Flash flood at Sólheimajökull heralds the re-awakening of an Icelandic subglacial volcano

• Published in: Geology Today
• Main Authors: Russell, A.J., TWEED, Fiona, Knudsen, O.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Blackwell Publishing Ltd, The Geologists' Association & The Geological Society of London 2000
• Subjects: F800 Physical and Terrestrial Geographical and Environmental Sciences; Mýrdalsjökull; Sólheimajökull; Ice cap; Iceland
• Online Access: http://eprints.staffs.ac.uk/1755/; https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2451.2000.00005.x

An unpredicted sudden outburst flood from Sólheimajökull, Southern Iceland, in July 1999 may herald a major subglacial volcanic eruption beneath Mýrdalsjökull ice cap.