Katla Volcano News
|
Katla Volcano Iceland Katla volcano can be found under the south-eastern part of Icelands Myrdalsjokull icecap. Katla volcano has a large ice covered caldera which is 9 miles in diameter and is the fourth largest Icelandic volcano at 220 square miles. Katla has erupted many times in the past, usually once in every 80 years. The last major Katla eruption was on the 12th of October 1918, the eruption lasted for 24 days. Latest News: An Icelandic met office Katla news article states that in the early hours of 05 October 2011, an intense swarm of earthquakes registered in the Katla volcano caldera; the largest of these had a local magnitude of 3.9. There are no measurable signs that an eruption of Katla is imminent; however, given the high levels of earthquakes, the situation may change abruptly. |
In Icelandic with English subtitles |
Latest Katla Volcano News Headlines
Eruption Update for May 15, 2012: Iceland, Kilauea, Popocatépetl and Rubber Ducks Wired News In more salient news from Iceland, Jon Frimann reported that a small outburst flood occurred at Katla late last week, suggesting that it is still warm enough to melt some of the ice that caps the volcano. Now, the real question becomes how much of that ... |
 Greener Ideal | Green and Guilt-Free – 5 Great Geoparks Greener Ideal ... bane of newsreaders and air travellers everywhere, Katla Geopark also has a vast number of glaciers, craters, geysers, lava fields and thermal springs for which Iceland was most known before its banks went the way of the volcano back in 2008. |
Translational Volcanology ScienceCareers.org ... long recognized the hazards posed by Iceland's volcanoes; the London Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre (London VAAC) had been simulating the spread of ash from a hypothetical eruption of Eyjafjallajökull's neighboring Katla volcano for several years. |
 Radio Times | Icelandic Volcanos: Who Is Next? Radio Times But in terms of the volcanic history of Iceland, it was actually quite a minor eruption: there are potentially much more troublesome volcanos ready to blow. This stunningly photographed series returns with a survey of Grimsvotn (whose eruptions occur ... |
