The IMO’s hydrologist Gunnar Sigurðsson works at Gígjukvísl to take a sample (image: IMO)
Rapidly growing meltwater rate has reached 2220 cubic meters per second detected between 09:40 and 12:30 local time today and all estimated measurements indicate the upcoming glacial flood peak tomorrow.
A number of earthquakes have been recorded in the area associated with the ice-sheet and meltwater pathway.
Source: Icelandic Meteorological Office volcano activity update 4 December 2021