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Iceland Increases Aviation Alert to Red After Fissure Eruption
2014-08-29 05:29:18.329 GMT
By Jonas Bergman
Aug. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Iceland raised its alert for
airlines to the highest level after detecting a fissure eruption
north of the Bardarbunga volcano.
The Icelandic Met Office increased the aviation alert over
the eruption site to red and air traffic control has closed
airspace up to 18,000 feet, the Civil Protection Agency said in
a statement. A fissure eruption started in the northern part of
Holuhraun lava, between Dyngjujokull Glacier and the Askja
caldera, north of Vatnajokull glacier. The fissure is 300 meters
(984 feet) long and no volcanic ash has been detected, it said.
“Seismic eruption tremor is low indicating effusive
eruption without significant explosive activity,” the Civil
Protection Agency said.
Iceland is on alert after the Bardarbunga volcano, one of
its largest, started rumbling two weeks ago. Magma has spread to
form a dike under the Dyngjujokull glacier, north of the
volcano. Bardarbunga, which lies underneath Vatnajokull,
Europe’s largest glacier, has been rocked by earthquakes that
led to evacuations and road closures.
Airlines are on alert amid concern they may face a repeat
of 2010 when the Eyjafjallajokull spewed a column of ash 9
kilometers (5.6 miles) into the air. That eruption shut airspace
across western Europe for six days, forcing carriers to cancel
more than 100,000 flights. Ash is a danger to jets because the
glass-like particles can damage engines.
The magma underneath Vatnajokull had been migrating
northwards in a dike which extends beyond the borders of the
glacier. An eruption there “would most likely produce an
effusive lava eruption with limited explosive, ash-producing
activity,” the Met Office said earlier.
For Related News and Information:
Iceland Government Monitor: SOVM IS <GO>
Icelandic Indicator Calendar: ECO IC <GO>
Economic News from Iceland: TNI ICE ECO <GO>
News on the Credit Crunch: NI CRUNCH <GO>
Top Nordic News: TOP NORD <GO>
Top Stories: TOP <GO>
To contact the reporter on this story:
Jonas Bergman in Oslo at +47-22-00-8213 or
jbergman@bloomberg.net
To contact the editors responsible for this story:
Tasneem Hanfi Brogger at +45-33-457-130 or
tbrogger@bloomberg.net
Alastair Reed, Kim McLaughlin
2014-08-29 05:29:18.329 GMT
By Jonas Bergman
Aug. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Iceland raised its alert for
airlines to the highest level after detecting a fissure eruption
north of the Bardarbunga volcano.
The Icelandic Met Office increased the aviation alert over
the eruption site to red and air traffic control has closed
airspace up to 18,000 feet, the Civil Protection Agency said in
a statement. A fissure eruption started in the northern part of
Holuhraun lava, between Dyngjujokull Glacier and the Askja
caldera, north of Vatnajokull glacier. The fissure is 300 meters
(984 feet) long and no volcanic ash has been detected, it said.
“Seismic eruption tremor is low indicating effusive
eruption without significant explosive activity,” the Civil
Protection Agency said.
Iceland is on alert after the Bardarbunga volcano, one of
its largest, started rumbling two weeks ago. Magma has spread to
form a dike under the Dyngjujokull glacier, north of the
volcano. Bardarbunga, which lies underneath Vatnajokull,
Europe’s largest glacier, has been rocked by earthquakes that
led to evacuations and road closures.
Airlines are on alert amid concern they may face a repeat
of 2010 when the Eyjafjallajokull spewed a column of ash 9
kilometers (5.6 miles) into the air. That eruption shut airspace
across western Europe for six days, forcing carriers to cancel
more than 100,000 flights. Ash is a danger to jets because the
glass-like particles can damage engines.
The magma underneath Vatnajokull had been migrating
northwards in a dike which extends beyond the borders of the
glacier. An eruption there “would most likely produce an
effusive lava eruption with limited explosive, ash-producing
activity,” the Met Office said earlier.
For Related News and Information:
Iceland Government Monitor: SOVM IS <GO>
Icelandic Indicator Calendar: ECO IC <GO>
Economic News from Iceland: TNI ICE ECO <GO>
News on the Credit Crunch: NI CRUNCH <GO>
Top Nordic News: TOP NORD <GO>
Top Stories: TOP <GO>
To contact the reporter on this story:
Jonas Bergman in Oslo at +47-22-00-8213 or
jbergman@bloomberg.net
To contact the editors responsible for this story:
Tasneem Hanfi Brogger at +45-33-457-130 or
tbrogger@bloomberg.net
Alastair Reed, Kim McLaughlin