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Background
Jökulhlaups in Skaftá are sourced from two ice cauldrons, formed due to persistent geothermal activity beneath Vatnajökull. On average, the cauldrons drain every two years, producing floods of up to 1,500 cubic metres
per second. When the interval between floods is short the flood tends
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