in Holuhraun 31 August 2014. This photo is taken 31 January 2015 of the lava field, by then closely approaching 85 square kilometers. A month later, 28 February 2015, the eruption is declared over.
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in Vatnajökull is also being closely monitored (see plot 17 - 29 September), the last jökulhlaup from there having occurred in 2010.
Remark
29.9.2015 at 22:28: Floodwater is beginning to drain from the eastern Skaftá ice-cauldron, located beneath Vatnajökull. According to GPS measurements, the ice-surface above the lake began to subside late on 27 September. The rate of subsidence is increasing
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Violent storm expected in the South
3.12.2015
A strong gale warning (average windspeed above 20 m/s) is effect in Iceland on Friday afternoon, and a violent storm (average wind speed, above 28 m/s) is expected in the southern
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km south-southwest of the
eruption site at 15:00 GMT.
Lightning: Four lightning strikes detected over the summit of Eyjafjallajökull between
19:47 and 20:03 GMT on 28 April.
Noises: Booming sounds were reported yesterday evening, and again this morning,
from Selsund, located ~40 km north-northwest of the eruption site.
Additional note: 16:13 GMT: A sulphur smell was detected at 3
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was broken by an astounding 1,7 degree margin, the former record being 18.8 degrees, measured in Eskifjörður in the Eastern Fjords on 28 March 2000.
Many local maximum temperature records where also exceeded, amongst those at Teigarhorn in the Eastern Fjords where the maximum rose to 18.2 degrees. The daily recording of maximum temperature at Teigarhorn began in 1872 and the new record exceeded
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showers at sea level. Average wind speeds may be expected to exceed 28 m/s, which is whole gale according to the Beaufort wind scale. Wind gusts can be exptected to reach 50 m/s, especially to the north and east of mountains (the leeside).
On Monday morning, southwest gale or strong gale (18-25 m/s) is forecasted, with winds moderating somewhat during the afternoon (13-20 m/s). Snowshowers
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Eruption in Eyjafjallajökull
Status Report: 19:00 GMT, 28 April 2010
Icelandic Meteorological Office and Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Iceland
Compiled by: MJR / SSJ / MTG / FS / SRG / GS / KH
Based on: IMO seismic monitoring; IES-IMO GPS monitoring; IMO river gauges; web
cameras of the eruption site from Vodafone, Mila, and Múlakot; IMO weather
radar measurements; information
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23.2.2017
The Icelandic Meteorological Office wants to emphasize the extremely bad weather that is expected tomorrow Friday 24th of February. Windspeed is expected to be 20 - 28 m/s (45 - 62 miles/hour) in the south and west part after noon, tomorrow with strong gusts up to 40 m/s
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