Sunday, March 17, 2024

HOT LAVA ERUPTIONS: Iceland: Volcano erupts for fourth time in 3 months

Iceland, which sits above a volcanic hot spot in the North Atlantic, sees regular eruptions and is highly experienced at dealing with them. 
RUV quoted geophysicist Magnús Tumi Guðmundsson as saying that the latest eruption is the most powerful so far. The Met Office said some of the lava was flowing towards the defensive barriers around Grindavik.


The eruption site is a few kilometers (miles) northeast of Grindavik, a coastal town of 3,800 people about 50 kilometers (30 miles) southwest of Iceland’s capital, Reykjavik, that was evacuated before the initial eruption in December. A few residents who had returned to their homes were evacuated again Saturday.
Grindavik was evacuated in November when the Svartsengi volcanic system awakened after almost 800 years with a series of earthquakes that opened large cracks in the ground north of the town.

The volcano eventually erupted on Dec. 18, sending lava flowing away from Grindavik. A second eruption that began on Jan. 14 sent lava toward the town. Defensive walls that had been bolstered after the first eruption stopped some of the flow, but several buildings were consumed by the lava.

Both eruptions lasted only a matter of days. A third eruption began Feb. 8. It petered out within hours, but not before a river of lava engulfed a pipeline, cutting off heat and hot water to thousands of people.

 The most disruptive in recent times was the 2010 eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano, which spewed huge clouds of ash into the atmosphere and led to widespread airspace closures over Europe. 

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A volcano in Iceland erupted Saturday evening for the fourth time in three months, sending orange jets of lava into the night sky. wbrc.com/2024/03/17/vol…
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Icelandic police declared a state of emergency Saturday as lava spewed from a new volcanic fissure on the Reykjanes peninsula, the fourth eruption to hit the area since December. #Volcano #DailyTribune Read more at: tribune.net.ph/2024/03/…
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New volcanic eruption in the #Grindavik area #Iceland. More powerful than the previous ones! The opening of the ground over 3 km long; burning lava flows out of it all. The Icelandic rescue teams made sure everyone is safe.
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#Watch | The Blue Lagoon spa in #Iceland showed smoke rising in the orange-hued sky after a volcano erupted for the fourth time since December.
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A volcano on Iceland's southwestern coast erupted on Saturday for the fourth time since December, prompting an evacuation, officials said. trib.al/GcluiHM
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A volcano in #Iceland erupted for the fourth time since December, the country's meteorological office said, spewing smoke and bright orange lava into the air in sharp contrast against the dark night sky. #icelandvolcano
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🌋 For the 4th time since December, a volcanic fissure on the Reykjanes peninsula in Iceland is erupting. The town of Grindavik has already begun evacuations. 📹:@WxNB_
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On March 16 a volcanic eruption occurred on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwest #Iceland. The surrounding area has been evacuated, including #Grindavík and the Blue Lagoon. Avoid the area and monitor the latest updates: ow.ly/QIg850QV472
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A volcano's erupted in Iceland again - for the fourth time since December.
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1 hour ago — volcano in Iceland erupted Saturday evening for the fourth time in three months, sending orange jets of lava into the night sky.
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4 hours ago — volcano in Iceland erupted Saturday evening for the fourth time in three months, spewing bright orange streams of lava into the night sky.

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