The past week has seen a significant level of seismic unrest across the globe.
In Iceland, the volcano Bárðarbunga hit the headlines worldwide but so far only a minor eruption of lava has taken place; however earthquake activity around the site continues.
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Our beleaguered climate is enough trouble without the effects of any other destabilizing factors; however, another huge volcano is predicted to erupt and unleash clouds of volcanic ash into the atmosphere in the very near future.
The volcano, one of the largest in Iceland, has been showing signs of awakening since August 16th since a spate of significant seismic activity – more than 3000 earthquakes in its locality – was detected by the Icelandic Meteorological Office.
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Iceland doesn’t just have volcanoes under its massive ice sheets, it has earthquake swarms as well. Since earthquakes often set off volcanoes, this makes sense. There have been over 400 earthquakes in the vicinity of the Krísuvík volcano recently, and it shows no signs of slowing down. That’s the bad news (for Iceland) and the GOOD news is: WE don’t show any signs of slowing down either!read more
The volcano that erupted in Iceland last year and disrupted the world’s air traffic is about to do it again. Volcanologists say that Eyjafjallajokull threatens to send out a cloud of dust and it could even set off a swarm of earthquakes around the world. The February 8th edition of the Telegraph quotes geophysicist Pall Einarsson as saying we have a "good reason to worry." Earthquake tremors to the northeast of the remote volcano range are the strongest recorded in recent times and Einarsson says there is "no doubt" that the lava was rising.
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