; the flood was comparable in size to earlier
floods on 30 April. At 19:40 GMT, web-camera images of Gígjökull
showed plumes of steam rising from the glacier edge. Additionally,
steam is rising from the
delta that occupies the lake basin, suggesting
the discharge of near-boiling meltwater.
Conditions at eruption site:
Explosive activity has increased somewhat over the last 2–3 days; mass flux
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