Some previous eruptions temporarily chilled northern latitudes.
Hekla volcano, one of Iceland’s most active volcanoes, could be close to erupting, a University of Iceland geoscientist claims.
Bulging ground on the northern side of the volcano indicates that magma (molten rock) is rising under the volcano. According to GPS monitoring, there is now more magma beneath Hekla than before the volcano’s last eruption in 2000, said University of Iceland geophysicist Páll Einarsson yesterday (March 17).
Hekla volcano “could erupt soon,” Einarsson warned.
Hekla has erupted more than 20 times in the last 1,200 years, blanketing southern Iceland with thick layers of ash and lava. Some eruptions were small, while others continued for months, temporarily chilling northern latitudes.