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Francene--Blog. Year 2014

Fire lurks beneath the ground in Iceland.

8/19/2014

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PictureEyjafjallajokull
Iceland's meteorological office has issued a warning about the possibility of an eruption at Iceland's Bardarbunga volcano.

Because of ongoing magma movement, the aviation industry has been warned about a raise in the risk level to orange, the second-highest level.

The met office said any eruption could potentially lead to flooding or an emission of gas.

In 2010, the Eyjafjallajokull volcano erupted, producing an ash cloud that severely disrupted European airspace.

PictureBardarbunga - BBC News
The Bardarbunga volcanic system, located in a different range to Eyjafjallajokull, is located under the north-west region of Iceland's Vatnajokull glacier. The large central volcano, had its last major eruption in 1477 when it created a large ash and pumice fall-out deposit. It also produced the largest known lava flow during the past 10,000 years on earth.

Intense seismic activity began at the volcano on 16 August, and there was a powerful earthquake in the region early on Monday—the strongest measured in the region since 1996.

Although there is no sign of eruption in the mostly uninhabited region, the situation is being monitored and the roads have been closed.

Iceland is close to England. I remember the last emission in 2010, when smoke posed a real danger in the atmosphere.

If you click this link, you'll arrive at my author site's blog, http://francene--wordstitcher.weebly.com/blog/-a-vision-of-icelands-force where you can read a short excerpt from Ever Changing Sea, right at the end of the final, unpublished, novel in the Moonstone series. Liliha, the visionary heroine, experiences a vision about Iceland which changes her perception of good and evil.

The force in nature is so powerful. Unseen beneath the Earth, giant holes could change the way we live at any time. Best to take nothing for granted and appreciate each day.


8 Comments
Emma
8/18/2014 07:04:49 pm

Such a lovely article. It's so well written and gives such a lovely insight into Iceland! x

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Manu Kalia link
8/18/2014 08:18:43 pm

This is scary, I can't imagine what will happen if this thing will explode

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Sheila link
8/18/2014 10:53:26 pm

Wow, what amazing information about Iceland. Thank you for sharing!

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Ray link
8/18/2014 11:50:07 pm

Need to get there, to Ireland, one of these days. One of these days pretty soon...

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richa link
8/19/2014 12:04:35 am

An interesting but rather scary perspective into Iceland. Seismic activity caused heavy damage through tsunamis in India too.

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Scott link
8/19/2014 12:18:28 am

I would absolutely love to visit Iceland some day. I hear it is one of the most beautiful countries on the planet!

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Kristen from The Road to Domestication link
8/19/2014 03:08:07 am

I've always been fascinated by volcanoes. Terrified, but fascinated. LOL

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Sophie Bowns link
8/19/2014 05:33:33 am

Gosh what a great article.
You learn something new every day!

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