Volcanic
eruption beneath Iceland's Dyngjujökull glacier sparks red alert
Subglacial
eruption, and seismic activity at the Bárðarbunga volcano, prompts
officials to raise the aviation warning to red
23
August, 2014,
A
small volcanic eruption has occurred under Iceland's Dyngjujökull
glacier, prompting authorities to raise the warning code for aviation
to red, the highest level, Iceland's meteorological office has said.
The
region of the Bárðarbunga volcano, in the centre of the island
nation, has already been evacuated due to days of heightened seismic
activity there.
"It
is believed that a small subglacial lava-eruption has begun under the
Dyngjujökull glacier," the Icelandic met office said. "The
aviation colour code for the Bárðarbunga volcano has been changed
from orange to red."
The
red alert is the highest warning on the country's five-point scale
and indicates an eruption is imminent or underway with a significant
emission of ash likely. The colour codes are intended to inform the
aviation sector about a volcano's status.
"There
has been intense earthquake activity at the volcano. We cannot
exclude that this could be a big eruption," met office scientist
Kristín Jónsdóttir said.
Ash
from the eruption of Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull volcano in 2010 shut
down much of Europe's airspace for six days, affecting more than 10
million people and costing $1.7bn.
Brussels-based
aviation authority Eurocontrol said that as soon as the volcano had
erupted, the Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre in London would produce a
regular forecast about the levels of volcanic ash in the atmosphere.
Based
on this forecast, civil aviation authorities may issue a notice but
it was the responsibility of individual airlines whether they would
operate and how they would adapt their flight schedules, Eurocontrol
said.
There
have been thousands of small earthquakes over the past week at
Bárðarbunga, Iceland's largest volcanic system, located under the
ice cap of a glacier but in a different range to Eyjafjallajökull.
The
meteorological office said an Icelandic coast guard airplane was
flying over the area with staff from the office and the civil
protection agency. Data from the equipment on board the plane was
expected later Saturday, it added.
"Data
from radars and web-cameras is being received, showing no signs of
changes at the surface," it said.
Earthquake and volcano eruption in Iceland in August 2014 which could cause some impact on aviation industry including travels seem to be a prelude to predictions in my article - " Stressful times ahead for world economy in 2015 and 2016" - published on 2 June 2014 online at Astrologyweekly. Briefly speaking, my predictions, among other things , are that there is likelihood of earthquakes , eruptions in regions or countries hinted which could have some impact on aviation industry during Nov 2014 to mid -2016. Appropriate precautions are always useful. Readers may also note that the place where earthquake followed by volcano eruption has occurred, begins with letter B, which has well been identified by me.
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