Volcano Eruption in Iceland and the Tourist Industry #icerupt

Iceland has taken matter into her own hands. And I'm not talking about the nation this time, but the land it self. A volcano eruption started in Eyjafjallajokull just after midnight.

It's still only a minor eruption and is actually located just east of Eyjafjallajokull glacier, which makes it much less dangerous. That's good news for the tourist industry, as this might just become Iceland's new biggest attraction, conveniently located about 150 km east of Reykjavik with a hotel on location (Hotel Skogar)

Iceland's most popular hiking route
The eruption is actually located on a 1 km long crack on Fimmvörðuháls, a popular hiking route between two volcanoes, Eyjafjallajokull and Katla in Myrdalsjokull (jökull means glacier in Icelandic). Katla volcano has three times erupted following an eruption in Eyjafjallajokull, in year 920, 1612 and 1921, and is a much larger and more dangerous volcano. Last time Eyjafjallajokull erupted, it lasted almost two years, from 1821 to 1823, so we might be looking at something "sustainable" that could attract tourists. But even though the eruption won't last long, the hot new lava will be an excellent addition to the experience for hikers and the headlines a good commercial, with the volcanic eruption in Iceland already topping Google trends and being CNN's most read news this morning. 

The biggest danger for the tourism in Iceland during the eruption is the effect it can have on flights to and from Iceland. As it is not an eruption under a glacier it will have minimal effect. But if it moves and starts to erupt beneath either of the glaciers, the smoke becomes more dangerous and the flight ban zone around it will be enlarged.

You can see some fantastic images from Eyjafjallajokull and Fimmvorduhals on Flickr. 

I'll be tweeting updates from the eruption and links to videos, images and news from the Eyjafjallajokull eruption on my twitter account.

Hjörtur

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