2010 in Iceland
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- President – Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson
- Prime Minister – Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
Events
January
- January 2 - A quarter of voters in Iceland sign a petition asking President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson to veto a bill on repaying US$5 billion to foreign savers who lost their money when Icelandic banks collapsed.[1]
- January 5 - President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson announces a referendum during a live televised speech.[2]
March
- March 6 - Iceland holds a referendum about compensating the United Kingdom and the Netherlands after the collapse of the Icesave bank, with a 95% "no" vote recorded.[3]
- The Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland shows increased seismic activity.[4]
- March 20 - Eyjafjallajökull erupts, starting mass destruction in Europe.[5][6]
April
- Scientists use the NOAA HYSPLIT model to track ash dispersion of Eyjafjallajökul.
- April 13 - An American Boeing 767 passenger jet makes an emergency landing in Iceland after reports of chemical fumes in the cabin. A spokesman for Keflavik airport outside Reykjavík says several crew members on the American Airlines flight had complained of dizziness.[7]
- April 14 - Eyjafjallajökul eruption reaches central crater, melting ice & creating massive ash plumes. Air traffic is closed over Northern Norway as the ash cloud drifts towards Europe.[8][9][10]
- April 14 - Scotland and Northern England airspace is closed due to the oncoming ash cloud.
- April 14 - 800 people, mostly farmers, are evacuated from Eyjafjallajökul.
- April 14 - The ash cloud reduces visibility to less than 1 kilometre in some places.
- April 15 - The ash cloud reaches Shetland, and the locals report a strong sulfuric smell.
- April 15 - All British airspace is closed down due to the cloud.
- April 16 - NASA’s Terra satellite captures images of ash drifting over northern Europe as it reaches 5km in height.
- April 17 - Ash plume rises over 8km.[11]
- April 18 - Increased tremor levels are detected, and GPS data shows ground deformation.
- April 19 - Ice cauldrons enlarge, and minor glacial flooding begins.
- April 24 - The IES starts detailed daily status reports on the eruption as mild explosive activity continues.
May
- Airspace reopens gradually after the Eyjafjallajökul eruption, as researchers continue to help assess safety risks.
- May 4 - Lava flow reaches 500 m elevation from Eyjafjallajökul.
- May 18 - Volcanic activity remains stable as the magma eruption rate stabilizes at 200 tonnes/second.
- May 25 - Only steam is now observed from Eyjafjallajökul.
Deaths
- 4 June – Pétur Sigurgeirsson, the eleventh Bishop of Iceland, served in office in 1981-1989 (b. 1919)
References
- ↑ "Icesave Pressure Increasing on Iceland's President". 2 January 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ↑ "Iceland leader vetoes bank repayments bill". 5 January 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ↑ "Iceland holds referendum on Icesave repayment plan". 6 March 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ↑ "Eyjafjallajökull 2010: How an Icelandic volcano eruption closed European skies". NCAS. 2020-06-19. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
- ↑ "Volcano erupts in south Iceland". 21 March 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ↑ "Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull Volcano, Iceland". earthobservatory.nasa.gov. 2010-04-16. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
- ↑ "US plane makes emergency landing in Iceland". 13 April 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ↑ "Iceland Eruption Affects Air Traffic in Norway". 14 April 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ↑ Booth, Robert; Carrell, Severin (2010-04-15). "Iceland volcano: First came the floods, then the smell of rotten eggs". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
- ↑ Gunnarsson, Valur (2010-04-15). "Iceland volcano: Hundreds evacuated after eruption". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
- ↑ Global Volcanism Program, 2010. Report on Eyjafjallajokull (Iceland) (Venzke, E., ed.). Bulletin of the Global Volcanism Network, 35:4. Smithsonian Institution. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.GVP.BGVN201004-372020