap of Mýrdalsjökull glacier in Iceland, has historically erupted violently once every 40-80 years. In-as-much as it’s last such eruption took place one…
Study: Iceland's Bárðarbunga volcano sits on a massive magma hot spot
By Kat Kerlin, UC Davis Spectacular eruptions at Bárðarbunga volcano in central Iceland have been spewing lava continuously since Aug. 31. Massive amounts of erupting lava are connected to the…
Laki caused 1783 – could Iceland's Bardarbunga Volcano trigger another 'Year Without a Summer'?
Eric Worrall writes: The British and Icelandic MET offices are expressing concern about the possible effect on the climate, of a potentially enormous volcanic eruption in Iceland. According to The…
Iceland's 'Bardarbunga' volcano is lighting up the night sky
The image is from the “Live from Iceland” Mila webcam. A second webcam image shows the eruption in progress from a different angle. h/t to Chris Beal via Twitter The…
Should we bomb Iceland's Bárðarbunga volcano?
Aerial bombing of Hawaii’s Mauna Loa volcano was done in the past, widening the eruption crater to minimize high flying volcanic ash problems. WUWT reader “magma control” writes in with…
Earthquake swarm in Iceland raises threat level on Bárðarbunga volcano
Readers may recall that the Grímsvötn volcano caused quite an overwrought mess with air travel in 2011 when it erupted. FergalR writes in WUWT Tips and Notes about the nearby …
Icelandic volcano exonerated for harsh winter of 1783–1784
From AGU’s Geophysical Research Letters: In June 1783 the Laki volcano in Iceland began to erupt, and continued erupting for months, causing a major environmental disaster. The eruption spewed…
Reply to: "Ice cap thaw may awaken Icelandic volcanoes"
Guest post by Steven Goddard Scientific American has reported that global warming may cause an increase in volcanic eruptions, due to increased magma formation at lower pressures as glaciers melt. This caught my…
Climate Change and Volcanoes
Hence any “increase in volcanic eruptions due to ongoing deglaciation since the end of the Little Ice Age may not become apparent for hundreds of years.”
The Conversation: Geoengineering Plans would Need to Accommodate Volcanoes and Nuclear Wars
The show must go on; According to academics, Climate Geoengineers would have to stand ready to recalibrate their efforts if a major volcanic eruption or nuclear exchange affects stratospheric dust…
The Reports of Iceland’s Glacial Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
A follow-up to my post on this issue last week, which was just published in American Thinker. The media is abuzz over the first icy “casualty” of climate change: a…
Study: Ice sheets may melt rapidly in response to soot from distant volcanoes
Study of ancient eruptions shows modern ice sheets could be vulnerable From THE EARTH INSTITUTE AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY and the “dirty ice” melts faster department Volcanic eruptions have been known…
NASA's Secret Plan to Save Earth From Super-Volcanoes… Seriously?
Guest post by David Middleton I didn’t realize this was “Apocalypse Week”…. Apocalypse Week Volcano Geology Nasa’s ambitious plan to save Earth from a supervolcano With an eruption brewing, it…
Scientists discover 91 volcanoes below Antarctic ice sheet
From The Guardian This is in addition to 47 already known about and eruption would melt more ice in region affected by climate change This is in addition to 47…
Volcanoes and Ozone: Their Interactive Effect on Climate Change
Guest essay by David Bennett Laing, Asst. Prof.of Geology, Univ. of Maine (retired) Two different styles of volcanic eruption appear to have been the principal determinants of climate change throughout…
Claim: NASA simulation indicates ancient flood volcanoes could have altered climate
From NASA/GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER and the “maybe they should have checked with Willis first” department comes this modeling claim: In June, 1991, Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines exploded, blasting…
Time Magazine's Jeffrey Kluger writes what might possibly be the stupidest article about climate ever – climate change causes volcanoes
The stupid, it burns like a magnesium flare. Excerpt from the article: Now, you can add yet another problem to the climate change hit list: volcanoes. That’s the word from…
Another story about global warming causing volcanoes…
From the National Post Is it volcano season? From Japan to Iceland, scientists probe the reasons why there are so many eruptions lately Eruptions caused by climate change In recent…
Icelandic Bárðarbunga volcanic eruption begins
From the Icelandic Met Office It is believed that a small subglacial lava-eruption has begun under the Dyngjujökull glacier. The aviation color code for the Bárðarbunga volcano has been changed…
Bárðarbunga volcano getting ready to blow? 1000 Earthquakes felt as magma moves into ice covered caldera
From the Icelandic Meteorological Office: A summary of seismic activity, written Tuesday evening 19th August 2014 at 20:00 Around 1.000 small earthquakes were detected in the Bárðarbunga region from midnight…
13th century volcano mystery eruption may be solved
From ScienceNews: Indonesia implicated as location of biggest eruption in last seven millennia By Alexandra Witze SELFOSS, Iceland — One of the biggest mysteries in volcanology may finally have a…
Tracking the ash from the 'unpronounceable' volcano
From the FECYT – Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology Scientists ‘read’ the ash from the Icelandic volcano 2 years after its eruption In May 2010, the ash cloud from…
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