Iceland's Bardarbunga volcano alert raised to orange

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Source: BBC News

The risk of an eruption at Iceland's Bardarbunga volcano has increased, after a series of earthquakes in the region.

The risk level to the aviation industry has been raised to orange, the second-highest level.

The eruption of Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull volcano in 2010 shut down much of Europe's airspace for six days, affecting more than 10 million people.

Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-28854809

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1. Iceland Volcano Warning Sparks Europe Flight Chaos Fears

Iceland has issued a warning to the aviation industry that another volcano could be about to erupt, causing global flight chaos like Europe experienced in 2010.

The country's meteorological office issued an orange alert – its second highest warning – on Tuesday, after a weekend of intense seismic activity beneath its largest system of volcanoes.

It warned the European aviation industry that it had detected movement of magma beneath the Bardarbunga volcano, located in the centre of the country, where more than 2,000 earthquakes have shaken the live volcano since Saturday.

It is the most intense "earthquake swarm" to affect Bardarbunga since 1996, Iceland says.


http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/iceland-volcano-warning-sparks-europe-flight-chaos-fears-1461709

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2. It is a subglacial volcano under 700 meters of ice.

Would be real interesting

[FSogol]

3. Get ready for a chilly winter.

[belltower]

4. This is NOT an isolated event

As Greenland becomes ice-free, expect more earthquakes and volcanic eruptions at the top of our planet. This film describes the mechanism by which this shall occur.

[AngryAmish]

5. at least we can pronounce this one

What was the last one, fkcjxhehaj a hdj X jdjdjsjchdjridis?

[Thor_MN]

6. I assume Red is the highest level, but the one I really care about,

is when my pilot announces Risk Level Brown.

[muriel_volestrangler]

7. And now it's at red:

Iceland issues Bardarbunga volcano red alert

Iceland has issued a red alert to the aviation industry for the Bardarbunga volcano, meaning significant ash emissions are likely.

The Icelandic Met Office has warned that a small sub-glacial eruption is under way at Bardarbunga.

On Wednesday, authorities evacuated an area close to the volcano over fears it could erupt.
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Wednesday's evacuation of several hundred people from the area came after geologists said about 300 earthquakes had been detected in the area since midnight on Tuesday.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-28913165