BS: News from Volcano Katla Iceland

Subject: BS: News from Volcano Katla Iceland
From: skarpi
Date: 06 Sep 11 - 07:09 PM

well all , today we tarted to be on alert she is waking up slowly ,
hot water is running down the river Múlakvísl and the glacier is melding and more magma is coming into the under the volcano , more earthquakes
small ones still

here is old news since yesterday I think
http://www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/daily_news/?cat_id=29314&ew_0_a_id=381847

but today more have happened .

so lets hope this will not happen , if it does its gonna be much bigger
than the Last one .

I will keep in form , but as always this will be in the news around the world if it goes up .

kv Skarpi

Subject: RE: BS: News from Volcano Katla Iceland
From: SINSULL
Date: 06 Sep 11 - 07:18 PM

Skarpi,
For a week now I have watched Hurricane Katia with dread. Weathermen keep saying she is going east and away but I still haven't been able to shake the feeling. I don't wish evil on you, my friend. But I suspect I have confused Katia and Katla.
Respect her, skarpi.
SINS

Subject: RE: BS: News from Volcano Katla Iceland
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 06 Sep 11 - 10:28 PM

Stay safe, Skarpi. Let us know what is happening.

Subject: RE: BS: News from Volcano Katla Iceland
From: Rapparee
Date: 06 Sep 11 - 11:50 PM

Skarpi, whatever you do, DON"T go up there and peek in! Just keep us informed.

Subject: RE: BS: News from Volcano Katla Iceland
From: skarpi
Date: 07 Sep 11 - 02:42 AM

so this morning , she quiet ....nothing ..that s Katla ...and then ..

no worry i am not going hiking any where this year

kv Skarpi

Subject: RE: BS: News from Volcano Katla Iceland
From: JohnInKansas
Date: 07 Sep 11 - 02:47 AM

Yeterday's Report (about noon East Coast US)

Iceland volcano sees surge in seismic activity

No immediate threat seen, but potential Katla eruption raises great fears

[Photo included at link.]

Associated Press
updated 9/6/2011 12:32:06 PM ET

REYKJAVIK, Iceland — A surge of small earthquakes has been reported around Iceland's Katla volcano, but scientists said Tuesday there is no immediate concern that the increased seismic activity will trigger a dangerous eruption.

Although earthquakes around Katla are common, an increase in cluster earthquakes is not.

"It's one of the most feared volcanoes, so we're closely monitoring it," said Pall Einarsson of the University of Iceland. "That said, it's normal for earthquakes to be detected around Katla. What's a bit unusual is that we're seeing swarms of small earthquakes, some occurring every 10 minutes or so."

Iceland sits on a large volcanic hot spot in the Atlantic's mid-oceanic ridge. Eruptions, common throughout Iceland's history, are often triggered by seismic activity when the Earth's plates move and when magma from deep underground pushes its way to the surface.
Like earthquakes, predicting the timing of volcanic eruptions is an imprecise science.

Last year's eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano forced hundreds of people to be evacuated and paralyzed international air travel for weeks because of a hovering ash cloud.

And history has shown that when Eyjafjallajokull volcano erupts, Katla — located under the massive Myrdalsjokull icecap — isn't far behind.

Katla, which threatens disastrous flooding if its ice cap melts, typically awakens every 80 years or so, and last erupted in 1918.
Activity around Katla started to increase around July but has since grown even stronger. The strongest earthquake detected so far has been a 3.0 magnitude. There also was flooding that wiped out a bridge in July.

Like people, each volcano has a different personality of sorts, says Einarsson.

"We look at the behavior, try to analyze patterns and then try to come up with an explanation," says Einarsson. "This is a bit difficult to interpret so far, but it's correct to say that it signals some sort of activity in the volcano and some sort of magna intrusions are probably taking place."

Geologists also are worried about the Hekla volcano, which unlike Katla, is not covered by a glacier and produces little seismic activity.

During the Middle Ages, Icelanders called the Hekla volcano, the country's most active, the "Gateway to Hell," believing that souls were dragged into the fire below.

"If we saw earthquakes like this in Hekla, we would immediately signal a warning sign," Einarsson said.

Another one of Iceland's volcanoes proved particularly deadly in 1783.
When Laki erupted, it freed gases that turned into smog. The smog floated across the jet stream, changing weather patterns. Many died from gas poisoning in the British Isles. Crop production fell in western Europe. Famine spread.

"Everyone has their eyes on a big Katla eruption," said Andy Russell with Newcastle University's Earth Surface Processes Research Group, who travels frequently to Iceland for research. "You can never say never, but I don't think there's need for alarm right now."

Russell said past Katla eruptions have caused floods the size of the Amazon and sent boulders as big as houses tumbling down valleys and roads. Flooding occurred within 45 minutes of the eruption, he said.
Iceland is one of the few places in the world where a mid-ocean ridge actually rises above sea level. Many volcanic eruptions along the ocean basin often go undetected because they can't be easily seen.

Dodds contributed to this report from London.

Copyright 2011 The Associated Press

Skarpi's report is likely to be more recent, and more pertinent to the information being reported where it matters most; but this is the latest I've seen in my news sources.

John

Subject: RE: BS: News from Volcano Katla Iceland
From: ragdall
Date: 07 Sep 11 - 03:38 AM

Stay safe and well, Skarpi.

rags

Subject: RE: BS: News from Volcano Katla Iceland
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 07 Sep 11 - 04:59 AM

I'll second that

sandra

Subject: RE: BS: News from Volcano Katla Iceland
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 07 Sep 11 - 05:00 AM

Look under Myrdalsjokull in the list on the L/H side, for up to date seismic reports. Katla is under this huge glacier.

Subject: RE: BS: News from Volcano Katla Iceland
From: gnu
Date: 07 Sep 11 - 05:10 PM

skarpi my friend... I hope you and yours are kept safe from harm.

Subject: RE: BS: News from Volcano Katla Iceland
From: skarpi
Date: 07 Sep 11 - 05:32 PM

well I am so far away from it now , but this mountain is a huge volcano and I hope it will not go up , but in the end it will and it will be a huge eruption sorry to say ...I am save ...but its snowing now here in my home ?? strange though ...

kv Skarpi

Subject: RE: BS: News from Volcano Katla Iceland
From: AllisonA(Animaterra)
Date: 07 Sep 11 - 06:00 PM

Thinking of you, and sending calming thoughts to Katla!

Subject: RE: BS: News from Volcano Katla Iceland
From: Gurney
Date: 08 Sep 11 - 12:41 AM

I remember reading about Katla in the 60s. When all that melted glacier hits the sea, it is going to wreck the fishing.

On the other hand, in about 2 million years, Iceland will be connected to Scotland by an archipelago of volcanic islands, so the theory goes.
Skarpi's descendants will be able to swim to France!