Posted on 02/08/2024 3:01:18 AM PST by dennisw
A volcano began erupting in southwestern Iceland early Thursday, sending lava jets as high as 80 meters, the country’s weather office said.
"At 5:30 this morning an intense seismic activity started north-east of mt. Sýlingarfell. Around 30 minutes later, a volcanic eruption started at the site,” the Icelandic Met Office said.
Images taken by an Icelandic Coast Guard's surveillance flight appeared to show the eruption taking place at a location near the Dec. 18 eruption, official said.
Fullscreen button A volcano spews lava and smoke as it erupts on Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland, February 8, 2024. A volcano spews lava and smoke as it erupts on Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland, February 8, 2024. © Iceland Civil Protection via Reuters Another eruption nearby on Jan. 14 sent lava flowing into Grindavik, a small town that had been evacuated prior to the eruption.
The latest fissure was about 3 km long, the office said.
"This time a bit further North than December eruption and further away from town of Grindavik," Gisli Olafsson, an MP, said on social media. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
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`images taken by an Icelandic Coast Guard's surveillance flight appeared to show the eruption taking place at a location near the Dec. 18 eruption, official said.
Now, I don’t know
I don’t know
I don’t know where I’m a-gonna go when the volcano blows
Let me say now
I don’t know
I don’t know
I don’t know where I’m a-gonna go when the volcano blows
Video
Volcano erupts in Iceland, 3rd eruption in 3 months on the Reykjanes Peninsula
https://rumble.com/v4c4896-volcano-erupts-in-iceland-3rd-eruption-in-3-months.html
And how much carbon emissions are coming from that single volcano?
I wonder if the Blue Lagoon is still open...
FYI ping.
Closed for the day and will provide further updates as they become available.
Meanwhile...
There is a risk that hot water will run off all of Suðurnes
From the link...
...Lava flows over Grindavíkurveg at the offshoot to the Blue Lagoon...
If the Icelanders weren’t white, we could make room for them in America.
That is some fast moving lava. It looks to me it has traveled ~1.5 miles since it started erupting 6 hours ago.
Doesn't sound like all of them are integrating well.
Don't think we'd want those.
Meanwhile, so much for notice...
Looks like earthquake activity picked up about 30 minutes before the eruption...
Not much notice at all.
Wonder if the boreholes picked up anything...
Video update from Iceland Explorer...
https://youtu.be/-dbTuTxOdRU?feature=shared
Shows the ongoing fight to protect the infrastructure.
God bless those personnel.
Wait. We have tofigure a way. So many hot blonde women…
I used to know one. Her name was Ula.
Some good news from Iceland’s Met Office...
https://en.vedur.is/about-imo/news/a-seismic-swarm-started-north-of-grindavik-last-night
See first paragraph.
Look like the likelihood of any new fissures opening has decreased.
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