) monitors the natural hazards
in Iceland closely 24/7 through real-time measurements of
earthquakes, GPS and other data. In case of a sudden change in the
activity, the IMO specialists alarm the Civil Protection authorities
immediately which act if considered necessary in order to
respond to a possible emergency. Due to the recent seismic activity on the Reykjanes Peninsula, the
IMO has now
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phase.
During the last 2–3 days, the plume has been darker and wider than in the preceding week.
Tephra fall-out in the vicinity of Eyjafjallajökull has increased. From the location of the
steam plume over Gígjökull, lava has advanced over 3 km north of the eruption. Steam
plumes over the glacier edge from 19:40 GMT suggest that lava may have advanced even
further. A rough order-of-magnitude
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persists despite a
decrease in geothermal activity since last December.The source causing the inflation is
most likely injection of new magma. The volume change since the start of the
unrest is of the order of magnitude of 10 million m3 (about 0.2 m3/sec)
comparable to the intrusion activity in Eyjafjallajökull some years before the
eruption in 2010.New resistivity measurements indicate
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to melt. The pyroclastic
flows and jökulhlaup caused by the 1362 eruption are thought to have resulted
in the death of ~300 individuals. The magnitude of the 1362 jökulhlaup was of
order 100,000 m3/s, whereas the 1727 flood was about half that size.
In 1362 tephra fallout buried houses and villages with a deposit >40cm
thick.The Öræfajökull
eruption in 1362 has been one of the largest eruption
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changes have taken place in the climate of the Nordic countries in the last 20-30 years and changes on the same order of magnitude are expected until the middle of the 21st century. It was clear from many presentations at the conference that energy companies have already taken recent changes in climate and the consequent changes in hydrology into account in their operations. The companies
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it was on May 22nd moved to the Keflavik International Airport in Keflavík in order to detect ash if as was present in the atmosphere above the airport.
The IMO owns a weather radar which is situated on Miðnesheiði, close to the Keflavík airport. The main purpose of the weather radar is to monitor precipitation, but the but raindrops scatter the microwave radiation from the radar
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accidents and save human lives and valuables. Extensive groups of volunteers are always available, night and day, all year round.
The webpage Safetravel is run by ICE-SAR and is part of a bigger project in which a number of companies, public institutions and individuals combine their effort in order to reduce the risk of accidents in travelling and tourism in Iceland. The Icelandic Meteorological Office
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is mobilized in order to serve the users' interests. The Board will operate under the authority of the World Meteorological Congress.
Congress also approved a resolution on the implementation of the Global Framework for Climate Services. Eight fast track projects described in the implementation plan will serve to showcase the benefits of climate services for the improvement of livelihoods
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11.12.2012
The northern lights, Aurora Borealis, are often seen in Iceland. This spectacle requires dark and partly clear skies. IMO now provides combined information on aurora activity, cloud cover, sunlight and moonlight, in order to give aurora forecasts.
Cloud cover forecast is given
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and valuables. Extensive groups of volunteers are always available, night and day, all year round.
The webpage Safetravel is run by ICE-SAR and is part of a bigger project in which a number of companies, public institutions and individuals combine their effort in order to reduce the risk of accidents in travelling and tourism in Iceland. The Icelandic Meteorological Office has supported the Safetravel
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