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Iceland 'is on edge' waiting for volcanic eruption amid fears river of lava could hit power plant after giant crack tears through town, thousands are evacuated and over 700 more earthquakes since yesterday, with 'unholy sounds' coming up from the earth
Daily Mail ^ | 11-14-23 | ELENA SALVONI

Posted on 11/14/2023 7:21:53 AM PST by dynachrome

The whole of Iceland 'is on edge' as experts say earthquakes which have been rumbling beneath the surface for days and have torn through a town are a precursor to a volcanic eruption.

More than 700 quakes have been recorded in the southwestern Reykjanes Peninsula since yesterday, and despite them being slightly weaker than in previous days the Fagradalsfjall volcano is still expected to erupt.

Iceland has been shaken by thousands of tremors over the past few days, with a state of emergency declared on Friday and around 4,000 people ordered to leave the fishing community of Grindavik.

Evacuated residents have reported hearing 'unholy sounds' from beneath the ground as they fled, while those allowed to return to collect belongings from their deserted homes were told: 'If you hear sirens, drop everything and get out!'

Huge sinkholes have opened up around the town, and now dramatic aerial footage captured by the Coast Guard shows a chasm running through the centre, with smoke pouring out of the gaping splits as magma rises.

Meanwhile, authorities are urgently preparing to build defence walls around a nearby geothermal power plant which they desperately hope will protect it from lava flows - amid concerns that a volcanic eruption could be imminent.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: earthquakes; iceland; volcano; volcanoes
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Yikes.
1 posted on 11/14/2023 7:21:53 AM PST by dynachrome
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To: dynachrome

Didnt women go on strike last week? Wonder where they are on all of this?


2 posted on 11/14/2023 7:23:06 AM PST by KC_Conspirator
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To: dynachrome

Yesterday

Video from the air
Large crack opens up in the town center of Grindavik, Iceland
https://rumble.com/v3vg7jy-large-crack-opens-up-in-the-town-center-of-grindavik-iceland.html

Video
Video shows massive crack emanating steam in the center of Grindavik
https://rumble.com/v3vgnam-video-shows-massive-crack-emanating-steam-in-the-center-of-grindavik-town-o.html


3 posted on 11/14/2023 7:23:27 AM PST by janetjanet998 (Legacy media including youtube are the enemy of the people and must die)
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To: janetjanet998

Wow!


4 posted on 11/14/2023 7:26:55 AM PST by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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To: janetjanet998

Why is a guy walking there?

Never mind…


5 posted on 11/14/2023 7:29:50 AM PST by EEGator
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To: dynachrome

The fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from the sky to the earth. The star was given the key to the shaft of the Abyss.
6 posted on 11/14/2023 7:31:01 AM PST by z3n (Kakistocracy)
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To: EEGator

It looks like Centralia, PA.


7 posted on 11/14/2023 7:32:18 AM PST by DoodleBob (Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s²)
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To: dynachrome

Global Warming!!! /s


8 posted on 11/14/2023 7:35:18 AM PST by The Louiswu (Pray for Peace in the world.)
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To: DoodleBob

60+ years and counting…


9 posted on 11/14/2023 7:36:29 AM PST by EEGator
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To: dynachrome

Have they secured Bjork?


10 posted on 11/14/2023 7:37:45 AM PST by JZelle
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To: dynachrome

We have a trip planned for March. We may well be treated to some new and interesting attractions.


11 posted on 11/14/2023 7:39:32 AM PST by beef (The pendulum will not swing back. It will snap back. Hard.)
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To: janetjanet998

“Not N-Iceland” , more like Dante’s Inferno


12 posted on 11/14/2023 7:40:09 AM PST by drSteve78 (Je suis Deplorable. Even more so)
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To: The Louiswu

Send in Greta. Is she still a virgin? Chuck her in the caldera.


13 posted on 11/14/2023 7:40:41 AM PST by gundog (It was a bright cold eday in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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To: dynachrome

Those are some good cracks in the street and sidewalks. The volcanic gases coming up from the cracks are a nice touch!

Looks like “Puny Humans” on display.


14 posted on 11/14/2023 7:41:56 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (“Occupy your mind with good thoughts or your enemy will fill them with bad ones.” ~ Thomas More)
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To: dynachrome

Its all cracking open!

And now Mt Etna is blowing up, the volcano gods are angry


15 posted on 11/14/2023 7:42:17 AM PST by baclava
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To: dynachrome

This is terrible, the last 40 years of climate policies and mitigation to prevent a thermal apocalypse leading to spontaneous combustion on a planetary scale, is about to all go up in smoke in a matter of minutes when this volcano erupts.


16 posted on 11/14/2023 7:42:41 AM PST by eyeamok
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To: EEGator

“Why is a guy walking there?”

They sent the new guy sent out to calculate how many loads of concrete will be needed to fill the crack. The estimators are busy at work.


17 posted on 11/14/2023 7:43:33 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (“Occupy your mind with good thoughts or your enemy will fill them with bad ones.” ~ Thomas More)
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To: z3n

Looks like they’ll be getting a lot more waterfront property.


18 posted on 11/14/2023 7:46:23 AM PST by ryderann
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To: DoodleBob

Ragnarok.


19 posted on 11/14/2023 7:50:09 AM PST by Salamander (Please visit my profile page help save my beloved dog's life. https://www.givesendgo.com/G2FUF.)
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To: EEGator
Why is a guy walking there?

Because our species can be incredibly stupid.

20 posted on 11/14/2023 7:50:19 AM PST by wastedyears (The left would kill every single one of us and our families if they knew they could get away with it)
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