in winter
New tourism for Aurora borealis
31.12.2015
Increasingly, tourists come in winter to enjoy the beauty of the northern lights. Safety while travelling is always crucial, especially in winter conditions. The aim of Safetravel is to reduce the risk of accidents
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and water, „we are the only country with
the word „ice“ in its name. I welcome you all, in particular those who have
come from abroad. I hope you have a nice time here in Iceland. I hope you will
feel the warmth here – even though there is little or no volcanic activity
going on as we speak, and even though we worry about a warming world. There is
good warmth and there is bad warmth“ Mr
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at IMO (matthew[at]vedur.is). Attendance will be on a first come, first served basis. The closing date for registering for the workshop is Monday 22 August 2011.
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it takes the floodwater around 8-10 hours to come through from the meter at Sveinstindur and the meter at Eldvatn by Ása. Hydrogen sulfide travels with the running water from under the glacier.The flow is gradually increasing downstream, but typically it takes the
floodwater around 8-10 hours to come through from the meter at
Sveinstindur and the meter at Eldvatn by Ása.From 1.9.Steadily increased
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it takes the floodwater around 8-10 hours to come through from the meter at Sveinstindur and the meter at Eldvatn by Ása. Hydrogen sulfide travels with the running water from under the glacier.The flow is gradually increasing downstream, but typically it takes the
floodwater around 8-10 hours to come through from the meter at
Sveinstindur and the meter at Eldvatn by Ása.From 1.9.Steadily increased
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itself is however impassable and dangerous and attempts are not allowed. One of the tasks of Vatnajökull National Park is to lay out safe paths with time to come.
19 May 2015 - minor gas release
On May 19th a team from IMO reached Holuhraun lava field to make direct measurements of gases and modify instrumentation in the area.
Measurements inside the crater (where one and a half month ago up to 40
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itself is however impassable and dangerous and attempts are not allowed. One of the tasks of Vatnajökull National Park is to lay out safe paths with time to come.
19 May 2015 - minor gas release
On May 19th a team from IMO reached Holuhraun lava field to make direct measurements of gases and modify instrumentation in the area.
Measurements inside the crater (where one and a half month ago up to 40
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is the lowest level of three alert levels.
The area around Holuhraun is no longer closed. The lava field itself is however impassable
and dangerous and attempts are not allowed. One of the tasks of Vatnajökull National Park is
to lay out safe paths with time to come.
19 May 2015 - minor gas release
On May 19th a team from IMO reached Holuhraun lava field to make direct measurements of
gases
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was introduced late last winter (early 2012).
It is important to understand that more avalanches are likely to have fallen without being reported; most notices come from regions where avalanche observers work.
On the main page is a button (below left) for reporting avalanches. Another link invites comments on avalanches.
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of Icelandic Volcanoes (pdf 0.9 Mb).
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2016 On the Bárðarbunga gradual caldera collapse - An article in Science Activity in the Bárðarbunga system since the end of the eruption2015
Bárðarbunga AVCC now green
The eruption has come to an end
New equipment at Holuhraun
Monitoring device rescued from the lava
Warning banners removed2014
The segmented dyke intrusion explained
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