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The rapidly advancing lava has reached glacial river Jökulsá á Fjöllum 1454

9. ágú 2014 10:44

The eruptive activity at Holuhraun lava field remains strong. According to the Icelandic Met Office (IMO) the magma flow is between 100 and 200 cubic meters per second (m3/s) or between 3,531 and 7,062 cubic feets per second (ft3/s).

The lava advances by about 1 kilometer per day (0.61 mi) and its area has spread over 16 km2 (6.18 mi2). That's close to one third of the size of Manhattan island.

Eruption has stopped in the smaller southern fissures that opened on Friday but is onoing in the northern fissure that has been active since the beginning of the eruption on August 31.

The lava tongue now extends over 11 km (6.8 mi) to the north and has reached the western main branch of Jökulsá á Fjöllum river. According to IMO no explosive activity due to the lava and river water interaction has been observed, but steam rises from the lava. A white eruption cloud rises 3-4 km (1.8-2.4 mi) and is directed to the north and northeas.

Below is a great video shot by filmmaker Jón Gústavsson of the eruption during night. It was shot from a helicopter.

Volcano at night – Iceland September 4 2014 from Jon Gustafsson on Vimeo.

 

The eruptive activity at Holuhraun lava field remains strong. According to the Icelandic Met Office (IMO) the magma flow is between 100 and 200 cubic meters per second (m3/s) or between 3,531 and 7,062 cubic feets per second (ft3/s).

The lava advances by about 1 kilometer per day (0.61 mi) and its area has spread over 16 km2 (6.18 mi2). That's close to one third of the size of Manhattan island.

Eruption has stopped in the smaller southern fissures that opened on Friday but is onoing in the northern fissure that has been active since the beginning of the eruption on August 31.

The lava tongue now extends over 11 km (6.8 mi) to the north and has reached the western main branch of Jökulsá á Fjöllum river. According to IMO no explosive activity due to the lava and river water interaction has been observed, but steam rises from the lava. A white eruption cloud rises 3-4 km (1.8-2.4 mi) and is directed to the north and northeas.

Below is a great video shot by filmmaker Jón Gústavsson of the eruption during night. It was shot from a helicopter.

Volcano at night – Iceland September 4 2014 from Jon Gustafsson on Vimeo.