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Increased glacial melt due to volcanic ash
In some areas of Iceland's glaciers, where ash from the Eyjafjallajökull volcanic eruption was sufficiently thick, glacial melt increased. However, on western Mýrdalsjökull ice cap which is next to Eyjafjallajökull, the ash was so thick that it acted as an insulator. Therefore, Markarfljót River had no increase in water discharge during the period of glacial melt.
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Flood warning system and jökulhlaups - Eyjafjallajökull
Jökulhlaups (glacier outburst floods) are more common in Iceland than elsewhere in the world because of the interaction of volcanoes with glaciers. The greatest jökulhlaups from the subglacial Katla volcano are among the largest floods that humans have witnessed.
Read moreGrímsvötn 2010
A glacier outburst flood (jökulhlaup) emerged from beneath the Vatnajökull ice cap on October 31, 2010. The floodwaters originate in the subglacial lake Grímsvötn, 50 km upstream from the glacier margin. This article presents updated information daily.
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