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[Escape Goat]

Just saw the BREAKING news on MSN and couldn't find any info on it. Any Icelanders able to shed some light on the situation?

REYKJAVIK, Iceland — Iceland's most active volcano has started erupting, scientists said Saturday — just over a year after another eruption on the North Atlantic island shut down European air traffic for days.

Iceland's Meteorological Office confirmed that an eruption had begun at the Grimsvotn volcano, accompanied by a series of small earthquakes. Smoke could be seen rising nearly seven miles from the volcano, which lies under the uninhabited Vatnajokull glacier in southeast Iceland.

A no fly zone has been designated for 120 nautical miles (220 kilometers) in all directions from the eruption. Isavia, the company that operates and develops all airport facilities and air navigation services in Iceland, described this as standard procedure around eruptions.
"The plume of smoke has reached jet flying altitude and plans have been made for planes flying through Icelandic air control space to fly southwardly tonight," said Hjordis Gudmundsdottir, the spokeswoman for Isavia.

Grimsvotn last erupted in 2004. Scientists have been expecting a new eruption and have said previously that this volcano's eruption will likely be small and should not lead to the air travel chaos caused in April 2010 by ash from the Eyjafjallajokull volcano.

History shows that previous eruptions in Grimsvotn have not had much influence on flight traffic — unlike the massive disruption caused last year.

Pall Einarsson, geophysicist at the University of Iceland, said last year's eruption was a rare event.


"The ash in Eyjafjallajokull was persistent or unremitting and fine-grained," Einarsson said. "The ash in Grimsvotn is more coarse and not as likely to cause danger as it falls to the ground faster and doesn't stay as long in the air as in the Eyjafjallajokull eruption."
A plane from the Icelandic Coast Guard carrying experts from the University of Iceland will fly over the volcano and evaluate the situation.

One eyewitness, Bolli Valgardsson, said the plume rose quickly several thousand feet (meters) into the air.

Sparsely populated Iceland is one of the world's most volcanically active countries and eruptions are frequent.

Eruptions often cause local flooding from melting glacier ice, but rarely cause deaths.
Last year's Eyjafjallajokul eruption left some 10 million air travelers stranded worldwide after winds pushed the ash cloud toward some of the world's busiest airspace and led most northern European countries to ground all planes for five days.

Whether widespread disruption occurs again will depend on how long the eruption lasts, how high the ash plume rises and which way the wind blows.

In November, melted glacial ice began pouring from Grimsvotn, signaling a possible eruption. That was a false alarm but scientists have been monitoring the volcano closely ever since.

The volcano also erupted in 1998, 1996 and 1993. The eruptions have lasted between a day and several weeks.

 

[perfectchaos007]

again?

 

[Instro]

Is this the same one that erupted a few years back?

 

[Davidion]

Is it 6pm over there?

 

[friskykillface]

*looks at clock*

rou ouh

 

[From The Dust]

most active volcano has started erupting

this is news?

 

[Nard Bagman]

So it begins. In Iceland.

 

[Escape Goat]

this is news?

Considering last time it fucked up air travel for months, yes.

 

[Tomat]

 

[NEOPARADIGM]

O


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[storafötter]

Is it 6pm over there?

More like 9 pm. This news doesn't sound so good.

 

[Handycrap101]

It's not even 6 yet... wtf.

I still had some shit to do before this world was over.

 

[From The Dust]

Considering last time it fucked up air travel for months, yes.

I remember that now. the title strikes me as strange.

 

[Bitmap Frogs]

Eyfjallajokull again?

 

[soul creator]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1mAqMpbngc

 

[GhaleonEB]

BREAKING NEWS: Iceland's most active volcano erupting; white plume up to 18,000 feet seen​

msnbc.com

 

[TheKaeptain]

That crazy dude was right.

 

[Davidion]

More like 9 pm. This news doesn't sound so good.

But seriously, I hope this doesn't impact Iceland too much. The country could probably use a break.

 

[btkadams]

That crazy dude was right.

.

 

[Al-ibn Kermit]

http://twitter.com/#!/BreakingNews

More on Iceland volcano: White plume up to 18,000 feet seen; officials don't expect a repeat of last year's ash cloud problems - NBC

I hope it doesn't screw up air travel.

 

[GhaleonEB]

Iceland's most active volcano started erupting Saturday, with a white plume shooting 18,000 feet into the sky, scientists said.

The eruption was followed by around 50 small earthquakes, the largest of which measured 3.7 on the Richter Scale, according to Iceland's meteorological office.

There was a similar eruption at the same volcano in 2004.

The Grimsvotn volcano is located underneath the Vatnajokull glacier in southeast Iceland.​

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43121772/ns/world_news-europe/

 

[From The Dust]

But seriously, I hope this doesn't impact Iceland too much. The country could probably use a break.

a break...in the earth's crust! big enough to swallow the whole country! WE ARE ALL GOING TO FUCKING DIE!

 

[Wes]

Can we expect more of this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ld5AH72eNRo?

 

[e_i]

Oh...goody.

 

[Meadows]

Bollocks. Hope it isn't as big as the last one.

 

[PJV3]

Is Katla looking like it will blow soon?.

 

[Prophet Steve]

Well, it being judgment day and everything.

 

[Beardz]

It has begun!

 

[Kjellson]

 

[Gareth Bale]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3WSniY63do&feature=player_detailpage#t=176s

 

[thetrin]

Well shit, if the world is about to end, why am I going to work out today? I'm just going to eat a bunch of food and drink whiskey and play some video games.

 

[DownLikeBCPowder]

Welp, obvious the rapture is beginning. Might as well just piss all my obligations to the wind and kick back and join the pastor in watching CNN.

 

[Sgt.Pepper]

#theendisnear

 

[El Sloth]

Aw, hell. I'm planning on taking a trip to Europe soon so I hope this doesn't end up as bad as last time.

Also, some Rapture appropriate music.

 

[UnblessedSoul]

Is this the same volcano that caused flights to be suspended?

 

[Chosen3]

Oh not now!

I have a flight from Helsinki to Dublin in two days and if this is going to destroy my plans I'm going to destroy the world.

 

[Bajan32]

Dammit,

I am supposed to go to Italy this Tuesday =(
My 1st time to Europe too. this bites

 

[Nander]

Is this the same volcano that caused flights to be suspended?

Nope this one is called "Grimsvötn", whereas the last one was "Eyjafjällajökull". However, Swedish media is reporting that this eruption may effect air traffic too...

 

[Jal]

Is Katla looking like it will blow soon?.

I thought Efsjkklfjkrl was supposed to set Katla off.

 

[Meadows]

If I can't go to Taiwan in a month and a half then I will be so ridiculously pissed off.

 

[Jangocube]

Oh not now!

I have a flight from Helsinki to Dublin in two days and if this is going to destroy my plans I'm going to destroy the world.

God's a junior?!?!??!?!?!

What kind of madness is this!

 

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

Mere coincidence.

 

[Slayer-33]

Mere coincidence.

It has BEGUN /mk

 

[Count Dookkake]

The Rupture

 

[Slayer-33]

The Rupture

The Eruption.

 

[RS4-]

Hrm, I hope it doesn't stop my parents from flying back to Toronto from Italy in a few days.

 

[Treefingers]

From here.

 

[Parts]

From here.

fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

 

[Kubricks Ghost]

^^^^^

nice........i mean, FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!1

 

[jacobs34]

I don't like throwing the word epic around, but that would definitely qualify.