Here in California we had looky lous standing on the beach trying to observe the predicted deadly waves. People can be brave and stupid, but I don't know if volcanic danger can be effectively...
Here in California we had looky lous standing on the beach trying to observe the predicted deadly waves. People can be brave and stupid, but I don't know if volcanic danger can be effectively predictable.
I'm no expert but I'm a geology enthusiast and have followed this story since the first major earthquake swarm. This type of basaltic eruption is about as predictable as they come – it occurred...
I'm no expert but I'm a geology enthusiast and have followed this story since the first major earthquake swarm. This type of basaltic eruption is about as predictable as they come – it occurred along a known rift zone and was precursed by thousands of earthquakes. The Icelandic government is no stranger to eruptions like this and they cordoned off the area, including evacuating the nearby town of Grindavik and building a levee around an adjacent powerplant. If there was ever a volcanic eruption that was conducive to tourism I'd say this was it; just a shame it ended so soon.
If you'd like to learn more I recommend visiting Shawn Willsey' YouTube channel. He's been covering this eruption since the start and goes into some of the data that's used to forecast these things.
Here in California we had looky lous standing on the beach trying to observe the predicted deadly waves. People can be brave and stupid, but I don't know if volcanic danger can be effectively predictable.
We have some experts on Tildes if they are still here.
https://tildes.net/~science/16z1/is_anyone_here_interested_in_talking_about_volcanoes
I'm no expert but I'm a geology enthusiast and have followed this story since the first major earthquake swarm. This type of basaltic eruption is about as predictable as they come – it occurred along a known rift zone and was precursed by thousands of earthquakes. The Icelandic government is no stranger to eruptions like this and they cordoned off the area, including evacuating the nearby town of Grindavik and building a levee around an adjacent powerplant. If there was ever a volcanic eruption that was conducive to tourism I'd say this was it; just a shame it ended so soon.
If you'd like to learn more I recommend visiting Shawn Willsey' YouTube channel. He's been covering this eruption since the start and goes into some of the data that's used to forecast these things.