The Icelandic Met Office (IMO) reports that over the past weeks, steam plumes have been seen rising from the new Holuhraun lava field, three months after the large eruption in Iceland's central highlands was declared over.
According to IMO the plumes are not a sign of a new eruption. The most likely explanation is that meltwater in the outlet rivers from the neighbouring Vatnajökull glacier has been increasing and then come in contact with the lava front which is still cooling. IMO say it is likely that such steam plumes will continue to be seen.
Read more: The eruption in Holuhraun is over
Read more: See the first photos from inside the burnt out Holuhraun crater
The eruption in Holuhraun lasted for 181 days. It began on 31 August 2104 and was over on 27 February.
Park rangers from Vatnajökull National Park are patrolling the area and have marked easily accessible viewpoints outside the perimeter of the eruption site. They plan to set out a marked hiking path through the vast, new lava field, which we believe will instantly become one of the most exciting trails in the country.
The Icelandic Met Office (IMO) reports that over the past weeks, steam plumes have been seen rising from the new Holuhraun lava field, three months after the large eruption in Iceland's central highlands was declared over.
According to IMO the plumes are not a sign of a new eruption. The most likely explanation is that meltwater in the outlet rivers from the neighbouring Vatnajökull glacier has been increasing and then come in contact with the lava front which is still cooling. IMO say it is likely that such steam plumes will continue to be seen.
Read more: The eruption in Holuhraun is over
Read more: See the first photos from inside the burnt out Holuhraun crater
The eruption in Holuhraun lasted for 181 days. It began on 31 August 2104 and was over on 27 February.
Park rangers from Vatnajökull National Park are patrolling the area and have marked easily accessible viewpoints outside the perimeter of the eruption site. They plan to set out a marked hiking path through the vast, new lava field, which we believe will instantly become one of the most exciting trails in the country.
