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Bįršarbunga Volcano
The Bįršarbunga volcano under Vantajokull Glacier is near eruption . It remains to be seen just how large this event will be and whether it will be as disruptive to air travel as the last event. This volcano is under the North end of Europe's largest glacier, the resulting jökulhlaup ( Glacier run, flood ) could generate as much water volume as the Amazon River. This water will travel over Europe's most powerful waterfall Detifoss, they say "Once you stand at the edge of Detifoss you will no longer be the same". After several weeks of earth quakes and conditions being upgraded to orange with evacuations now they have upgraded conditions to red.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/code-o...161204670.html
http://icelandreview.com/news/2014/0...down-dettifoss
http://www.thewire.com/global/2014/0...-alert/379030/
http://news.yahoo.com/iceland-raises...153326005.html
Edit: Here are some additional links to the volcanic activity: http://www.ruv.is/frett/jokullinn-obreyttur-fra-i-gaer in Icelandic 
http://www.ruv.is/volcano English
http://vedur2.mogt.is/grimsfjall/webcam/ Live Web Cam
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-1...e-forgets.html
Link to explanation of current activity: http://www.ruv.is/frett/the-powers-a...th-the-surface
Link to great video of erruption: http://www.ruv.is/frett/everything-c...en-night-falls
All is happening directly above where the North American tectonic plate is separating from the European plate, just as it should.
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Last edited by Golf1echo; 11-10-2014 at 08:34.
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