Bardarbanga .. the volcano that lies at the bottom of an ice sheet!

ArabiaWeather.com - The Bardarbanga volcano is located in Iceland near the island of Greenland in the Arctic, and its height is 2009 meters above sea level, and it is the second highest mountain in that region.

Ice covers its summit at a depth of 850 meters, and it is known that the intensity of the explosion increases when magma comes into contact with ice.

What is remarkable is the great activity of this volcano in the recent period, as at least 20,000 earthquakes were recorded in just one month!

In addition to the decrease in the level of the crater at a rate of half a meter per day, which indicates a vertical movement downward towards the magma reservoir, which increases the chance of a volcanic eruption.

In addition to the emission of sulfur gas, which causes air pollution in the northern and eastern parts of Iceland and parts of northern France, as it threatens air transport links there.

According to Iceland's Environment Agency, the gases are emitted at a rate of 60,000 tons per day, which is more than the total pollution from transportation, energy and home heating combined.

When we refer to the archive data to compare the intensity of the gases emitted from the volcano, we find that there is no similar situation during the entire twentieth century, but rather it may resemble one of the cases of the nineteenth century.