Snow falling on Holuhraun

Snow covers the ground around the volcanic eruption in Holuhraun which is still ongoing and has been for almost a month. Tomorrow one month exactly has passed since the eruption started.

More lava hasn't flowed from a single volcanic eruption in Iceland since the eruption in the volcano Hekla in 1947.

Scientists believe more than 0.5 cubic kilometres of lava have reached the surface in the eruption in Holuhraun. In the eruption in Hekla in 1947 0.8 cubic kilometres reached the surface.

The lava from the eruption in Holuhraun is now larger than the lava Tröllahraun which was created in an eruption southeast of Bárðarbunga which lasted for two years from 1862-1864.

mbl.is

Bloggað um fréttina

Iceland Monitor — Fleiri fréttir

Í gær

Þriðjudaginn 17. september

Mánudaginn 16. september

Sunnudaginn 15. september

Laugardaginn 14. september

Föstudaginn 13. september

Fimmtudaginn 12. september

Miðvikudaginn 11. september

Þriðjudaginn 10. september

Mánudaginn 9. september

Sunnudaginn 8. september

Laugardaginn 7. september

Föstudaginn 6. september

Fimmtudaginn 5. september

Miðvikudaginn 4. september

Þriðjudaginn 3. september

Mánudaginn 2. september

Sunnudaginn 1. september

Laugardaginn 31. ágúst

Föstudaginn 30. ágúst

Fimmtudaginn 29. ágúst

Miðvikudaginn 28. ágúst

Þriðjudaginn 27. ágúst

Mánudaginn 26. ágúst

Sunnudaginn 25. ágúst

Laugardaginn 24. ágúst