The ash fall from the volcanic eruption in Eyjafjallajökull glacier has now reached the town of Selfoss to the west of the eruption site. The ash cloud stretches to the west and southwest; there is constant ash fall in Fljótshlíd and Hvolsvöllur.
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Ash Fall from Iceland Volcano Reaches Selfoss
Friday, May 14th, 2010Bookshelves
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010The volcanic eruption in Eyjafjallajokull glacier looked magnificent in the twilight on Monday evening when RUV cameraman Tomas Gunnarsson flew over the eruption site.
Iceland Eruption Still Going Strong, New Video
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010
The volcanic eruption in Eyjafjallajökull glacier looked magnificent in the twilight on Monday evening when RÚV cameraman Tómas Gunnarsson flew over the eruption site. Lava spurted through the dark ash cloud, which rose from the crater.
Ash Fall Closes Schools in South Iceland
Friday, May 7th, 2010
South Iceland has been subject to extensive ash fall because of the volcanic eruption in Eyjafjallajökull glacier since last night and schools have therefore been canceled in Vík today.
Iceland Volcano Spews Ash Again
Thursday, May 6th, 2010
The volcano in Eyjafjallajökull glacier appears to be spewing as much ash as it did at the beginning of the eruption; a great plume of ash extended from the crater yesterday and last night. The phreatic eruption continues with significant force and explosive activity is increasing. The Civil Protection Department will discuss the situation today.
Iceland Eruption Continues to Disrupt Flights in Ireland
Wednesday, May 5th, 2010
Aviation authorities in Ireland have placed a ban on flights to and from Dublin and most other airports in the country as of 11 am local time today because of the ash cloud from the eruption in Eyjafjallajökull glacier in south Iceland.
Eruption Might Speed Up the Melting of Eyjafjallajökull
Wednesday, May 5th, 2010
Glaciologist Helgi Björnsson believes it will take Eyjafjallajökull glacier a long time to recover from the current volcanic eruption. He said it might speed up the glacial melt due to a warming climate and cause it to disappear more quickly.
Road Administration Examines Road to Thórsmörk
Tuesday, May 4th, 2010
Employees of the Icelandic Road Administration will examine the condition of the road leading to the highland valley of Thórsmörk today. Flooding on the second day of the eruption in Eyjafjallajökull glacier damaged a six-kilometer stretch of the road.
Crew from 60 Minutes Hike to Iceland Volcano
Tuesday, May 4th, 2010
Icelandic volcanologist Haraldur Sigurdsson traveled to the summit crater of Eyjafjallajökull glacier on Saturday along with a crew from 60 Minutes. Reporter Scott Pelley conducted an interview with Sigurdsson at the edge of the volcanic crater.
Increased Explosive Activity in Iceland Volcano
Monday, May 3rd, 2010
The explosive activity in the volcano in Eyjafjallajökull glacier seems to be increasing as the volcanic cloud has been larger and darker in color in the past few days than what it was the week prior, according to a new report from the Icelandic Meteorological Office.
60 Minutes crew visits Iceland volcano
Sunday, May 2nd, 2010
A team from the world famous American current affairs programme, 60 Minutes is currently in Iceland.
The respected journalist Scott Pelley is with the team creating a film about the Eyjafjallajokull volcanic eruption. The team has been in Iceland since the middle of last week, according to Visir.is.
The crew expected to take a helicopter flight around the volcano yesterday to provide footage for the video which is due to be screened in the autumn. It was eventually decided to go by car instead, probably due to cloud cover.
They are the first people to drive up the Eyjafjallajokull glacier since the eruption began and other 4×4 enthusiasts are hoping they too will get the chance.
Photographer: Anders Peter Amsnæs / www.imagix.dk
Meltdown, volcano: Weary Icelanders ask, what next
Saturday, May 1st, 2010It took Sigurdur Thorhallsson more than a decade to turn a patch of flat land wedged between glacier and ocean into a field fit to grow fodder grass.
Boom, bust, volcano: Iceland reels after years of crisis, but hardy inhabitants vow to rebuild
Saturday, May 1st, 2010It took Sigurdur Thorhallsson more than a decade to turn a patch of flat land wedged between glacier and ocean into a field fit to grow fodder grass.
Iceland volcano rumbles on, life does too
Saturday, May 1st, 2010
The Iceland volcano erupting from Eyjafjallajokull is expected to cause ash fall in the southeast of Iceland today due to gentle north-westerly winds. Relatively small amounts of ash fell to the south of the volcano yesterday and Thursday, which temporarily stopped the farm clean-up operation.
Weather radar shows that the gas cloud reached around three kilometres high yesterday afternoon but the skies over the Eyjafjallajokull glacier began to clear again yesterday evening. Webcams pointing at the volcano showed clouds of steam coming from the rift on the Gigjokull glacial tongue, indicating that the lava running over the glacier is melting more ice under the brand new crust, RUV reports.
The ongoing eruption remains relatively stable and all Icelandic airports and main roads are open as usual, causing an increasing flow of visitors eager to see the volcano – although close-up viewing remains prohibited by police.
Photographer: Anders Peter Amsnæs / www.imagix.dk
German Test Jet Used for Analysis of Volcanic Ash
Friday, April 30th, 2010A jet owned by the German Air Research Center, which is equipped with devices and sensors to analyze the ash emitted by the volcano in Eyjafjallajökull glacier in Iceland, arrived in the country yesterday.
Spatter Cone Rises at Iceland Volcano
Friday, April 30th, 2010A spatter cone continues to grow in the northernmost crater in Eyjafjallajökull glacier in south Iceland and the lava keeps flowing to the north towards the Gígjökull glacial tongue, according to information from Björn Oddsson, a geologist at the University of Iceland Institute of Earth Science, who flew over the eruption site in a Coast Guard airplane yesterday.
Many Volunteers Help Clean Ash in South Iceland
Friday, April 30th, 2010
This weekend, at least 100 people have volunteered to help clean ash from farms and other inhabited areas below the Eyjafjöll mountain range that were subject to the most extensive ash fall from the volcano in Eyjafjallajökull glacier.
Newborn Calf Named after Iceland Eruption
Thursday, April 29th, 2010
There was a lot going on when the calf Gosi was born on the farm Núpur below the Eyjafjöll mountain range in south Iceland on April 14, the day that the volcanic eruption began in Eyjafjallajökull glacier. It was named Gosi, after the eruption (from gos, the Icelandic word for eruption).
Unique Footage of Iceland Eruption Shock Waves
Thursday, April 29th, 2010Steingrímur Thórdarson, a camera man for Stöd 2, caught unique footage of the volcanic eruption in Eyjafjallajökull glacier when shock waves passed through a cloud. He filmed the footage from the farm Stóra-Borg below the Eyjafjöll mountain range last weekend.