Watching the Volcanos

Icelandic scientists and laymen throughout the countryside have monitored volcanoes and earthquake zones for a long time In recent years technical equipment has been developed which enables much more effective work Included are seismometers and inclinometers devices which can detect small changes in land elevation in volcanic areas A network of such monitors and seismometers is now in use monitoring for example Mt Hekla Katla and the Krafla volcano as well the main earthquake zone in SIceland There is a new interNordic project which aims at developing forecasts for earthquakes