A new satellite photograph of Iceland clearly shows how the smoke from the Holuhraun eruption has travelled to the eastern regions of the country. Yesterday gas emissions from the Holuhraun eruption rose slightly and at 2600µg/m3 reached an all-time high in the village of Reyðarfjörður, East Iceland.
According to forecasts high concentrations of sulphuric gases may be expected in Fljótsdalur, Hérað, Jökuldalur, and Vopnafjörður in East Iceland today. The Environment Agency plans to set up new monitoring stations near Akureyri in North Iceland and in South Iceland.
Those who feel any discomfort while outside are advised to stay indoors, with windows closed and to turn off air conditioning.
The smell of gas has been detected in North Sweden and some parts of West Norway. Meteorologists in Norway believe the smell can be directly linked to the ongoing eruption in Holuraun.
“It is most likely sulphur emissions from the volcano that have been transported over the Atlantic to Norway. This is a very large eruption that has continued for some time now,“ meteorologist Vibeke Thyness explained in an interview with the Norwegian Broadcasting Service, NRK, on Tuesday.
According to the Icelandic Met Office the eruptive activity at Holuhraun continues at a similar intensity as previous days.
Measurements of air quality can be found on the webpage loftgaedi.is.
A new satellite photograph of Iceland clearly shows how the smoke from the Holuhraun eruption has travelled to the eastern regions of the country. Yesterday gas emissions from the Holuhraun eruption rose slightly and at 2600µg/m3 reached an all-time high in the village of Reyðarfjörður, East Iceland.
According to forecasts high concentrations of sulphuric gases may be expected in Fljótsdalur, Hérað, Jökuldalur, and Vopnafjörður in East Iceland today. The Environment Agency plans to set up new monitoring stations near Akureyri in North Iceland and in South Iceland.
Those who feel any discomfort while outside are advised to stay indoors, with windows closed and to turn off air conditioning.
The smell of gas has been detected in North Sweden and some parts of West Norway. Meteorologists in Norway believe the smell can be directly linked to the ongoing eruption in Holuraun.
“It is most likely sulphur emissions from the volcano that have been transported over the Atlantic to Norway. This is a very large eruption that has continued for some time now,“ meteorologist Vibeke Thyness explained in an interview with the Norwegian Broadcasting Service, NRK, on Tuesday.
According to the Icelandic Met Office the eruptive activity at Holuhraun continues at a similar intensity as previous days.
Measurements of air quality can be found on the webpage loftgaedi.is.
