(CNN) -- A volcano erupted beneath a glacier in south Iceland, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of people.
It was the first time since 1821 -- almost 200 years ago -- that the volcano under the Eyjafjallajokull glacier has erupted.
Eyjafjallajokull is about 100 miles (160 km) east of the capital, Reykjavik.
The country's civil protection agency did not immediately record any injuries or damage. But the heat from the volcano could melt the glacier and cause floods in the surrounding area.
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Icelandic is a phonetically messed up language. It employs vast contortions of the entire face (mainly affected by the dexterity of the mouth,) so it appears that an Icelander is always slurring and on drugs.
wow, cool video! hope everyone in Iceland is OK... and I agree, Eyjafjallajokull looks like something I'd come up with by smashing my keyboard randomly :D
I wouldn't worry about the ice, we have plenty of it ^^ Also the known times when Eyjafjallajökull has erupted there has also been an eruption in Katla at the same time, though right now it's not believed to be as there have been no earthquakes in that area so far.
it's still erupting to the best of my knowledge, but it might stop tomorrow... or in a year or two like last time.
On March 22 2010 01:55 Sazchu wrote: I wouldn't worry about the ice, we have plenty of it ^^ Also the known times when Eyjafjallajökull has erupted there has also been an eruption in Katla at the same time, though right now it's not believed to be as there have been no earthquakes in that area so far.
it's still erupting to the best of my knowledge, but it might stop tomorrow... or in a year or two like last time.
A volcano erupted constantly for a year or so? Which one?
On March 22 2010 01:55 Sazchu wrote: I wouldn't worry about the ice, we have plenty of it ^^ Also the known times when Eyjafjallajökull has erupted there has also been an eruption in Katla at the same time, though right now it's not believed to be as there have been no earthquakes in that area so far.
it's still erupting to the best of my knowledge, but it might stop tomorrow... or in a year or two like last time.
A volcano erupted constantly for a year or so? Which one?
Well if he means Surtsey that one erupted for about five years to make a new island. Erupting sounds cool but it just means spewing out lava (fun fact: Kīlauea, Hawaii has been erupting continuously since 1983, the island gets a little bigger every day).
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Hope they're okay...
