No volcanic ash has been detected

A fissure eruption has started at Holuhraun lava North of …
A fissure eruption has started at Holuhraun lava North of Dyngjujökull glacier in Vatnajökull glacier. mbl.is/kg

A fissure eruption has started at Holuhraun lava North of Dyngjujökull glacier in Vatnajökull glacier. No volcanic ash has been detected with the radar system. 

 Civil protection phase has been raised to Emergency phase and aviation color-code set by the Icelandic Met Office raised to red and restrictions on airspace have taken effect
over the eruption site.

Status update from departmend of civil protection and emergency management says that highland closures remain in effect.

The National Commissioner of the Icelandic Police, together with the District Commissioners in Húsavík and Seyðisfjörður, has decided to raise the Civil Protection phase to emergency phase, due to the eruption.

A lava eruption has started at Holuhraun lava, north of Dyngjujökull glacier in Vatnajökull glacier A fissure eruption has started north of Dyngjujökull (Holuhruan). Based on webcams and seismic data the eruption started at 00:02 (29/8/14). Scientists estimate the fissure to be ca 1 kilometer long.

No volcanic ash has been detected with the radar system at the moment. The wind field conditions in the area are wind blowing toward NW at 12 m/s at 5 km altitude. Seismic eruption tremor is low indicating effusive eruption without significant explosive activity.
Satellite infrared images confirmed thermal anomaly at 00:38. There are no signs of floodings.

The Icelandic Met office has raised the aviation color-code to red over the eruption site.
Latest information on the small volcanic eruption in central Iceland indicates that airborne ash material produced isminimal. The Reykjavik Air Traffic Control Center has declared an aviation danger area reaching 5.000 ft altitude covering part of the highlands North of Vatnajökull glacier. All Icelandic airports in Iceland are open. The Icelandic
Icelandic Transport Authority has issued a restricted area 10 nm around the volcano and up to 5000 ft. over the ground.

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