Previously known as the “Gateway to Hell,” a highly active volcano located near the recent Eyjafjallajokull eruption is being monitored by scientists who are concerned that the Earth’s crust may deliver more activity in the area.
The Hekla volcano last erupted in 2000 and other recent eruptions were in 1991 and 1980. So it is only logical that people are becoming concerned with the Hekla Volcano after the recent Eyjafjallajokull eruptions that have affected all of Iceland and most of Europe.
One of its biggest eruptions ever of Hekla was in 1300, when the mountain split apart. At the time, “plume and ashes created such darkness there, that no one dared to go fishing. Farms collapsed during the earthquakes and the following famine demanded many human lives,” says the Nordic Adventure Travel Web site. That eruption lasted an entire year.
It seems recent activity on Twitter regarding an MSNBC news posting has led to some confusion about Hekla’s activity or lack thereof. With travel in Europe being turned upside down by a looming ash cloud many people were concerned that things were only getting worse.
There is no substantial evidence showing that Hekla will erupt soon, but scientists are keeping their eyes on the volcano due its history and in light of the spaced out activity on Eyjafjallajokull.
Hekla stands about 5,000 feet tall and is roughly 3 miles long.
The Hekla volcano last erupted in 2000 and other recent eruptions were in 1991 and 1980. So it is only logical that people are becoming concerned with the Hekla Volcano after the recent Eyjafjallajokull eruptions that have affected all of Iceland and most of Europe.
One of its biggest eruptions ever of Hekla was in 1300, when the mountain split apart. At the time, “plume and ashes created such darkness there, that no one dared to go fishing. Farms collapsed during the earthquakes and the following famine demanded many human lives,” says the Nordic Adventure Travel Web site. That eruption lasted an entire year.
It seems recent activity on Twitter regarding an MSNBC news posting has led to some confusion about Hekla’s activity or lack thereof. With travel in Europe being turned upside down by a looming ash cloud many people were concerned that things were only getting worse.
There is no substantial evidence showing that Hekla will erupt soon, but scientists are keeping their eyes on the volcano due its history and in light of the spaced out activity on Eyjafjallajokull.
Hekla stands about 5,000 feet tall and is roughly 3 miles long.
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