Volcanic pollution from the Holuhraun eruption in the central highlands is expected west of the eruption site today (Wednesday) and tomorrow.
According to the Icelandic Met Office's (IMO) interactive map air quality should be good in all populated areas today.
You can view air pollution measurements from around Iceland here. Page is in Icelandic but each town/place is colour coded.
Live air pollution measurements from Reykjavík's monitoring are sites here.
Air Quality Index (AQI)
GREEN Good
YELLOW Moderate
ORANGE Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
RED Unhealthy
PURPLE Very Unhealthy
MAROON Hazardous
And here is the interactive map by the Icelandic Met Office (IMO) showing how the gases from the eruption in the centrel highlands will travel over Iceland in the next 36 hours.
Volcanic pollution from the Holuhraun eruption in the central highlands is expected west of the eruption site today (Wednesday) and tomorrow.
According to the Icelandic Met Office's (IMO) interactive map air quality should be good in all populated areas today.
You can view air pollution measurements from around Iceland here. Page is in Icelandic but each town/place is colour coded.
Live air pollution measurements from Reykjavík's monitoring are sites here.
Air Quality Index (AQI)
GREEN Good
YELLOW Moderate
ORANGE Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
RED Unhealthy
PURPLE Very Unhealthy
MAROON Hazardous
And here is the interactive map by the Icelandic Met Office (IMO) showing how the gases from the eruption in the centrel highlands will travel over Iceland in the next 36 hours.
