Katla, the ‘witch’ volcano, looms over Iceland
SOLHEIMAJOKULL GLACIER — A metal sign reads: “Warning! The glacier can be dangerous.” A rumbling growl from under the mountains speaks far louder. Solheimajokull glacier is part of the ice cap sealing Katla, a volcano 10 times more powerful than neighboring Eyjafjoell, whose eruption last week clogged Europe’s skies with ash and grounded the continent’s airlines. If Katla blows up, the current eruption will resemble “a small rehearsal,” Iceland’s president, Olafur Grimsson, warned. The frightening reputation of Katla is mirrored in a savage landscape of black volcanic ridges, blue ice, and snow swept and hardened by powerful winds. Source: The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20100425com7.html |
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