20 March 2010

might heat up my spa action just a wee bit

[click image, link fixed, and you know you could pop in and mention it when I screw up like this, but nooooo....]

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Volcano erupts in Iceland; hundreds evacuated
By GUDJON HELGASON, Associated Press Writer — 24 mins ago

REYKJAVIK, Iceland – Authorities evacuated hundreds of people after a volcano erupted beneath a glacier in southern Iceland, Iceland's civil protection agency said Sunday.

The eruption occurred around 11:30 p.m. Saturday (1930 EDT) beneath the Eyjafjallajokull glacier, the fifth largest glacier in Iceland.The volcano is covered by an ice cap.

Fearing flooding from the glacier melt, authorities evacuated some 400 people in the area 160 kilometers (100 miles) southeast of the capital, Reykjavik, as a precaution but no damage or injuries have been reported, said Vidir Reynisson, the department manager for the Icelandic Civil Protection Department.

A state of emergency has been declared in communities near the 100 square mile (160 kilometers) glacier.

"We do not at this moment know the full extent of the eruption but a team is flying over the site now to evaluate the situation," said Reynisson.

A European volcanic island in the North Atlantic, Iceland is largely an arctic desert with mountains, glaciers and volcanoes and agricultural areas in the lowlands close to the coastline.

The last time the volcano erupted was in the 1820s.

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4 comments:

  1. Another link faux pas.

    I tried to find videos of the volcano caused flood in Iceland from the recent past without any luck. A volcano had erupted under a glacier creating a huge lake under the glacier which eventually broke out and flooded the areas downstream of the glacier.

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  2. I might be confusing...

    Another link faux pas. pertains to your photo link, not my efforts to find the video.

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  3. I can't believe this. WHAT is with the link screw-ups lately?

    And WHY doesn't anybody of all the people who come mention this? Is everyone on the feed? Or are they just sick of my bumbling or whut?

    Anyway, the link is fixed now, with video of this eruption......

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  4. All the videos I found this morning were static photos.

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