Although the gas emission is smaller than it was in the first weeks of the eruption conditions at Holuhraun are still extremely dangerous according the Icelandic Met Office (IMO), which has scientists working on site.
IMO estimates that the eruption produces 35,000 tons of sulfur dioxide (SO2) daily. Gas emissions at the eruption site are life threatening, and everyone working in the area is required to be equipped with a gas mask and a gas meter. Local winds can change suddenly and unpredictably due to thermal convection from the burning hot lava.
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The activity both in Bárðarbunga and at the eruption site in Holuhraun continues at stable levels. The strongest earthquake at the Bárðarbunga caldera was magnitude 4.7 that hit yesterday morning at 10.32 on the southern caldera rim reports IMO. In total, approximately 40 earthquakes were detected around the caldera.
IMO provides daily gas dispersion prediction. The eruption is in Iceland's central highlands far from populated areas.
Although the gas emission is smaller than it was in the first weeks of the eruption conditions at Holuhraun are still extremely dangerous according the Icelandic Met Office (IMO), which has scientists working on site.
IMO estimates that the eruption produces 35,000 tons of sulfur dioxide (SO2) daily. Gas emissions at the eruption site are life threatening, and everyone working in the area is required to be equipped with a gas mask and a gas meter. Local winds can change suddenly and unpredictably due to thermal convection from the burning hot lava.
Read more: Sulfur dioxide gas released in the Holuhraun eruption is raising concerns
Read more: Harmful gases emitted at Holuhraun lava field stirs up memories of 18th century Laki eruption
Read more: Distance from Bárðarbunga volcano to Reykjavík and towns in Iceland
The activity both in Bárðarbunga and at the eruption site in Holuhraun continues at stable levels. The strongest earthquake at the Bárðarbunga caldera was magnitude 4.7 that hit yesterday morning at 10.32 on the southern caldera rim reports IMO. In total, approximately 40 earthquakes were detected around the caldera.
IMO provides daily gas dispersion prediction. The eruption is in Iceland's central highlands far from populated areas.
