After the glacier flood that took place last night and today the source of this flood has finally been found. According to the news the source of this flood is a new hydrothermal area inside the B\u00e1r\u00f0arbunga fissure swarm. But this new hydrothermal area is located in Hamarinn volcano (also known lokahryggur or Loki-f\u00f6grufj\u00f6ll), sadly the news does not say exactly where it is located. Just that it located in western Vatnaj\u00f6kull glacier. This flood did go down the river Sve\u00f0ju and into the H\u00e1g\u00f6ngul\u00f3n lake (human made lake) that did swallow it whole according to the news. The overflow after the dam lake was full did go into an even larger natural lake, that did not feel any effects of this glacier flood. <\/p>\n
In terms of size this glacier flood was larger then the glacier flood in M\u00fdrdalsj\u00f6kull glacier last week. But that was only about 2000 m3\/sec, but this was somewhere around 2200 m3\/sec. But this are the numbers that I have seen in the news. But this are not confirmed numbers and might be subject to change on later date.<\/p>\n
Other then this activity. It has been rather quiet in Iceland in terms of earthquake and volcano activity.<\/p>\n
Icelandic news about this.<\/p>\n
\u00c1\u00f0ur \u00f3\u00feekkt jar\u00f0hitasv\u00e6\u00f0i fundi\u00f0<\/a> (R\u00fav.is, Icelandic)
\nVirkjunarl\u00f3nin gleyptu gr\u00ed\u00f0arst\u00f3ra fl\u00f3\u00f0bylgjuna<\/a> (V\u00edsir.is, Icelandic)<\/p>\n