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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Interesting update. The geothermal plant staff have been evacuated due to changes in the readings from the boreholes...
https://www.vf.is/frettir/starfs%C2%ADfolk-hs-orku-yfirgaf-svartsengi-vegna-breytinga-i-borholum
https://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/news/2024/05/21/workers_sent_home_for_security_reasons/
Nobody’s saying eruption is imminent.
Abundance of caution, blah, blah, blah...
For anyone else curious about the status of the Boiling, er, Blue Lagoon...
https://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/news/2024/05/21/workers_sent_home_for_security_reasons/
Per the above, it’s still open.
Drone approaches the erupting volcano in Iceland! Now 3 weeks since it started! 20.06.24 4K
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiDD8IoxjlY
On the Move: 2023 Observations on Real Time Graben Formation, Grindavík, Iceland
Fascinating read.
I need a huge volcanic eruption that shows up on my Edge news start page. Right now I see tiddlywinks.
Sirens at Svartsengi and Gribdavik reportedly going off...
Grindavik...
Partly cloudy with a chance of fire and brimstone...
“The Icelandic Meteorological Office has activated a reaction due to an impending magma flow at Grindavík. Seismic activity has increased and there have been pressure changes in boreholes.
The work area is being evacuated.”
Just erupted.
Looks like sane ar3a as last couple of times.
Prof. Shawn Willsey is streaming live covering the eruption on his YouTube channel...
https://www.youtube.com/live/CymhYbrF3DI?feature=shared
Another YouTube channel with excellent video coverage...
https://www.youtube.com/live/-8OGrKEKYOA?feature=shared
I fell asleep. I need Titanic level Volcanic. At least the level where airplane flights get disrupted. Where people are dying in molten lava flows.
They are nuts letting in those Paleo-simians. I have read there are a few mosques in Iceland.
Meanwhile, our eruption watch baby has flown the coop. Lola, the fabulous fulmar, has fledged. No more LolaVision. I'll miss that birb (sic).
BTW, an interesting document on this mist recent presidential election in Iceland at this link...
https://www.osce.org/files/f/documents/3/b/569760.pdf
If I lived in Iceland, I’d be demanding audits.
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