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Establishment of avalanche warning services in Iceland.
Auður Elva KjartansdóttirGeographer, Avalanche section, Weather DepartmentIcelandic Meteorological Office e-mail: [email protected]: +354 893 2200
Death due to natural hazards in Iceland 1901 to 2000 (Tómas Jóhannesson, 2001)
Type of hazard Number of deaths
Sea and drowning Thousands
Weather Hundreds
Avalanches 166
Mudslide and falling rock
27
Volcanic eruption 2
Earthquake 1
Places where avalanche accidents have occurred (Helgi Björnsson 1980)
Deaths due to avalanches in villages 1801-2000
Deaths due to avalanches in villages in recent years
Primary villages that have avalanche danger.
Neskaupstaður 20. Dec. 1974.
Hjörleifur Guttormsson
Neskaupstaður 20. Dec. 1974, Mánahúsið Hjörleifur Guttormsson
Patreksfjörður January 1983
Weather, 15th of January 1995
Súðavík 16. January 1995
Flateyri 26. október 1995
tolarated risk for villages.
Area. Lower limit of risk.
Upper limit of risk.
Allowed structures.
C 3*10.000 -
No new structures.
B 1*10.000 3*10.000
It is ok to build houses other than schools, kindergartens and hospitals. If they are built to bear Instant pressure from 20 up to 90 kN/m2.
A 0,3*10.000 1*10.000
It is ok to build all houses, and schools, kindergarten and hospitals If they are built to bear Instant pressure from 5 up to 20 kN/m2
Photo: Oddur Sigurðsson
Grid of Snow observers
Snow observers web site
The Avalanche danger table used in the Weather Office of Iceland.
Dags Ólafsvík Bíldudalur Tálknafjörður Patreksfjörður Bolungarvík Ísafjörður Siglufjörður Ólafsfjörður Seyðisfjörður Neskaupstaður Eskifjörður
10. nov 1 1 2 1+ 1 + 1+ 1 Nánast autt
14.nóv 2 2 2 2+ 1 1
17. nóv 2 2 2 2 1
21.nóv 1 1 2 2+ 2- 1 2 1 1 1
26.nóv 2+ 3 2+ 1+ 1
28. nóv 2+ 2+ 2+ 2+ 3+ 3+ 2+ 2 2
4.des 2- 2 2 1 2- 1
8.des 2 2 2+ 1 1 1
11.des 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1
15.des 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 2
18.des 1 1 1 3 2 2 3 3 2
22. ses 1 1 1 1+ 1 1 2 1 1 1
28.des 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
3./5. jan 07 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
9.jan 1 1 1 1 2 1+ 2 1+ 1 1
12.jan 1 1 2 2 2 1+ 1
19.jan 2+ 2+ 2+ 2 2+ 2 2
23.jan 2- 2+ 3 3 2+ 2
26.jan 1 2 2 1 2 2-
2.feb 1 1 1 1
5.feb 2 1 1 1 1
9.feb 2 1 1 1 1-
12. feb 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
16.feb 1 2 1 1 2- 2
20.feb 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
23.feb 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
27.feb 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
2. mar 2 2 2 1+ 2 2
5.mar 1 2+ 2+ 2 2 2 2
9. mar 2+ 3
13.mar 1 2 3+ 3 2 3 2 2 2
16.mar 1 2 3 2 3 2+
19.mar 2 2 2++ 3+ 3 2+ 2+ 2 2
23.mar 2 1
Deaths due to avalanches outside villages1801-2000
