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Update from the Icelandic Met Office about the eruption at Sundhnúkur fissure swarm in Reykjanes that began again last night.
The eruption began less intense than the previous one and is now declining. Lava has flowed westward to the north of the Svartstengi power plant / Blue Lagoon. Gas pollution is forecast to travel southward and westward.
https://en.vedur.is/about-imo/news/eruption-begins-on-the-sundhnukur-fissure-swarm
Photo by Björn Oddsson, Civil Protection.
#Iceland #volcano #eruption #Grindavik #Reykjanes
Elevation difference map (vertical displacement) based on two different acquisitions by our remote sensing team. These area base on two DEMs spanning 1 Dec. to 15 Jan. covering the latest eruption in #Grindavík
Reds:
- New lava fields
- Lava barriers
Blues:
- Quarry for barriers
- Barrier entrenchment
- Graben formation
#geology #mapping #qgis #eruption #iceland
https://icelandmag.is/article/when-residents-vestmannaeyjar-woke-discover-a-volcano-erupting-outskirts-town
When the residents of Vestmannaeyjar woke up to discover a volcano erupting on the outskirts of town
On January 23 1973 one of the most dramatic eruptions in recent Icelandic history began when a long lava spewing fissure opened up along the eastern shore of Heimaey island.Icelandmag
