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" There&amp;#039;s a lot of talk about this volcano in Iceland\u2014Barda\u2026 errr\u2026 Bardarbu\u2026 How do you say it? Here, try this. B\u00E1r\u00F0arbunga. Like something a drunk ninja turtle would yell, B\u00E1r\u00F0arbunga is raising the danger hackles of Iceland&amp;#039;s residents, as well as the international media, because of a sudden massive uptick in the amount of earthquakes in the region \u2013 a thousand of them on Tuesday alone \u2013 which can signify rivers of molten rock flowing beneath the surface. It&amp;#039;s worth noting the potential for eruption increases dramatically with earthquakes of a depth of less than six miles, and all of these were between three and six miles deep. You can track them in real time here.  The Icelandic Met Office aviation code has been heightened to orange, one shy of &amp;quot;every Bjork fan for themselves,&amp;quot; and a indication of &amp;quot;heightened or escalating unrest with increased potential of eruption.&amp;quot; But what will happen to us? Will the world split asunder and belch fire and light-stealing ash over us? Well, maybe. But you should probably just chill out a little.  Last time this happened, in 2010 when B\u00E1r\u00F0arbunga&amp;#039;s surly sister Eyjafjallaj\u00F6kull erupted, the ash cloud shut down air traffic\u2014nearly all air traffic\u2014over Europe for six days. That is obviously less than ideal, and incredibly costly\u2014to the tune of $1.7 billion. But is that the same fate we&amp;#039;re facing now? To be fair, B\u00E1r\u00F0arbunga&amp;#039;s is due for a blow. Her last eruption was in 1910, though Wikipedia says that really big eruptions are generally between 250 and 600 years. Maybe, maybe not. Here&amp;#039;s what could happen: Nothing. It&amp;#039;s entirely possible this is just Mother Nature getting a little weird, and it will blow over without incident. Plus, B\u00E1r\u00F0arbunga is under almost a half mile of solid ice. So it&amp;#039;s gonna take some oomph to blow through that. Rampany Internet speculation on what could happen continues to ensue. Little tiny eruption. Some steam. Melted glacier related flooding in the (already evacuated) region around the volcano. One note, and this is just a nice piece of trivia, B\u00E1r\u00F0arbunga has erupted more lava than any other volcano in the last 100,000 years. Lots of Internet exclaiming, lots of &amp;quot;it could have been worse!&amp;quot;  Medium-sized eruption. Basically, this would be a repeat of Eyjafjallaj\u00F6kull, with a hefty cloud of ash fcking up everyone&amp;#039;s schedule during what is a busy time of year for air travel. But not quite as much as last time, because airlines have changed their policy from &amp;quot;no ash&amp;quot; to &amp;quot;some ash is actually okay, especially if it saves us a billion plus dollars.&amp;quot; But, there are other variables as well to consider \u2013 even if the ash output were the same, wind speed and direction, rain, and other meteorological factors could have a huge effect. Even more Internet frenzy. Large eruption. Like, really big. Think skies blotted out with darkness, weather pattern changes, climate change. Literally, the dark ages. To the point where some historians think another Icelandic volcano \u2013 Laki \u2013 erupting to this level may have not only wiped out a quarter of the island&amp;#039;s population, but also started the French Revolution. Basically, solid months of ash and poison gas pumping at unprecedented levels into the air. Kind of like all the oil production in West Texas, but bigger, and meaner. If this happens, forget the Internet, start stockpiling canned goods.  What&amp;#039;s that? Intrigued at the idea of being near a massive magma pimple as it goes John Belushi? Aching for adventure, to live out those National Geographic fantasies of your youth? Well, lucky you, there&amp;#039;s a travel service that will take you right into the ring o&amp;#039; fire. For a mere $800, you can spend six nights getting up close and personal with B\u00E1r\u00F0arbunga, with hiking and ski mobiling right to the edge of any potential glowing goo. Is this safe, or a good idea? Your call. But boy, will it impress everyone back home when they see it on your Instagram feed. Worried about the apocalypse? Click here to see the odds of it happening soon.  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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