Brian McDonald
For the fifth time since December, a volcanic eruption has occurred in southwest Iceland. Iceland’s Met Office said the eruption began on Wednesday after hundreds of earthquakes were recorded in recent days, with the eruption quickly becoming “explosive”.
On Thursday morning, the latest eruption resulted in a nearly two-mile-long fissure that was spewing “considerable lava fountain.” The Met Office said lava flowed “vigorously” from the fissure and traveled down roads towards the volcanic Þorbjörn. That mountain lies outside the small fishing village of Grindavík that saw evacuationscracked roads and houses swallowed by lava flows in previous eruptions in the last semester.
The eruption occurred after hundreds of earthquakes shook the area over several days. Late last week, the Met Office reported that around 140 earthquakes had been detected in just two days, although they were all small. The previous weekend, another 200 earthquakes occurred, also small.
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“Explosive activity began when magma came into contact with groundwater, where lava flows into a fissure near Hagafell,” the office said. “Magma causes water to quickly convert to a gaseous state (steam), causing steam explosions and tephra (ash) fall. There is considerable uncertainty regarding the amount of gases coming from the eruption site.”
The blue Lakea popular tourist destination known for its geothermal spa, has temporarily closed because of the eruption, saying it has been evacuated and will remain closed until at least Friday.
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“Over the past few months, we have been reminded of the powers of nature and how they inevitably influence us all,” says the Blue Lagoon ad. “During this period of seismic activity, we had to temporarily close our operations, but we remained in close contact with the Icelandic authorities and acted in accordance with the precautions and measures established in the area.”
Forecasters believe the winds will blow on Thursday eruption gases eastward, sending polluting particles toward the northeast of the island nation. sulfur dioxide gaswhich can lead to acid rain and air pollution, could be detected as far away as the capital, Reykjavik, around 40 kilometers away.
The last eruption in the region, in March, sent sulfur dioxide emissions to continental Europe, where they were reached Russia.
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