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Logic · Nov 3, 2004, 12:43 PM

Originally posted by Judge_Fire:
Thanks, just got our car washed.

Reminds me of all the red snow we got back when Mt. Pinatubo blew up in the Philippines in 91. Any particular color to look for?

J

From what I've heard the ash is white, grey and black. Typical ash.

Some great pics from the current eruption.

http://www.raunvis.hi.is/~mtg/04gv/gv2004.htm

oh, and my fiancee just told me she will be flying over the volcano tomorrow with the Nordic Volcano Institute(or whatever it is called in English). I'm sure she'll take some pics as well.

Logic · Nov 3, 2004, 05:26 PM

If no one replies I'll stop bumping this thread. So let me know if you want any updates or the pics my fiancee is going to take tomorrow.

lil'babykitten · Nov 3, 2004, 05:47 PM

I want updates and pics tomorrow pleasey!

OB1 · Nov 3, 2004, 06:46 PM

Originally posted by Logic:
If no one replies I'll stop bumping this thread. So let me know if you want any updates or the pics my fiancee is going to take tomorrow.

More updates please!

hart · Nov 3, 2004, 07:17 PM

another vote of support here for continued info. Mt St Helens isn't doing much at the moment

MacGorilla · Nov 3, 2004, 08:04 PM

Originally posted by Logic:
From what I've heard the ash is white, grey and black. Typical ash.

Some great pics from the current eruption.

http://www.raunvis.hi.is/~mtg/04gv/gv2004.htm

oh, and my fiancee just told me she will be flying over the volcano tomorrow with the Nordic Volcano Institute(or whatever it is called in English). I'm sure she'll take some pics as well.

Excellent pics!

tie · Nov 3, 2004, 09:14 PM

Only moderately apropos, but I just read recently John McPhee's book The Control of Nature. One of the parts is on attempts to divert lava (by cooling it with seawater, for the most part) away from a harbor. This was in Iceland in the 70s, IIRC. Good book. I've walked right up to lava in Hawaii and it is pretty amazing. Geology is so slow that I sort of don't expect to be able to see it happening even on the scale of a lifetime. But (at least in certain places) things happen fairly quickly and all the time.

Evan_11 · Nov 3, 2004, 10:13 PM

Originally posted by Logic:
Linky

If anyone is interested I'll keep you posted on the latest developments and the history of that area etc etc etc.

Just let me know

Logic · Nov 4, 2004, 07:13 AM

It seems like the eruption has decreased significantly overnight. Which surprises most who were monitoring it. There might be a new smaller eruption under the glacier east of the first one but it hasn't been verified yet.

My fiancee is flying over it now and hopefully she'll get some good pics. I'll post them later tonight.

GoGoReggieXPowars · Nov 4, 2004, 02:41 PM

I'm going to marry an Icelandic princess and our kids will be named Eth and Thorn.

Logic · Nov 4, 2004, 04:38 PM

As promised, the pics!

http://www.hi.is/~glb/Eruption/

39 pics taken by my fiancee. Varying quality but quite a few good. Also added a few good ones in there not related to the eruption itself but were taken on the same flight.

Don't have time to describe what's happening on every pic right now so if there is anything you'd like to know what is or what's happening feel free to ask.

lil'babykitten · Nov 4, 2004, 04:49 PM

Cool pics!

Hey look, it made the BBC!

Awesome Power of Iceland Volcano

voodoo · Nov 4, 2004, 04:54 PM

Cool pics! Unfortunately this eruption wasn't quite powerful enough to sink that island. Here's hoping for next time!!

Logic · Nov 4, 2004, 04:56 PM

Originally posted by lil'babykitten:
Cool pics!

Hey look, it made the BBC!

Awesome Power of Iceland Volcano

I was just about to post that

Check out the video also

Logic · Nov 4, 2004, 04:58 PM

Originally posted by voodoo:
Cool pics! Unfortunately this eruption wasn't quite powerful enough to sink that island. Here's hoping for next time!!

Don't worry Katla will erupt in the next few years and will severely destroy a large part of the island. Then we can also expect one of the big ones to erupt soon. That will "force" us to move

Logic · Nov 4, 2004, 05:06 PM

Originally posted by tie:
Only moderately apropos, but I just read recently John McPhee's book The Control of Nature. One of the parts is on attempts to divert lava (by cooling it with seawater, for the most part) away from a harbor. This was in Iceland in the 70s, IIRC. Good book. I've walked right up to lava in Hawaii and it is pretty amazing. Geology is so slow that I sort of don't expect to be able to see it happening even on the scale of a lifetime. But (at least in certain places) things happen fairly quickly and all the time.

Yup, that was in Vestmannaeyjar. My dad worked there as a volunteer trying to save peoples belongings from the lava flowing through the village.

<whisper> I have a CBS(IIRC) show on it that I could "share" with you guys if you want

</whisper>

Here's a few pics from that eruption:

http://radio-blonde.stanford.edu/heimaey.jpg

http://www.fiu.edu/~lacc/hemisphere/images/!HEIMAEY.JPE

http://www.visindavefur.hi.is/myndir...973_280402.jpg

http://www.swissre.com/INTERNET/pwsg...U/MBUI-53M9AZ/$FILE/Haus1.jpg

http://www.chessbase.de/events/bilde...ykheimaey2.jpg

http://www.christiansoe-skole.dk/Chr...mages/Hmap.gif

http://www.icelandicgeographic.is/elgos2.jpg

And at last the most famous picture from the entrance to the cemetery:

It says: "I live and you will live"

MilkmanDan · Nov 5, 2004, 02:46 AM

Does this mean iceland has WMDs?

Logic · Nov 5, 2004, 09:39 AM

Latest news are that the eruption might be over. Which is weird compared to how it started.

I'll keep you updated if there is anything new that comes up.