Latest report from the volcano Eyjafjallajokull

12:00 AM In the fyrst day of summer. Agitation on earthquake measures is a stable. Steam rising less than 3 km. This steam not shows in radar. Eruption is probably stable and almost clean. It is possibly a small ash fall near the volcano for today.The weather is getting worse and risk of Snow.

Katla is still quiet and sleeps like a stone.

12:00 PM Update on activity Eruption in Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland

21:00 PM Possible that two of the four international airports will be closed tomorrow Friday 23. Apríl. It can be expexted that the flight zone for Keflavik and Reykjavík Airports will be closed for a certain period of time-Important message

The litlebrother of Katla slow down.

It is possibility at only one of three craters in Eyfell Volcano as activity to day. In yesterday the volcanic cloud rose to an altitude of 20,000 feet (6-7 km) but could rise further as the wind dies down. In Wednesday morning there will in all probability be need for masks in East of volcano area. Later in the day masks will probably be needed in country Southwest of the volcano area and possibly in the Westman Islands. There will be no need for masks in Reykjavik or nearly town, which is not at risk for ash fall.

Katla stay still silent and sleep a good.

12:00PM Steam with a litle ash, rising low (+-3km) to south from the volcano. Erupton stay active. Wind NW 5m/s Visibility good.

14:00 PM Heavy gas explocion's in the craters. Lawa blows up to 50-100 meters. Only one craters as activy now. A white steam rising high. No longer risk for ashfall.
17:00 PM Large and thick white steam columns rise from the volcano.Visibility is deteriorating and likely to not be shown to volcano the next 170 hours.

20:00 PM No longer visibility. High pollution, fluoride has been detected in ash from the volcano.

NASA Observes Ash Plume of Icelandic Volcano

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Artist photo from the volcanic disaster

Icelandic tourism leaders are crazy for words, the President spoke on the volcano Katla. (They think that now, no one will come here out in fear: Is it true?)

Europe, you're free today

Congratulations, you can fly again. Now comes the almost steam from the volcano glacier and very little ash. Weather: Rather slow north direction at first, but turns clockwise in the south towards the afternoon. Rainy afternoon. Expected ash falling all around Eyjafell, but the west wind in the evening and then moves to the East Volcanic Ash. North direction in the morrow morning and Volcanic Ash to the south.
Smoke has decreased a lot from yesterday and a little Volcanic Ash. Agitation of the earthquake measure is similar to yesterday. Visibility is good.

Be good to each other and visit Iceland if you can. See with your eyes all that has happened!

The Icelandic Coastguard flew with experts to the volcano yesterday afternoon to monitor the eruption. There is still considerable volcanic activity at the site and three seemingly separate craters are still erupting. The plume is still rising but it is smaller and lighter, indicating that there is not much ash in it. Accumulating ash seems to be forming a ridge along the edges of the volcano. Lava splatter was hurled 1,5 – 3 km up in the air by explosions in the crater this morning. Further to the south clouds of ash reached a height of 5-6 km. No lava flow was observed from the volcano.
There is no risk of flash floods because the water is continuously flowing off the glacier.

1:00 PM Latest results from GPS stations around "Eyjafjallajokull" show deflationassociated with the eruption. No movements associated with the Katlavolcano are presently observed.

Information be for this glacier Volcanic Eruption from Media Team in the Emergency Management Center at Skogarhlid 14, Reykjavík, are: (+354) 570 2634 and 570 2633 between 08:00 and 20:00 in local time.

This world is coal black

Under the ash cloud is more darkness than the darkest winter night when the sun is in the air. There is silence, no birds sing. The ash as like a cement powder, stay on everything, everywhere and whatever he touches. The wind is worse than a desert sand storm, smuggling into houses and cars and black shit everywhere. As dry asphalt over everything, the rain covers ashes of uncleanness mud. 10 cm thick in some places covered with the vegetation and grass. The waterfall, like "Skogarfoss" and this river have this color. You can not go out without a mask and glasses. After a while you become black, as you were born in Africa or whole life working in coal mining and everything is black, also animals and birds and trees and everything, including houses. This world is coal black, as painted by Mr. Crazy artist.

Picture Picture Picture Picture Picture Video
Here can yoy watch the Volcano fire in the night, and the smoke on the day.

Ash from the volcano is probably finished

Now comes the massive lava from volcano "Eyjafell glacier". Lava falls on a glacier and make steam smoke. It has not been flooded today and scientists do not expect more flooding. It is not impossible that the water in the streams may grow and cause problem. Main Road from "Hvolsvollur" is still closed.

4:00 PM Ash fall is now activity in tis time and lay south of the volcano.Ash today comes mostly after wind taken from the glacier.

9:00 PM National road 1.
Due to changed conditions the road between "Markarfljot" and "Skogar" will be opened to general traffic. Visibility is still very limited.
Map, closed /open road.
MODIS Ash cloud

Last night Ashfall

Large amounts of volcanic ash have fallen in the area from "Asolfskali" to "Solheimajokull" during the night. Work is in progress to close off National route 1(Sudurlandsvegur) from "Markarfljotsbru" as far as "Solheimajokull". Visibility has been at around 400 to 500m, reducing to 100m in some areas. This morning there were reports from "Thorvaldseyri" that there was almost no visibility at all.
From midnight last night steady northly winds blew over the eruption, which according to informtion from the Icelandic Met Office, should continue today and therefore present the possibility of ash fall in the area under the glacier and even over "Vestmannaeyjar", as tell Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Management.

Currently now is less smoke from the volcano, but the last few days. The smoke is low and makes more ash fall over the land. There as dark like middle of night these movements.

11. AM Lawa erupton has now started from the Volcano. Today blow northly winds with clear visibility from Eyrarbakki.

Live camera

Is the Volcano Falling to Sleep?

Eruption has decreased today. The question is whether it is good news or bad news. The good news is that now will be flying again. Bad news is, maybe it can start up again.

Wildlife’s health in danger.
As much ash has fallen on the fields and meadows, is the health of both animals and birds in grave danger, nearly the Eyjafjalla area. Farmers try to save their animals, but birds must have to save themselves. Many birds try to fly from the ash, into a house's or barn's with a farmers near the volcano area.

Ash tracking

NASA Observes Ash Plume of Icelandic Volcano

Flightradar

Ash map forecast today

Northwest wind blows the ash to sea.

A northwest wind is forecast in the area of the volcano tonight. Tomorrow Sunday the wind is expected to blow at 5-13 m/s from the west and southwest. Ash fall is expected on the stretch from eastern “Eyjafjoll” to “Mýrdalssandur”, while the region around “Mýrdalsjokull” is expected to be most heavily afflicted.

Many travelers will see the volcanic area.

Representatives from the tourism industry convened today with representatives from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Management. According to information released in this meeting around 1800 passengers are waiting for flights in Iceland. These passengers are all comfortably accommodated and the situation is calm. The waiting passengers have been offered guest passes giving them free access to museums and swimming pools. This measure is very popular among tourists. There are no passengers waiting at Leifsstöð Icelandic International Airport.
Roughly speaking, up to 90% of Iceland, including the Reykjavik area, has not been affected by the eruption in any direct way. All infrastructure of the country is unaffected, except roads in the flooding area below the glacier.

Eyjafallajokull - Heavy Ash fall to day and Lightening

Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Management emphasise that "Eyjafjallajokull" glacier and the foothills around the area is closed to the public. Local changes in wind direction combined with heavy ash fall and lightening around the ash plume create hazardous conditions.
The volcanic eruption under "Eyjafjallajokull" glacier has shown signs of increasing activity throughout the morning. Significant amounts of ash have fallen in inhabited areas to the south of the glacier and extending as far to the west as "Saudhusvellir", close to "Skogará", and to "Mýrdalssandur" in the east. Ash fall has significantly affected visibility in localised areas to the south of the glacier and around "Núpur" making travel by vehicle impossible for a while. Lightening has been reported in the volcano’s ash plume.

The Police are enforcing travel restrictions in and around the area. National Route 1 is closed to traffic between "Hvolsvollur" and "Skógará". Route 261, "Fljotshlídarvegur" is closed from "Smáratún". Police report heavy traffic towards "Hvolsvollur". Police point out that, unlike the eruption "Fimmvörduháls", the eruption under the "Eyjafjallajokull" glacier cannot be considered a tourist destination. The situation in and around the area of the glacier is hazardous.

Practically all flights over mid, north and eastern Europe have been cancelled today.The VAAC (Volcanic Ash Advisory Center) advisory forecast until midnight tonight indicates that this situation will remain unchanged for the time being. The volcano has not effected the possibility to fly to and from America from Iceland.

More information.

Ash cloud swallowe a farm

Volcanic Ash began fall over willage nearly "Island Mountain Eyjafjoll" by 9 PM last night. Beginning was a horror the witness tell, but super-large ash clouds seemed to creep down "Eyjafjöll" and swallowed a farm willage which are at the roots. Cloud was coal black and very dense. The willage had been leave.

Iceland Black Smoke come from Hell

Route of "The Vik Myrdal" is closed due to heavy ash rain from the volcano. Flood waters at the old "Markarfljotsbru" bridge had Risen at half meters just before 18:00 today. An New Coast Guard Plane cloud observed from the Volcanic eruption reaching 30.000 feet this afternoon. Strong Winds of 85 to 90 Knot (167 km / hour) Were measured at 19.000 feet.

The Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Management is Aware of a Thick cloud over the town "Kirkjubaearklaustur" Although little Ash has fallen to the ground. Most of the Ash appear to be Rising to a high altitude, spreading impression. Other built-up areas in Iceland are not known to have experienced ash fall. Northerly winds are forecast tonight with anticipated ash fall to the south of Eyjafjallajökull glacier.

More information: Eyjafjallajokull glacier volcanic eruption: situation report at 18:00

In the afternoon was a chance to take pictures of the volcanic smoke.

The Icelandic National road 1 closed to day.

"It was just awful here yesterday. It was just like darkness and when you go to sleep at night, " said one farmer who received a rain of ash over his farm.

Many roads near the volcano "Eyjafell" are closed. The Flash floods yesterday has washed away the main road.



Health Hazard of Volcanic Ash
There is considerable Ash fall resulting from the volcanic eruption under the glacier “Eyjafjallajokull”. The Ash that is falling is composed of fine and course particles. The wind directions and other Meteorological Conditions have an Impact on where the Ash fall to earth.

Air traffic in the ten-kilometer radius around the Volcano is prohibited and will be so until noon on Monday.

Today was a fog over the area but now is gradually to better weather. Tomorrow will be possible to get better pictures of the disaster.

Important from the Civil Protection Department:

Live camera from the"EYFELL"
New eruption video
News from the TV side

NASA'S Terra Satellite Captures Ash Plume of Icelandic Volcano

RED ALLERT IN ICELAND!

19:00 High flood warning In Iceland! "Eyjafell" area

From the Civil Protection Department:
The Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Management has ordered an immediate evacuation of the area due to the imminent and immediate danger of flash flooding. Reports confirm a large body of water emerging from under Gigjokul. Inhabitants are instructed to evacuate immediately to higher ground or safe areas.
The water is expected to breach the flood barriers at Thorolfssfell in Fljotshlid.

22:00 Flood Warning has expired. Tonight was glacial floods, without major damage.

The Glacial eruption will possible active over many weeks with hazardous ash. Today the heavy ash falls to the east.

The most powerfule volcano Katla is silent and not likely to wake up earlier than "Eyfell" is done with his power. Icelanders are now worrying about the Volcano "Vatnajokull" glacier wants to wake up later this year or maybe next.

No flights due to ash from Iceland

Flights in the UK, Norway, Sweden and Ireland early this morning were cancelled as Ash from the eruption of a volanco beneath Iceland's "Eyjafjalla Glacier" moved east across the Atlantic. Airport Iceland will be still open today.

Yesterday came two floods from the glacier and damaged the main road. Ash from the eruption can damage vegetation and animal life on a large area. Fishing areas near the coast are also in risk after floods from the glacier.

Bad weather, fog and ash close view to the volcano today.

More information from the Civil Protection Department.

Volcanic eruptions under the ice started

A new eruption began last night under glacier "Eyjafjallajokull" in sauth Iceland, and melted a hole in the glacier. High risk of flooding in the river "Markarfljot" and under the mountain "Eyjafjoll". The main road, National Route 1, is now closed in this area.

The Civil Protection Department tell:
The run off from the glacier "Gigjokull" is increasing. The walkers’ bridge has been swept away in the direction of the sea. The eruption is curtailed to the top crater and not on the south western side as was originally thought. A deluge is beginning to roar down the southern slopes of "Eyjafallajokull" according to a report from a local farmer at Thorvaldseyri.
Farmers who went into the danger area this morning to feed their cattle are asked to leave immediately.

Tonight: Ash falls now in the lands to farmers in the nearby volcano. Sometimes so much that visibility is only 50 meters.

First volcanoes death toll

Three people were driving to see an eruption of Fimmvörðuháls, but they get lost in the Desert Mountains. When the car was petrol available, they walk back. Their phone is not working and they could not ask for help. It was cold and bad weather. Two people died in the cold weather after a short walk. Rescue team rescued one person.

Volcanic frenzy

Volcanic area residents like to go away, but thousands of tourists come to see an eruption in "Eyjafjallajokul". It is allowed to go on view point to view the disaster or use the helicopter service. Climber people can access the site from two directions and have hundreds of people walk on the mountain to see this great natural disaster.

Ghosts Village

In hundreds of years has been a war between a group of ghosts and the Icelandic village residents Stokkseyri. Early last century could be priest’s overthrows ghosts back in the grave. But so badly wanted to be a ghost named Móri escaped from the Ghostbusters and went into hiding. The population treated even peace in one generation. Now seems to be Móri have come back with a new army of ghosts. It is said that people cannot sleep, hear strange sounds and seeing the mysterious shadows without reason. The worst is, however, when the cars without the driver run at night while the moon is full. Ghost’s Experts are now study the case and believe the reason is a new museum set about ghosts in the village, but other say it's problem coming from a HAARP station nearly Stokkseyri town. The museum news of the ghost problem More news

A new volcano is born

New volcano with Eyjafjalla glacier on "Fimmvorduhals" grows by the day and lava flows like waterfalls down the slopes. Lava is heading the camp in "Thorsmork". A large number of tourists come to see the eruption.

High risk exposure.

Continuing earthquakes in the old volcano below the glacier, and high risk of another eruption. It is a risk that the whole county going under water when the glacier melts. Another old volcano "Katla" is in neighboring glacier "Mýrdalsjökull". Katla volcano is very powerful and can influence of this volcano occurred throughout Europe in meteorology reason. It can become a major flood and created a giant tsunami in the Atlantic.

Live camera

Eruption in Eyjafjalla glacier

About midnight last night began with volcanic mountains east of Island Glacier near the volcano Katla. Lava comes out of a crack which is 1 km in length. This is not much volcanism on Iceland scale. It is possible that the volcano moves under the ice or in the volcano Katla. If it happens, will the devil be free.

Will the mountain wake up?

Over one thousand small earthquakes per day in a glacier Eyjafjallajökull may be reason to believe that come volcanism. Geologist believe 50% chance of eruption and the chances are now growing.

Kvívík

Kvivik is one of the oldest settlements in the Faroes and excavations have shown the remains of Viking houses. On this picture you can see both old and modern houses. The Church in Kvívík is the center.

Vestmanna

Westman Municipality is in the Faroe Islands, west of the island Streymoy and there is a village Vestmanna. The island was based on the Viking time. The people who settled in this place is called Westmen.

Hekla volcano is ready to fire.

Scientists say the volcano Hekla is ready and now is expected eruption at any time this year. The volcano last eruption was in 2000.

The village Grenivík

The village began to develop the Grenivík from turn of the century in 1900 with the advent of motor boats for fishing.

The village is in Eyjafjord the north of Iceland. Church was built between 1885-1886. The village stands under the mountain Kaldbak which is 1173 m

Frozen world

This picture says more than many words about the Icelandic economic reality today. Photo from the great glacial lagoons, taken in 2008

Angelica

Angelica has a stimulating effect on the immune system and is highly active against viruses. In the old days it was used for healing.

Walking in the Twilight

The man goes on the Eyrarbakki beach, in quiet, just the sound from wave that sneaks to the beach. Perhaps are a little sound from his shoes and maybe a little sound from one twitter bird. Otherwise, everything is silence.

The question is, why no winter?

Most days in January have been warm and the weather has been our good. The greatest temperature in January was 9 ° C and it has not happened in the village before in January. At the time, it is normally winter with Frosty and snow, but not now. Just only like springtime with sunshine. But we must not complain of good weather, but just be grateful and hope that February will be just too good. Probably the weather gods are our best friends these days.

Efficient women

Eyrarbakki Women's Association was founded in 1888. The women have since supported humanitarian, provide grants to medical and elderly and buy tools to use at various institutions in the region. They have worked in various cultural for the villages and beyond. E.W.A. is one of the oldest and most important associations of women in Iceland. Recently gave E.W.A. devices for the police to facilitate the study drug crime. The women will ensure that young people's future and prevent criminals to haunt them.

The story of a small village

Our story starts ever for 900th When the Viking Hásteinn Atlason offers his god Ægir to find the best place to live. Hásteinn sails his ship and throw sacred tree over board and offers Ægir to employ its movement. The sacred tree runs to the beautiful coast of Iceland. The built Hásteinn place named Stokkseyri. Hásteinn gave his brother in law is named Hallsteinn half share in the region. Hallsteinn named the place Eyrarbakki. It was long ago an international port.

Nearly year 900 lived in Eyrarbakki sailing ace Bjarni Herjólfsson. When he came home from sailing in Norway, which he did for each winter, his father had moved to Greenland, where dwelt Viking Erik the Red. There Bjarni would sail, but had not done before. There for he went too far and came to the coast of America first white men. When he came to Greenland where he met another captain named Leifur Eiriksson (Leif Ericson) and told him of meeting new country in the west. Eric bought Bjarni's ship and sailed west, and he named a new land Vinland. (Long time later Spanish ships came to Eyrarbakka. One persons in this ship, named Kristopher Columbus and he asked news.)

In year 1000 came the first Christian people to Eyrarbakka and soon people began to live with this new religion and the Vikings dug weapons. Later was composed of the king of Norway was also King of Iceland. Then there was Eyrarbakki Norwegian port. Later came the Danes and became Eyrarbakki main shopping town in Iceland. As times changed, Iceland became independent again and the roads were built and ports all around Iceland. It was Eyrarbakki no longer the main place.

The people continued to catch fish as usual. They built fish processing industry, and lived with it long long time. Change in the interest of people was at the end of century. The larger fishing vessels had larger ports and the owners of ships went from Eyrarbakka. The industry took off and the service went away, but not all the people went away. People most wanted to stay and build their village. Now the village is famous for museums, tourism and much history and beautiful mountains around, and the blue sea with surf noise.

Now come dubious times again. Crisis and difficulties and little work and all problems with Icesave came as Tsunami of these people. The people will not give up, but hope that everyone will fit in this small historic village does not be depopulated.

Arctic tern bests them all

The Arctic tern flying on average 44,000 miles on its annual migration from pole to pole, according to a new study. In Eyrarbakki is one breeding place with ca 1000 Arctic terns from May to end of August. It is sort way fore the birds to have food in the Eyrarbakki’s lagoon. But last 4 years this Iceland’s Arctic tern must have hard time to feed them nestling. Now coming a very little fry inside the lagoon be fore maybe something have changed in the ocean for this fry upbringing and make a serious problem for the seabirds’ to surviving. This serious problem have be continual fore many kind of seabirds in Iceland last four years, and specially Arctic tern and puffin.

More: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34812618/ns/technology_and_science-science/

Snowless Iceland

This half past of winter we have almost mild wintertime and less snow in south part. In end of last year the temperature take low deep with freezing weather but in beginning of this year the temperature rising again.

After two weeks Eyrarbakki hold a traditional winter celebration “Thorrablot” like them have doing from the time out of mind. There will be food produce with a weary old method. In the same time people make fun of them neighbors and drink a lot of there’s wine, called “Black Death”.

This Icesave-scandal is that people talk this days, and don’t like to guarantee to fill op in this black hole that somebody owners of private bank make for them self. It is like you must in compulsion pawn you family and grandchild to pay fore somebody others broken bank system and his lost money. Most of the taxpayers will say no, in the national election and eat them own fish and snow self, if Britain and Netherland or EU and IMF will make strafe with this country, after the “NO” voting.

The biggest gingerbred house build in Eyrarbakki

The largest gingerbread house in Iceland is currently underway in Eyrarbakki these days. This great gingerbread house will be the first house of a new market inside the village’s old salt fish factory.

Se more: http://www.gonholl.is/

That is popular in Iceland to making gingerbread house over the Christmastime and hold competition with the smartest house.

Food and culture

Museum weekend in Eyrarbakki 6-8 november 2009. Varied program will be all day.

Visit Eyrarbakki

19. Century festival

In the last weekend a Eyrarbakki hold 19. Century festival in the town, with joy, dancing and market. Many old things from the time of the danish age, will looking in the street and the museum.
Almost 5000 peoble visit the small town in this weekend.

In this summer as this oldest willage in Iceland a very poular to visit and probable that will be also in the next summer.

Springtime and summer festival

Springtime festival in Eyrarbakki "Springtime in Arborg" start 22.05 and end 24.05 Culture & art
Fisherman's Days 5-7. jun Outdor drama
Midsummer's festival in Eyrarbakki 26.-28 jun. Dancing around the fire.
The museum day 12. jul. Old thing's
The Village festival 14.-16 aug. Put you'r things on the market

Comfortable place to camp

Eyrarbakki will go back to the past.

The old 19 th century town will be open for cultural heritage institutions and tourism institutions for the future. Eyrarbakki cultural contents to museums, library and also handwork gallerys. Eyrarbakki stay also open for old-fashioned virtual reality for turism in next sommer. This culture festival start in 25 of august. There the traveller can experience this old town with the old houses and old things like him stay there early in the age of 1900 and also the peoble will work on the street like in the old-days. “ There you can stay for a while in un-technologies world and be part of it” the native say!

Iceland’s central bank governor in showdown with PM

The Financial Times say that Iceland’s week-old government was locked in its first serious crisis on Monday after the governor of the central bank accused it of instigating a “political attack” against him and angrily rejected a demand by the new prime minister to resign.
David Oddsson, a feisty former prime minister and architect of the free market reforms that revolutionised Iceland’s economy and then contributed to its collapse, was reacting to a letter from the new prime minister demanding his resignation to take responsibility for the crisis.

ft.com

mbl.is/tv from revolt against the governor of the central bank.

See also: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7871256.stm

New Icelandic Government formed

A Government of the Social Democratic Alliance and the Left-Green Movement takes office today. It aims to assure an effective administration to carry out urgent measures, particularly for the benefit of households and business, for rebuilding the banking system, in the field of administrative reform and to carry out measures in favour of increased democracy.

Ten ministers will take seat in the new government, five men and five women. Two of the minsiters are not members of parliament.
Prime minister of the new government is Johanna Sigurdardottir of the SDA.

More: BBC

Eyrarbakki become white

Last night was that beoutiful snow on Eyrarbakki. The grass straw were frozen as the type of glass. Further away screaming great surf white as snow,against the dark sky.

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After the "Frying pan-revolt"

Iceland's coalition government has collapsed under the strain of an escalating economic crisis.

Conservative Prime Minister Geir Haarde announced the resignation of his cabinet, after talks with his Social Democratic coalition partners failed. BBC

Heated up for new year

We greetings in 2008 with flares and fire. This year was not our best. With us was a large earthquake. Then came the economic crisis and many performance work. We do not know what happens next. But we are going to deal with it all. We will never give up. We always feel free look into the future and hope that 2009 will be better.

Age from birthday

To day is 100 year from birth of the Eyrabakki famous sculptorist Sigurjón Ólafson.

On the occasion of this, the cildren and teacher in the Iceland oldest childrenschool in our town walking with torch to procession to the greath statue Sterna paradisaea.(Kría)

Earthenware handiwork

Two Icelandic woman from Eyrarbakki handiwork pottery and something work of art in Icelandic clay.

Many artist live in Eyrarbakki and put on the market over the summertime in the towns Gallery's.

Cool Iceland

It's not only the Icelandic economic who Queek frosen this days. Here we can see a farm close by Eyrarbakki with the white volcano Hekla in behind.

Nowdays traveller be interest to visit Iceland in the wintertimes to have fun times in the snow and ice.