Just before one o’clock tonight started a volcanic eruption in glacier Eyjafjallajokull in South Iceland. People in the danger zone are leaving their houses and the scientists are coming over in a helicopter to estimate the eruption. Nobody knows for sure now where exactly the eruption but the ashes are falling to the east and floods and lightnings are expected.
Last time there was a volcanic eruption in this glacier it was in 1823 and scientists and volcano amateurs have been “waiting” for this eruption for some time now, and the glacier has been watched intensely last few weeks.
About the glacier from skymounaineers.com: Eyjafjallajokull is a large stratovolcano topped by a 1.5 mile (2.5 km) diameter ice-filled caldera, with several major outlet glaciers pouring through gaps in the caldera rim. It is located directly on the south coast of Iceland, and its name means “Island Mountain Glacier” after the nearby Vestmannaeyjar (Westman Islands) just off the coast. Like many of the volcanoes of south and west Iceland, its climbing history dates back to the 1700′s. Access to the south and east flanks is very easy from the coastal highway. It is supposedly a very fine climb (with alpine ice climbing possibilities on several routes) and also a great ski ascent/descent.
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