According to a geologist with the Icelandic Institute of Natural History, the make-up of the ash in Bárðarbunga is unlikely to be as delicate as the ash from the Eyjafjallajökull glacier eruption in 2010.
As reported by ruv.is, eruptions in Bárðarbunga volcano have not been rhyolite-eruptions in the past, but the Eyjafjallajökull eruption was a rhyolite eruption with a mix of rhyolite and basalt.
The ash dispatched from a rhyolite eruption is quite different from the kind that is created from basalt eruptions. The ash from the Eyjafjallajökull eruption was delicate which meant it stayed in the atmosphere for a long time and travelled quite far. This resulted in a complete shutdown of the aviation industry in a large area.
FThe geologist ruv.is spoke to said that if Bárðarbunga were to erupt, the eruption would likely be something similar to the Grímsvötn volcanic eruption in 2011.
It is uncertain that international aviation will be affected should the earthquakes in subglacial Bárðarbunga volcano lead to a volcanic eruption.
According to a geologist with the Icelandic Institute of Natural History, the make-up of the ash in Bárðarbunga is unlikely to be as delicate as the ash from the Eyjafjallajökull glacier eruption in 2010.
As reported by ruv.is, eruptions in Bárðarbunga volcano have not been rhyolite-eruptions in the past, but the Eyjafjallajökull eruption was a rhyolite eruption with a mix of rhyolite and basalt.
The ash dispatched from a rhyolite eruption is quite different from the kind that is created from basalt eruptions. The ash from the Eyjafjallajökull eruption was delicate which meant it stayed in the atmosphere for a long time and travelled quite far. This resulted in a complete shutdown of the aviation industry in a large area.
FThe geologist ruv.is spoke to said that if Bárðarbunga were to erupt, the eruption would likely be something similar to the Grímsvötn volcanic eruption in 2011.
