Massive
Volcanic
Eruption
Bombs
and Hits Iceland
Bárðarbunga (Iceland)
When: 7 September
Size: 2,009 meters above sea level, 200 KM long, 25 KM wide
Death and Injuries: Nil
Destruction: Nil
Country: Iceland
Massive Volcanic Eruption Bombs and Hits Iceland
ii
Table of Contents
Page 1 ............................................................................................ The Volcanic Eruption
Page 2 ............................................................................................. The Volcanic Eruption
Massive Volcanic Eruption Bombs and Hits Iceland
iii
When: 7 September 2014
Size: 2,009
meters above sea
level, 200 KM
long, 25 KM
wide
Death and
Injuries: Nil
Destruction: Nil
Country: Iceland
Massive Volcanic Eruption Bombs and Hits
Iceland
Bárðarbunga (Iceland)
As the Bárðarbunga is the most active
volcano in the world, it erupted again just on
7th September 2014.
The eruptive activity at Holuhraun has not
decreased, the Icelandic Meteo Office wrote:
"Magma flow is between 100 and 200 m3/s.
Lava fountains at the
The lava advances by about 1 km/day and its
Holorhaun fissure
eruption
area on 7 September 11, 2014’s afternoon was
around 16 km squares.
The eruption sites are the same as before. The eruptive intensity on the
southern fissure that opened on Friday is much less than on the northern
fissure that has been active since the beginning of the eruption.
The lava tongue now extends 11 km to the north and has reached the
western main branch of Jökulsá á Fjöllm River. However, no explosive
activity due to the lava and river water interaction has been observed, but
Massive Volcanic Eruption Bombs and Hits Iceland
1
steam rises from the lava. A white eruption cloud rises 3 - 4 km and is
directed to the north and northeast.
The eruption continues at similar levels as during the previous days. At the
eruptive fissures, most lava emission in the form of lava fountains is now
concentrated from the central vent on the main fissure.
Lava flows are expected to reach the Jokulsa an Fjollum glacial river in the
course of today. This could lead to phratomagmatic explosive activity.
Access to the area is strictly restricted and Iceland police has arrested
several people who entered the area on their own, according to RUV.
Here was the initial announcement early on Saturday morning: "It is
believed that a small sub-glacial lava-eruption has begun under the
Dyngjujökull glacier," the Icelandic Meteorological Office said. "The aviation
color code for the Bárðarbunga volcano has been changed from orange to
red" (red means an eruption is either imminent or in progress). “We are
relieved that there were no injuries or deaths during this volcanic eruption.”
Said the Iceland Meteorological Office.
Although there are no injuries on this eruption, there is more volcanic
eruption that causes tons of harm in Iceland.
Massive Volcanic Eruption Bombs and Hits Iceland
2
Massive Volcanic Eruption Bombs and Hits Iceland
3