Bigger quakes, but no sign of eruption
Iceland lowers warning code from red to orange – No sub-glacial eruption after all. “Observations show that a sub-glacial eruption did not occur yesterday. The intense low-frequency seismic signal...
View ArticleIreland – Coldest August night on record
Breaks record for the entire month of August. A new record for the coldest August night was set on the night of 23rd/24th August for Northern Ireland. The Met Office said temperatures plunged to a...
View ArticleBardarbunga could trigger Britain’s coldest winter ever
Britain could endure years of super-cold winters and miserable summers if the Bardarbunga volcano erupts, says this article by Nathan Rao. Depending on the force of the explosion, minute particles...
View ArticleOld Farmer’s Almanac predicts ‘refriger-nation’ winter for U.S. East Coast
Published Wednesday, the 223-year-old New Hampshire-based almanac predicts a cold, snowy winter in the eastern two-thirds of the United States, while the west remains a bit warmer than normal. Most of...
View ArticleChilly August – More than one-thousand record lows … and the month isn’t over
Much cooler summer than normal in the U.S. Some 1,097 “low max” temperature records were broken in the U.S. between Aug. 1 and Aug. 23, according the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...
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Farmers’ Almanac predicts another nasty winter, echoing the Old Farmer’s Almanac
Calling for some “frigid conditions, bitter conditions.” Remember last winter’s polar vortex and relentless snowstorms? The Farmers’ Almanac is predicting more of the same for the coming season....
View ArticleGlaciers forming in Scotland
Almost 300 “snow patches” remain in Highland mountains. A few days ago I posted an article about snowfields still remaining in Scotland even though it’s almost the end of August. However, I did not...
View ArticleCracks in ice indicate possible eruption at Bárðarbunga
“Hard to Explain what Happened if not Caused by an Eruption” Rifts, about four to six kilometers (2.4 to 2.6 miles) long, have formed in Vatnajökull outlet glacier Dyngjujökull northeast of...
View ArticleIceland website calling for double eruption
Two Iceland volcanoes now acting up Jón Frímann is now expecting that two Icelandic volcanoes will erupt in a short time; both Bárðarbunga and Askja. The alert level for Askja, right next door to...
View ArticleYellowstone ‘super-eruption’ less super than thought
“Only” 2,200 cubic kilometers of ash (527.8 cubic miles). Researchers at Washington State University and the Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre say the biggest Yellowstone “super”...
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Non-stop earthquake activity at Vatnajökull glacier
Nonstop seismic activity taking place at both locations (both Bárðarbunga and Askja), says reader Byron Dawes. http://en.vedur.is/earthquakes-and-volcanism/earthquakes/vatnajokull/ Thanks to Byron...
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Eruption has begun between Barðarbunga and Askja
An eruption described as quiet lava effusion has begun about 10 km north of Vatnajökull. According to RUV.is, the eruption is not visible on radar and is believed to be minimal ash output....
View ArticleLast night’s eruption not a threat to aviation, says Iceland Met Office
Downgrades volcano alert level from red to orange Says that the small eruption, which started last night north of the Vatnajokull glacier, is not producing detectable amounts of ash and is not a threat...
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Major eruption in Papua New Guinea
Large explosive eruption propels ash to 60,000 feet (18,288 meters) – Aviation color code raised to red. Tavurvur volcano – Courtesy Wikipedia Mount Tavurvur erupted early on Friday, forcing evacuation...
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Aerial video of Iceland eruption
29 Aug 14 – “First aerial footage of the fissure eruption!” says reader Don Brown. Also great photos. Iceland fissure eruption – 29 Aug 2014 – Screenshot from rub.is The fissure is thought to be...
View ArticleAustralian Bureau of Meteorology caught red-handed manipulating temperature...
Accused of criminally adjusting data to show “global warming” where none actually exists. “At Amberley, Queensland, for example, the data at a weather station showing 1 degree Celsius cooling per...
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Second volcanic eruption this morning in Iceland
The new eruption started in Holuhraun, north of the Dyngjujökull Glacier along the same volcanic fissure that appeared on Friday morning, says accuweather.com. Bardarbunga volcano in Iceland, 31 Aug...
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Arctic ice cap covers 656,000 sq miles MORE than 2 years ago
Daily Mail trashes Al Gore’s prediction that the Arctic would be ICE-FREE by now. “Stunning satellite images show summer ice cap is thicker and covers 1.7 million square kilometres MORE than 2 years...
View ArticleWatch Bardarbunga Eruption – Livestream
This livestream is meant to redirect some of the heavy traffic on the webcam and crucial Icelandic Met Office websites. Thanks to Nevsky for this Livestream
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Dark Winter – How the Sun is Causing a 30-Year Cold Spell
What we’re really looking at is a repeat of the Dalton Minimum, a solar sunspot minimum that occurred between 1793 and 1830,” says John L. Casey’s new book, Dark Winter: How the Sun is Causing a...
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