Iceland raises Bardarbunga volcano threat level alert to orange

[jirit]

For those traveling from North America to Spain ....

Corrected:

The Bárðarbunga volcano’s eruption threat level was raised to orange Monday, the second-highest level. When it erupted in 2010, the ash cloud that resulted disrupted European airspace for six days,

https://time.com/3139648/same-volcano-more-problems-in-iceland/

Not sure if there is much anybody can but live with whatever happens ...

 

[Al the optimist]

Four years ago two of my friends were stranded in Canada for a week.

 

[clearskiescamino]

At least, the name of the volcano this time has a ring to it.

 

[Al the optimist]

A most appropriate thread for you of all people to post on clearskies!

 

[clearskiescamino]

I have the username "ashcloud" in reserve just in case the volcano blows it's top

 

[Dave2525]

Wow. I just came back from there a few weeks ago. Hopefully it can keeps its cool for a bit longer

 

[grayland]

I fly to Madrid in the morning (Wednesday).
Hopefully, it will calm down or at least hold off for a few days.

 

[Al the optimist]

I fly to Madrid in the morning (Wednesday).
Hopefully, it will calm down or at least hold off for a few days.

Walking? If so where?

 

[grayland]

We will start walking the Norte for Irun on 22 August.
We are going to try to slow down this Camino and take it easy like Robert.

I always have a lot of time to complete a Camino but somehow have to walk distances like I only had a couple of weeks to finish. Must be a macho thing.

I will try to walk shorter stages and make it more comfortable for my wife (and me).

 

[jirit]

Authorities are now saying it is not a case of if but how....

http://www.smh.com.au/world/volcano...akes-rip-through-iceland-20140819-1060w0.html

 

[jirit]

Four years ago two of my friends were stranded in Canada for a week.

Being stranded in Canada is not so bad ...

 

[Kanga]

It may never happen. And why worry? It won't change anything. Just check your travel insurance. If you do get caught somewhere unexpected, try to find a way of enjoying it. It will be part of your Camino. My friend got stuck last time, in Tokyo. She arranged day tours. It was a bit frustrating not being able to go further afield but she saw a lot of beautiful Japanese gardens. Has some great photos.

 

[natefaith]

Too funny - we just watched "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" for the first time last night. The volcano's name definitely rings a bell now - though I still have no idea how to pronounce it...

 

[Kanga]

Yes, I made a commitment to learn to pronounce the-name-of-the-volcano-that-I-still-cannot-say.....

 

[Runa Gunnarsdottir]

For those traveling from North America to Spain ....

The Eyjafjallajokull volcano’s eruption threat level was raised to orange Monday, the second-highest level. When it erupted in 2010, the ash cloud that resulted disrupted European airspace for six days,

https://time.com/3139648/same-volcano-more-problems-in-iceland/

Not sure if there is much anybody can but live with whatever happens ...

Just wanted to let you know that this time it is not Eyjafjallajökull. This one is called Bárðarbunga and it is in Vatnajökull.
I am worried, because I am going to do the Camino del Norte and will leave my home in Iceland on the 1st of September, so I just have to pray for it to stay still.

 

[natefaith]

Just wanted to let you know that this time it is not Eyjafjallajökull. This one is called Bárðarbunga and it is in Vatnajökull.
I am worried, because I am going to do the Camino del Norte and will leave my home in Iceland on the 1st of September, so I just have to pray for it to stay still.

Thanks for the correction. And we wish you all the best as you prepare to come- yes, hope it doesn't blow before you have to fly! Buen Camino.

 

[OTH86]

I fly to Madrid in the morning (Wednesday).
Hopefully, it will calm down or at least hold off for a few days.

...or maybe 10 days? please...

 

[Damien Reynolds]

Ok, so this is REALLY selfish and I apologize in advance, but it is honestly what I thought first when I first heard the news about the new "orange" threat level in Iceland: Since my flight to Europe leaves in about 8 days please don't let anything blow up before then... And since my walk involves a pretty aggressive timeline and I only have 23 days to complete the Norte from Irun to Santiago, I could use an extra few days to hit Muxia and Finnesterre, so I think an eruption around Sept. 18 or 19 would be ideal. My flight back to the USA would surely be delayed by a few days but no one at work could argue I should have been back. I know, its awful, please forgive me... No, no, I can't think this way, I shouldn't!

 

[Tia Valeria]

There was the story after the last eruption of a yong man who ran out of time near Sarria and had to bus into Santiago to catch his flight, so not walking the final 100kms to complete his prilgrimage. Apparently on hearing the news about flights being grounded he caught the next bus back and finished his Camino.
Hopefully this one won't blow in such a way as to cause as much disruption, but I feel for the folk in Iceland as they wait to see what happens.

 

[Dutch]

Ok, so this is REALLY selfish and I apologize in advance, but it is honestly what I thought first when I first heard the news about the new "orange" threat level in Iceland: Since my flight to Europe leaves in about 8 days please don't let anything blow up before then... And since my walk involves a pretty aggressive timeline and I only have 23 days to complete the Norte from Irun to Santiago, I could use an extra few days to hit Muxia and Finnesterre, so I think an eruption around Sept. 18 or 19 would be ideal. My flight back to the USA would surely be delayed by a few days but no one at work could argue I should have been back. I know, its awful, please forgive me... No, no, I can't think this way, I shouldn't!

Hahahaha, not selfish AT ALL funny!! Screw the world, i needs me a finisterre walk.

But seriously...23 days? Your in for some long days. Nothing wrong with that, but consecutively? Pfjew...not jealous at your feet at all

 

[Runa Gunnarsdottir]

Too funny - we just watched "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" for the first time last night. The volcano's name definitely rings a bell now - though I still have no idea how to pronounce it...

Thanks for the correction. And we wish you all the best as you prepare to come- yes, hope it doesn't blow before you have to fly! Buen Camino.

Thank you so much for the warm wishes. I am getting excited and hoping for the best.

 

[Al the optimist]

Just wanted to let you know that this time it is not Eyjafjallajökull. This one is called Bárðarbunga and it is in Vatnajökull.
I am worried, because I am going to do the Camino del Norte and will leave my home in Iceland on the 1st of September, so I just have to pray for it to stay still.

Hope all goes well for you (and others) and that you can get to the Camino (and back).

 

[Runa Gunnarsdottir]

Hope all goes well for you (and others) and that you can get to the Camino (and back).

Thank you for the kind words, I sure hope to get over to Spain - and back home in October. Take care.

 

[jirit]

There is now an app ....

http://www.vox.com/xpress/2014/8/21...-track-icelands-rumbling-volcano-in-real-time

 

[t2andreo]

When this last occurred in 2010 I was "stranded" while on a two-week Italian tour with my mom. We "had" to stay several extra days in Venice, in our **** hotel on the Grand Canal. Not too rough...

On the other hand, there were other tourists all about us who were actually complaining about their delayed flight plans. I could not help introducing myself at breakfast (on the terrace overlooking the canal) and asking why they were perturbed to be "stuck" in "la Serenissima." I was trying to make light of the whole thing.

The most oft received answer from the Brits and other Europeans was a need to get back "for the children." The Americans and Canadians were eager to get back to work...eager? Just for the record, the weather in Venice was absolutely beautiful, with blue skies, no clouds, and gentle temperatures...

My polite counsel was to sit, have another cappuccino, and consider exactly where they were and how indeed fortunate they were to be "stuck" in one of the most beautiful and historic places on earth. Mom and I had a wonderful time.

This was one of my life's highlights. After all, we could have been stranded in a far less pleasant place.

 

[jirit]

While we wait for the probable eruption...

And fear how this eruption might impact one's travel plans...

Yes it will mighty inconvenient for some...

But nothing like the impact of the potential loss of life and property damage that thousands if not millions might suffer...

 

[clearskiescamino]

A quick update on the Bardarbunga volcano.

Iceland has raised it's threat alert from orange to red

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-28913165

Ash emissions could happen as well as flooding in areas beside the volcano.

 

[jirit]

If you want to watch it in real time ....

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news...s-in-iceland-in-a-single-day/article20174799/

The site includes a real time map of the earthquakes in the region, along with a web cam.

 

[carolinasf]

I'm really concerned now as we fly over to get ready to start our Camino on September 7th. I've already experienced one volcano, Mount St. Helens back in 1980, and the sheer force of a volcano is devastating. I hope this one settles down. At the time, I lived in Spokane, WA; 300 miles away. We thought 300 miles (about 500km) would cushion the blow but people seriously underestimated the power.

Turned the sky pitch black in the afternoon raining ash. Couldn't see anything even with your headlights on. Eerie. I wish there was some mega-antacid for Bardarbunga to put out the fire as the volcano belches;-)

Here's what we experienced back then in 1980.

http://www.spokesman.com/video/2013/may/18/looking-back-mount-st-helens-comes-town/

Thanks for posting the updates so we can track this...I'm following closely.

 

[Barbara Teresa Bates]

Wow. I just came back from there a few weeks ago. Hopefully it can keeps its cool for a bit longer

We're in Iceland for 18 hours......come this Monday. I'm hoping that the worse that can happen, will be an interesting story for my grandchildren. Already lived
through one volcanic episode.....Mt St Helens in '82....looking to spend some time in the hot springs, not a volcanic ash mud bath. got my fingers crossed with a
brave face......

 

[Barbara Teresa Bates]

I'm really concerned now as we fly over to get ready to start our Camino on September 7th. I've already experienced one volcano, Mount St. Helens back in 1980, and the sheer force of a volcano is devastating. I hope this one settles down. At the time, I lived in Spokane, WA; 300 miles away. We thought 300 miles (about 500km) would cushion the blow but people seriously underestimated the power.

Turned the sky pitch black in the afternoon raining ash. Couldn't see anything even with your headlights on. Eerie. I wish there was some mega-antacid for Bardarbunga to put out the fire as the volcano belches;-)

Here's what we experienced back then in 1980.

http://www.spokesman.com/video/2013/may/18/looking-back-mount-st-helens-comes-town/

Thanks for posting the updates so we can track this...I'm following closely.

been there. done that. finals week at Washington State University.

 

[Barbara Teresa Bates]

We're in Iceland for 18 hours......come this Monday. I'm hoping that the worse that can happen, will be an interesting story for my grandchildren. Already lived
through one volcanic episode.....Mt St Helens in '82....looking to spend some time in the hot springs, not a volcanic ash mud bath. got my fingers crossed with a
brave face......

guess that was 1980.

 

[carolinasf]

guess that was 1980.

I'm working to have a brave face, too. Buen Camino, Barbara

 

[Phillypilgrim]

Looks like it is dropped back to "orange" for aviation concern.

 

[jirit]

The good news is we are unlikely to have a repeat of this ....

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/apr/15/iceland-volcano-weather-french-revolution

As geologist Andy Hooper explains here...

http://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2014/aug/28/iceland-volcano-2010-flight-chaos

 

[jirit]

Looks like it is about to start ...

http://macedoniaonline.eu/content/view/25998/2/

 

[clearskiescamino]

I have just read that it has erupted again.
:/

 

[Kanga]

Looks like a small event - unlikely to disrupt air traffic.

 

[Kanga]

Forget Iceland - we've got a full on eruption on our doorstep - Mt Tavurvar in Papua New Guinea. Qantas has rerouted flights to avoid the ash.

http://www.news.com.au/travel/trave...stralian-flights/story-e6frfq80-1227040827996

 

[natefaith]

Forget Iceland - we've got a full on eruption on our doorstep - Mt Tavurvar in Papua New Guinea. Qantas has rerouted flights to avoid the ash.

http://www.news.com.au/travel/trave...stralian-flights/story-e6frfq80-1227040827996

Wow! Hope everyone in the area stays safe.
Faith

 

[Kanga]

It's a volcanically active area. Luckily surrounded by a lot of ocean, so flights can be rerouted. Qantas frequently does - it takes a cautious approach. But tough for the locals.