Bigger eruption on the horizon
Reykjavik, Feb. 9: Scientists in Iceland warn that a yet another volcano on the island is likely to erupt, threatening to spew out a blanket of dust that would dwarf last year’s eruption.
Geologists noticed an increased in the number of earthquakes around the island’s second largest volcano Bárdarbunga, according to the Daily Mail Reporter.
“The area around Bárdarbunga is showing signs of increased activity, which provides good reason to worry,” the Daily Mail Reporter quoted Mr Pall Einarsson, a professor
of geophysics at the University of Iceland, as saying.
Last year’s eruption of volcanos near Eyjafjallajokull, located in the south of the island, caused chaos around the world as hundreds of planes were grounded due to dust and ash filling the sky.
Mr Einarsson said: “A low number of seismometers in the area is making it more difficult to determine the scale and likely outcome of the current shifts.”
However, he told the Daily Mail Reporter there was “every reason to worry” as the sustained earthquake tremors to the north-east of the remote volcano range are the strongest recorded in recent times and there was “no doubt” the lava was rising.
The geologist complained that the lack of coverage from measuring devices means he cannot accurately detect the depth and exact location of the increased number of localised earth movements.
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