Iceland’s Second Biggest Volcano on Brink of Eruption: Europe Travel Disruption Feared

Euroweekly News ^ | 17 Jan 2025 | Connor Morpurgo

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Well, my sympathy just went out the door. From their local enemedia today...

Iceland increases financial support to Ukraine

Note to the citizenry: Your geology is the least of your problems.

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Cool news, geeky update from a few weeks ago...

HS Orka wins IT award An automated volcanic eruption warning system, developed by HS Orka's resource management, today won the Ský IT award in the digital public service category.

Using data from a borehole to create an eruption warning system, especially useful when seismicity isn't indicative.

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Earthquake swarm, magma run, and evacuations...

Looks like the next eruption is about to happen...

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Kilauea erupting again, too...

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Iceland update. Uplift, while slowing, continues on the Reykjanes Peninsula.

So while we wait, a fascinating recent paper on the civil engineering involved in those now famous berms...

Experience in diverting and containing lava flow by barriers constructed from in situ material during the 2021 Geldingardalir volcanic eruption

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Iceland update. Their geology isn't their biggest problem, is it...

Sanctions against Israel under review by government The Icelandic Prime Minister does not rule out that Iceland will push for Israel to be excluded from Eurovision next year. She says that possible trade sanctions against Israel are under consideration, but such a step will only be taken in concert with other nations.

Something prospective tourists might want to keep in mind.

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Looks like the next eruption is going to be on the Reykjanes Peninsula.

Grindavik and the Blue Lagoon have just been successfully evacuated.

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More...

https://www.ruv.is/

https://www.mbl.is/frettir/

https://www.vf.is/

https://en.vedur.is/

Per the last, a magma intrusion has started at the Sundhnúksgígaröð crater row.