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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Zero body counts, no damage to infrastructure are good things. :-)
Touristy eruptions can be fascinating. Lots to learn from those.
Unless, of course, you’re government funded.
Then you’ll learn what the government tells you to learn.
Funny how that works.
New Eruption Nov. 2024
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An interesting update, earthquake swarm today under Bardarbunga...
https://vedur.is/um-vi/frettir/oflug-jardskjalftahrina-i-bardarbungu-staersti-skjalftinn-m51
BTW, for anyone who wants a geologist’s take, Professor Shawn Willsey on his YouTube channel has an update, about 20 minutes, worth the watch...
https://youtu.be/VQZPE96JhVU?feature=shared
I read that Iceland’s volcanoes were dormant for 1000 years. Until they started erupting about 15 years ago.
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“But the last time the Reykjanes peninsula saw any lava flow was hundreds of years ago - that may have started as early as the 8th or 9th Century and continued until 1240.
Now the eruptions have started again - but why has there been an 800-year gap?”
Iceland had a wakeup call in ‘73 when Heimaey erupted.
A lot of the folks who evacuated moved to Grindavik.
The government of Iceland then spent the last 50 years sticking its head in the sand.
I hate to break it to the people of Iceland, but their leftist government is a far greater danger to them than their geology.
Yes on 1973, but I really started paying attention when 2010 Icelandic eruptions disrupted European airlines and travel.
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