Sigurður Reynir Gíslason, a geochemist who is currently working near Grímsvötn on Vatnajökull glacier, maintains that the low pressure areas that have battered the country since November were in fact. a blessing in disguise.
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Scientists had feared that the volcanic ash from the Holuhraun eruption would settle on the Vatnajökull ice-cap. When the glacier would begin to thaw in spring, great amounts of the poisonous ash would seep into rivers and lakes, with disastrous effects.
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“The horrendous weather we’ve experienced this winter was in fact, a blessing. The heavy winds blew great amounts of volcanic ash from Holuhraun eruption out to sea, preventing it from settling on Vatnajökull glacier and minimising the damage,” he told the National Broadcasting Service.
Sigurður Reynir Gíslason, a geochemist who is currently working near Grímsvötn on Vatnajökull glacier, maintains that the low pressure areas that have battered the country since November were in fact. a blessing in disguise.
Read more: Snow polluted by volcanic gases can pose a threat to residents in east Iceland
Scientists had feared that the volcanic ash from the Holuhraun eruption would settle on the Vatnajökull ice-cap. When the glacier would begin to thaw in spring, great amounts of the poisonous ash would seep into rivers and lakes, with disastrous effects.
Read more: Is Holuhraun volcanic pollution to blame for mass deaths of field mice in South Iceland?
“The horrendous weather we’ve experienced this winter was in fact, a blessing. The heavy winds blew great amounts of volcanic ash from Holuhraun eruption out to sea, preventing it from settling on Vatnajökull glacier and minimising the damage,” he told the National Broadcasting Service.
