Man, what is going on with earth's volcanos right now? Seems like a good majority of them are active.Iceland's huge volcano Katla is stirring into life after tell-tale signs of the potential for an eruption were monitored by observers.
A harmonic tremor has been recorded for two days and small earthquakes have been confirmed at the volcano by the Icelandic Met Office this morning.
It is highly unusual for an eruption in Iceland to occur in the middle of winter but the early indications show Katla is building up power.
Experts are unclear as to whether it is water or magma that is causing this week's sudden increase in activity and the seismic recordings are currently lower than when the volcano first showed signs of a minor eruption last July.
In September, Katla again stirred into life with a harmonic tremor and earthquakes in the volcano's caldera - its magma chamber.
Katla, which has not experienced a significant eruption for 93 years, is the second largest volcano on Iceland and the consequences of a major eruption will be felt across Europe.
In 2010, the country's president Ólafur Grímsson warned "the time for Katla to erupt is coming close, Iceland has prepared and it is high time for European governments and airline authorities all over Europe and the world to start planning for the eventual Katla eruption".
It is believed Katla, named after a vindictive troll of Viking folklore, has the potential to be much stronger and disruptive than the last two Icelandic volcanic eruptions that caused chaos across Europe's air space, grounding flights and closing airports.
Katla is much larger than its neighbouring Eyjafjallajokull – which erupted in 2010 - with a magma chamber about 10 times the size.
Volcanologists warn that if Katla does erupt, the combination of the magma and the large ice sheet covering the volcano could lead to explosive activity and an ash plume for weeks, if not months.
Massive Iceland volcano (Katla) stirring
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If it blows or has a high magnitude quake Good bye east coast towns and cities.
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Strange! The volcano didn't get the word it was Winter, hmm---- X(Col. Flagg wrote: It is highly unusual for an eruption in Iceland to occur in the middle of winter but the early indications show Katla is building up power.
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I think you're thinking of the volcanic chain of islands in the eastern atlantic in the Canary Islands, specifically Cumbre Vieja. Katla is in Iceland - if it goes, Europe is going to have some very serious problems.truckshmuck wrote:If it blows or has a high magnitude quake Good bye east coast towns and cities.
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This volcano, if it blows, is going to be like pulling the cork off a bottle of carbonated apple cider after shaking it for 2 minutes.bobhenstra wrote:Strange! The volcano didn't get the word it was Winter, hmm---- X(Col. Flagg wrote: It is highly unusual for an eruption in Iceland to occur in the middle of winter but the early indications show Katla is building up power.
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Not sure if it would do anything globally, but regionally, Europe would have some serious problems in terms of blocked sunlight, ashfall and no air travel.Original_Intent wrote:A year with no rainbow potential?
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Why would you want to ruin a perfectly good bottle of apple cider by carbonating it?Col. Flagg wrote:This volcano, if it blows, is going to be like pulling the cork off a bottle of carbonated apple cider after shaking it for 2 minutes.bobhenstra wrote:Strange! The volcano didn't get the word it was Winter, hmm---- X(Col. Flagg wrote: It is highly unusual for an eruption in Iceland to occur in the middle of winter but the early indications show Katla is building up power.
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This volcano has been "stirring" for the last year or more. It just happens to be another active cycle, doesn't appear to show any more activity than over the last year. However, I don't think that's indicative of it NOT erupting. I think it's more of a when than an if for many of these volcanoes.
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I am pretty sure that I read last year when the other Iceland volcano was active that Katia is a few years overdue for a major eruption. And I think I also remember reading that it was more likely to erupt around times when the other volcano (Eyjafjallajökull) was active.LateOutOfBed wrote:This volcano has been "stirring" for the last year or more. It just happens to be another active cycle, doesn't appear to show any more activity than over the last year. However, I don't think that's indicative of it NOT erupting. I think it's more of a when than an if for many of these volcanoes.
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I recall reading something very similar if not the exact same. So I guess we'll just see how it all plays out. We may see some fireworks soon!Original_Intent wrote:I am pretty sure that I read last year when the other Iceland volcano was active that Katia is a few years overdue for a major eruption. And I think I also remember reading that it was more likely to erupt around times when the other volcano (Eyjafjallajökull) was active.
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My thoughts exactly!!! I can't stand the stuff (you know, the bottles you can buy for new year's) :p - nasty. But man, shake that thing up and uncork it...Original_Intent wrote:Why would you want to ruin a perfectly good bottle of apple cider by carbonating it?
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You are both correct - in the past, whenever the smaller one (Eyjafjallajökull) has erupted, Katla has gone off within two years.LateOutOfBed wrote:I recall reading something very similar if not the exact same. So I guess we'll just see how it all plays out. We may see some fireworks soon!Original_Intent wrote:I am pretty sure that I read last year when the other Iceland volcano was active that Katia is a few years overdue for a major eruption. And I think I also remember reading that it was more likely to erupt around times when the other volcano (Eyjafjallajökull) was active.
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You shake my cider it'll blow up before you take the lid off----Col. Flagg wrote:This volcano, if it blows, is going to be like pulling the cork off a bottle of carbonated apple cider after shaking it for 2 minutes.bobhenstra wrote:Strange! The volcano didn't get the word it was Winter, hmm---- X(Col. Flagg wrote: It is highly unusual for an eruption in Iceland to occur in the middle of winter but the early indications show Katla is building up power.
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You mean like this...bobhenstra wrote:You shake my cider it'll blow up before you take the lid off----
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Bob, how much alcohol you got in that thing?
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No. Not even close. If Katla blows there may be local damage - and most of that from jökulhlaup events - but the biggest threat by far is ash.truckshmuck wrote:If it blows or has a high magnitude quake Good bye east coast towns and cities.
Katla poses ZERO non-economic (travel) or climate danger to East coast towns or cities.