Is an Icelandic volcano erupting?
A special inter-net page made for you by the good people at the
Department of Icelandic Things, to answer an important question.
No,
but Hekla is rumbling a bit.
(Don't worry. It doesn't necessarily mean anything.)
** FIRST, THERE IS SOMETHING YOU SHOULD KNOW **
Things like volcanic eruptions and earthquakes happen more often in Iceland than you think.
People are prepared for them.
Don't forget that Iceland is big and very sparsely populated. Most of the humans and animals on the island live very far away from volcanically active areas.
Having said that, in case something does happen, read on.
** GOOD LINKS FOR CURIOUS HUMANS **
Webcams
Hekla
The Icelandic Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Management on Twitter
@almannavarnir
Humans on Twitter
A list of humans who may have interesting things to say.
#Hashtags
#Hekla
Official Icelandic stuff
Say halló to the Icelandic Met Office,
check out the Icelandic Civil Protection Authority,
see the Icelandic Road Administration's map of road conditions,
Iceland Met Office Earthquake Map (last 48 hours).
Good volcano blogs
Jón Frímann's Icelandic Volcano and Earthquake Blog,
Erik Klemetti's Eruption Blog.
Background
Hekla on Wikipedia,
the Institute of Earth Sciences' page about Hekla.
Icelandic media in útlenska
The Reykjavík Grapevine.
Did we miss anything?
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