Baugur is rather mellow with only three fountains. Their maximum height was about 120 m. A geodetic specialist arrived today to measure the height of the craters. Baugur proved to be about 60 m high and its fountains 60 m above that, or around 120 m in total. Baugur's babies are still active and were boiling and murmuring throughout the day.
In general, eruptive activity has diminished and all
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Baugur is rather mellow with only three fountains. Their maximum height was about 120 m. A geodetic specialist arrived today to measure the height of the craters. Baugur proved to be about 60 m high and its fountains 60 m above that, or around 120 m in total. Baugur's babies are still active and were boiling and murmuring throughout the day.
In general, eruptive activity has diminished and all
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and western sides of the crater
lake is a wall of ice. On the northern side a tephra wall rises 20 meters
above the water. The ice walls at the southwestern corner of the crater
are melting, i.e. at the site of the vent that was active 4 – 6 June. The
rate of melting is assumed to be about one cuber meter per second.
Seismic tremor: Low tremor level. Pulses are observed off and on.
Earthquakes
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; University of Iceland
5.8.2014
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In the evening of 21 July 2014, a large rockslide occurred in Askja, which descended into the
caldera lake (Lake Öskjuvatn). The slide was released from the southeastern caldera wall in
an area called “Suðurbotnar”. It is one of the largest known rockslides since the settlement of
Iceland. The slide covered
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In the evening of 21 July 2014, a large rockslide occurred in Askja, which descended into the caldera lake (Lake Öskjuvatn). The slide was released from the southeastern caldera wall in an area called “Suðurbotnar”. It is one of the largest known rockslides since the settlement of Iceland. The slide covered most
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those already reported. Oxygen was measured at
normal levels, so there is no evidence of carbon dioxide (CO2)
accumulation, but this was not measured on these devices. Sulfur dioxide (SO2)
was not detected in the cave.An addition hazard is the potential
for roof collapse. During another visit in the past week, an ice block sized
2*4*0.4 m was seen to have collapsed from a side wall near
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be displaced and wall plastering might be damaged. Severe damage of well-built dwellings is not expected. The intensity of a large earthquake in this region can reach levels VI-VII on the Mercalli Scale.
It is important to regularly remind all inhabitants in seismically active regions about potential earthquake hazards. People should review their own security measures and preparedness for a large
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1). Over the same period, the average total number of
people reported affected2 per decade rose by 1200%, from
approximately 38 thousand to 480 thousand. Meanwhile,
the total cost of reported damage3 doubled, from US$ 1.2
billion to US$ 2.4 billion (2006 prices), although this could
partially be explained by a higher density or vulnerability
of infrastructure and areas being used by humans. More
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landslides that caused accidents or
damage to property, were documented in the early part of the 20th century. In the last decades,
most landslides that have occurred near the settlement have been recorded. The location of at
least 100 landslides within the settlement or in close proximity to it are known and it may be
estimated that the total number of landslides in area since 1882 is at least 3–4 times
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about 28% and losses from the polar ice sheets
contributing the remainder. From 1993 to 2003 the sum of these
climate contributions is consistent within uncertainties with the total
sea level rise that is directly observed. {WGI 4.6, 4.8, 5.5, SPM, Table
SPM.1}
Observed decreases in snow and ice extent are also consistent
with warming (Figure 1.1). Satellite data since 1978 show that an-
nual average
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