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Askja volcano (central Iceland): caldera lake ice-free, unusually high water temperaturesWednesday Apr 04, 2012 22:11 PM | BY: C!H!F
Some news has appeared about a sudden warming of the Askja volcano caldera lake. It seems that a melt of ice in the caldera lake started in the beginning of March and by the end of March, the lake was completely ice free. This is highly unusual and it is not known to have happened before. Such increase in hydrothermal activity is probably caused by a heat source at the bottom of the lake, although so far, there are no other changes visible around Lake Askja. Hydrothermal areas around Askja are active recent reports confirm. Whether the raised temperature of Askja lake is a precursor to a new eruption in the foreseeable future is speculation at this point.
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No major eruptions have occurred during the past week. Iceland, Santorini and Etna remain quiet. In Indonesia, Krakatau and Semeru are very active, Ijen remains at high alert. Soufrière Hills on Montserrat seems to be waking up, while Puyehue in Chile's eruption is fading. ...
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Thursday, Mar 22, 2012
A relatively quiet week of volcanic activity has passed and as on every Thursday, the new Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report is issued. It is summarized as follows: ...
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