Inhibitants of town Höfn in Hornafjörður fjord in South Iceland have been hit with rather intsense Holuhraun volcanic pollution today, as can be seen in the image above, via the Icelandic Met Office (IMO). Thankfully for Höfn the pollution is moving to the west and will drift over a narrow area from Skaftafell National Park to town Vík on the south coast tomorrow and Friday.
The pollution level is not expected to be high in populated areas over those two days, according to IMO's interactive map.
Read more: Gas pollution rose to 5400µg/m3 last night in Höfn in Hornafjörður
Read more: Volcanic gas measures six times higher than life threatening levels at Holuhraun
You can follow IMO's prediction of air quality on their interactive map, and air pollution measurements from around Iceland are here. Page is in Icelandic but each town/place is colour coded.
Air Quality Index (AQI)
GREEN Good
YELLOW Moderate
ORANGE Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
RED Unhealthy
PURPLE Very Unhealthy
MAROON Hazardous
Inhibitants of town Höfn in Hornafjörður fjord in South Iceland have been hit with rather intsense Holuhraun volcanic pollution today, as can be seen in the image above, via the Icelandic Met Office (IMO). Thankfully for Höfn the pollution is moving to the west and will drift over a narrow area from Skaftafell National Park to town Vík on the south coast tomorrow and Friday.
The pollution level is not expected to be high in populated areas over those two days, according to IMO's interactive map.
Read more: Gas pollution rose to 5400µg/m3 last night in Höfn in Hornafjörður
Read more: Volcanic gas measures six times higher than life threatening levels at Holuhraun
You can follow IMO's prediction of air quality on their interactive map, and air pollution measurements from around Iceland are here. Page is in Icelandic but each town/place is colour coded.
Air Quality Index (AQI)
GREEN Good
YELLOW Moderate
ORANGE Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
RED Unhealthy
PURPLE Very Unhealthy
MAROON Hazardous
