Posted by Dave Gorham on October 13, 2011
Presently, “Should I Blow?” might be answered with a resounding “Yes!” in the near future. Although volcanologists and seismologists can trace the current period of Katla unrest to 1999 and even a couple of times over the past year tremors and earthquakes have spurred concern of an imminent eruption, the current level of unrest is quite high. In fact, after a long period of magnitude-three tremors, a magnitude-four quake was detected last week.
Posted by Dave Gorham on July 14, 2011
Katla erupts! Just as I was about to upload this post on Iceland’s Hekla Volcano, news of the latest eruption of the Katla Volcano landed in my Inbox. Timing is everything, as they say. Read more of the most recent Katla eruption, as well as the imminent eruption of Hekla.
Posted by Dave Gorham on July 23, 2010
Though it’s not dead yet, officials from the Iceland Post company have moved forward with the issuance of three postal stamps commemorating the recent eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano. The stamps are silk-screened with ink containing silica ash taken from the eruption (of which there is no shortage). On March 20 of this year the [...]
Posted by Dave Gorham on April 22, 2010
From “The Big Picture” at Boston.com, these 35 pictures from Iceland are crisp, dramatic, emotional and breathtaking. You will really feel like you’re in the midst of it all — breathing the ash, feeling the fear and wondering how to carry on. For all the pictures, follow this link.
Posted by Dave Gorham on April 20, 2010
We’ve all heard by now about the major travel disruptions the Iceland volcanic eruption has caused across a major part of Europe. However, Europe isn’t the only place impacted by the April 14th ongoing eruptions. Volcanic ash may not have spread as far south as Kenya, in eastern Africa, but their economy has definitely been [...]
Posted by Dave Gorham on April 19, 2010
Just a guess, but these folks say you’re likely doing it wrong. How to say it.
Posted by Dave Gorham on April 19, 2010
According to Eurocontrol, on a typical Monday they expect 28,000 flights to take place but today only 8,000 to 9,000 flights actually will. I’m sure you’ve all heard by now about the major havoc the ash from Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull volcano has wrought on European air travel. By late Sunday, more than 63,000 flights had been [...]
