The Eldfell Eruption, Heimaey, Iceland: A 25-Year Retrospective
The Eldfell eruption commenced on 23 January 1973 as a 1.5 km fissure crossing the island of Heimaey. Many houses close to the main vent were destroyed by pyroclasts before a flank collapse of the volcano in February allowed lava to move into the town. The Icelanders responded by spraying seawater o...
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ftuninewbrunojs:oai:ojs.journals.lib.unb.ca:article/4030 2023-05-15T16:33:58+02:00 The Eldfell Eruption, Heimaey, Iceland: A 25-Year Retrospective Morgan, Alan V. 2000-03-03 application/pdf https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/GC/article/view/4030 eng eng Geological Association of Canada https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/GC/article/view/4030/4544 https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/GC/article/view/4030 Copyright (c) 2015 Geoscience Canada Geoscience Canada; Volume 27, Number 1 (2000) 1911-4850 0315-0941 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 2000 ftuninewbrunojs 2022-07-11T11:48:03Z The Eldfell eruption commenced on 23 January 1973 as a 1.5 km fissure crossing the island of Heimaey. Many houses close to the main vent were destroyed by pyroclasts before a flank collapse of the volcano in February allowed lava to move into the town. The Icelanders responded by spraying seawater on the lava, finally stopping the advance less than 100 m from the port quay sides. During the eruption period, which lasted until early June, more than 400 establishments were destroyed by tephra fall and lava. The residents of Vestmannaeyjar (~5300 persons at the start of the eruption) were safely evacuated by trawlers and an airlift. Today (1999) the town has approximately 4800 inhabitants, and a thriving post-eruption economy. Résumé La première manifestation de l'éruptiondu volcan Eldfell a été l'apparition d'une fissure de 1,5 km de longueur en travers de l'île de Heimaey. De nombreuses maisons situées à proximité du principal évent ont été détruites par des projections de pyroclastes avant que l'effondrement d'un flanc du volcan en février ne permette à la lave d'envahir la ville. En arrosant le front de laves avec de l'eau de mer, les Islandais ont réussi à stopper la poussée de lave à moins de 100 m des quais. Durant la période d'éruption qui aduré jusqu'en juin 1973, plus de 400 bâtiments ont été détruits par des laves et des projections volcaniques. Les résidents de Vestmannaeyjar (environ 5 300 personnes au début de l'éruption) ont été évacués par chalutiers et par pont aérien. Aujourd'hui (1999), la ville compte 4 800 habitants et son économie est florissante. Article in Journal/Newspaper Heimaey Iceland Vestmannaeyjar University of New Brunswick: Centre for Digital Scholarship Journals Heimaey ENVELOPE(-22.486,-22.486,65.099,65.099) Vestmannaeyjar ENVELOPE(-20.391,-20.391,63.362,63.362) Eldfell ENVELOPE(-20.250,-20.250,63.433,63.433) |
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The Eldfell eruption commenced on 23 January 1973 as a 1.5 km fissure crossing the island of Heimaey. Many houses close to the main vent were destroyed by pyroclasts before a flank collapse of the volcano in February allowed lava to move into the town. The Icelanders responded by spraying seawater on the lava, finally stopping the advance less than 100 m from the port quay sides. During the eruption period, which lasted until early June, more than 400 establishments were destroyed by tephra fall and lava. The residents of Vestmannaeyjar (~5300 persons at the start of the eruption) were safely evacuated by trawlers and an airlift. Today (1999) the town has approximately 4800 inhabitants, and a thriving post-eruption economy. Résumé La première manifestation de l'éruptiondu volcan Eldfell a été l'apparition d'une fissure de 1,5 km de longueur en travers de l'île de Heimaey. De nombreuses maisons situées à proximité du principal évent ont été détruites par des projections de pyroclastes avant que l'effondrement d'un flanc du volcan en février ne permette à la lave d'envahir la ville. En arrosant le front de laves avec de l'eau de mer, les Islandais ont réussi à stopper la poussée de lave à moins de 100 m des quais. Durant la période d'éruption qui aduré jusqu'en juin 1973, plus de 400 bâtiments ont été détruits par des laves et des projections volcaniques. Les résidents de Vestmannaeyjar (environ 5 300 personnes au début de l'éruption) ont été évacués par chalutiers et par pont aérien. Aujourd'hui (1999), la ville compte 4 800 habitants et son économie est florissante. |
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Morgan, Alan V. The Eldfell Eruption, Heimaey, Iceland: A 25-Year Retrospective |
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The Eldfell Eruption, Heimaey, Iceland: A 25-Year Retrospective |
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The Eldfell Eruption, Heimaey, Iceland: A 25-Year Retrospective |
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The Eldfell Eruption, Heimaey, Iceland: A 25-Year Retrospective |
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The Eldfell Eruption, Heimaey, Iceland: A 25-Year Retrospective |
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The Eldfell Eruption, Heimaey, Iceland: A 25-Year Retrospective |
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Geological Association of Canada |
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ENVELOPE(-22.486,-22.486,65.099,65.099) ENVELOPE(-20.391,-20.391,63.362,63.362) ENVELOPE(-20.250,-20.250,63.433,63.433) |
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