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Posted on 11/09/2023 12:13:54 PM PST by BenLurkin
The IMO said that magma - molten rock - was accumulating at a depth of around 5km (3m) northwest of Thorbjorn mountain.
The Blue Lagoon is easily visible from the mountain. The owners of the famed turquoise hot springs said they would close the site until 16 November out of concern for employees' welfare.
The Met Office said an earthquake of 5.0 magnitude, the largest since the increased activity began, was detected shortly past midnight on Thursday in the Fagradalsfjall volcanic area, around 30km from the capital Reykjavik.
Ingibjorg Lilja Omarsdottir of the Icelandic Civil Protection Agency has been posted to the nearby town of Grindavik to prepare for a potential evacuation of the town.
She said there was no imminent need for evacuation but that local authorities were prepared in the event of "magma appearing to rise to the surface".
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What about the baboons in the monsoons in the Blue Lagoon?
One would think iron workers and sculptors would take advantage of free molten lava for their artwork and structures. Just shape it as it flows down the slopes.
If I sang out of tune in the light of the moon would i get evicted from the Blue Lagoon?
If I had some molds I could easily cast more flamingos for the front yard. Of course I’d have to paint them pink but that’s no big deal.
No, but people might get up and walk out on you.
Stuff I don’t know about that if I had millions of dollars I might consider possibly maybe going to.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/KZGqtf1Ahg6xJgMk9
“One would think iron workers and sculptors would take advantage of free molten lava for their artwork and structures. Just shape it as it flows down the slopes”
Obviously you know nothing about lava!
Ha! says you. I know you gotta strike while the iron is hot. In this case it's really hot and malleable (that means easily shaped and hammered). Saves on electricity and energy costs this does.
Only in June if you’re out of tune.
I was watching this last night.
That 4.9 or 4.8 hit nit long after midnight.
You could see the shaking on the livestreams.
Cars started showing up around twenty minutes later and came and went through the night.
Interestingly, it wasn’t a major news outlet that grassed on the exodus.
And the cab companies were quickly muzzled.
Now it’d gotten really, really quiet again.
And reliable info is pretty thin on the ground.
BTW, thanks for the ping!
I loved this gent...
https://www.ruv.is/english/2023-11-09-florida-man-rolled-over-and-slept-on-after-quake-396119
And this paper has the best coverage to my mind...
https://www.vf.is/frettir?page=2
“I know you gotta strike while the iron is hot. In this case it’s really hot and malleable (that means easily shaped and hammered).”
It is not iron. It quickly forms a crust and it forms fissures as it SLOWLY cools. The main ingredient is silica.
Wow, beautiful geology there in Iceland.
Well, that sucks.
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