KATLA VOLCANO ACTIVITY


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RECENT UPTICK IN KATLA VOLCANO SEISMIC ACTIVITY

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                                                                                                                                                    Iceland's Katla Volcano Stirs A recent uptick in seismic activity has geologists in Iceland and abroad... Iceland's Katla Volcano StirsA recent uptick in seismic activity has geologists in Iceland and abroad concerned - and for good reason.  The 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajökull disrupted air travel across Europe for eight days, stranding travelers globally.Eyjafjallajökull had a Volcanic Explosivity Index, or VEI, of 4.  Geologists place Katla's VEI between 4 and 6.Katla's last eruption was in 1918, which makes this gap in major eruptions the longest since Iceland was first populated, thought to have begun around 870 AD.Ogmios nervously glances at several nearby volcanoes...Don't get any ideas, guys.http://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/nature_and_travel/2016/08/29/katla_eruption_not_if_but_when/ R
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Continued Seismic Activity in Katla Volcano

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                                                                                  Continued Seismicity in Katla Volcano - IcelandReview IcelandReviewContinued Seismicity in Katla VolcanoIcelandReviewThe Icelandic Met Office picked up continued seismic activity in Katla volcano yesterday. At 3:12 pm a tremor of magnitude 3.3 occurred. Around 2 am the previous night, earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 and 4.6 hit the volcano—the largest to be recorded ...News - Twin earthquakes rattle Iceland's largest volcano - The ...The Weather NetworkCluster of Big Earthquakes Rattles Iceland's Katla VolcanoWIREDFears Iceland's largest volcano may erupt following earthquakesCNNThe Inquisitr -Express.co.uk -IcelandReviewall 100 news articles » Read More... Will Iceland volcano Katla erupt? Newcastle Airport prepared for potential disruption if it does - ChronicleLive ChronicleLiveWill Iceland volcano Katla erupt? Newcastle Airport prepared for potential disruption
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Iceland Issues Report on Katla Volcano

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                                                                                                                                                  Iceland Met Issues Report on Katla Volcano - IcelandReview IcelandReviewIceland Met Issues Report on Katla VolcanoIcelandReviewKatla can be one of Iceland's most dangerous volcanoes. Earthquake activity in Katla this summer has provoke interest and fear that an eruption might be imminent. Iceland Met does not think so and has issued a report explaining why. The partly ice ...and more » Read More...                                                        
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