Earthquakes and/or Volcanoes

[tek]

that's... not good.

[RTH10260]

[Volkonski]

Iceland volcano could erupt ‘within hours’, expert warns

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/worl ... 45745.html

Iceland is bracing itself for a volcanic eruption that will arrive within “hours or days”, experts have warned.

Around 3,000 residents have evacuated the southwestern town of Grindavik close to the Fagradalsfjall volcanic system in the Reykjanes region.

Over the past 48 hours, Iceland has faced a seismic swarm as 1,485 earthquakes have hit the country. In addition, a magma tunnel is forming underground beneath the town, which South Iceland’s Volcano and Natural Hazards group believe could be 12km long.

The UK foreign office has updated its travel advice, warning that a volcanic eruption is increasingly likely, but it has not warned against travel with flights still touching down at Keflavik International Airport.

The Icelandic Meteorological Office said on Saturday there was a “considerable” risk of an eruption on the Reykjanes peninsula because of the size of the underground magma intrusion and the rate at which it was moving.

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[Volkonski]

[RTH10260]

Some observers believe that the magma seeing daylight may not neccessarily be explosive cause it seems that an ancient fissure is breaking open and the maga may just bee pouring out and flow to the sea. This is the best scenario, and the village would only get partially destroyed. Worst case described would be that the magma would flow under ground along the fissure and open directly into the sea with a violent reaction.

[chancery]

I occasionally follow Alexandra Witze, an excellent science journalist who is a correspondent for Nature. She and her husband wrote a fascinating book, Island on Fire, about the eight-month-long eruption of Laki, a volcano in Iceland, in the eighteenth century.

Contamination of the soil from the eruption led to a famine that killed a quarter of the population of Iceland. The Laki eruption also had impacts around the world, mostly deadly and some catastrophic.

Witze's website about the book is here: https://lakithebook.wordpress.com/

[John Thomas8]

[Volkonski]

[Volkonski]

Grindavik Evacuated for AT LEAST 2 weeks! Small Group Allowed to Pick Up Essentials and Pets/Animals

[AndyinPA]

The FB friend is nowhere near the area of activity. He posted that the film that is being used is not actual video of this eruption, and the government is trying to make this clear. So far, it's underground. I had wondered about that.

[John Thomas8]

[much ado]

The FB friend is nowhere near the area of activity. He posted that the film that is being used is not actual video of this eruption, and the government is trying to make this clear. So far, it's underground. I had wondered about that.

Yes, that is true. There is no visible magma at present.

This is what the streets of the evacuated town of Grindavik look like. (Click to watch it on YouTube.)

[RTH10260]

FWIW

[Estiveo]

7.6 just off the coast of Mindanao, the Phillipines. Tsunami warning for the Philippines & Japan.

[AndyinPA]

Thanks. That was fascinating. I'm thinking of subscribing to his channel.

I will be back there next year.

[Volkonski]

7.6 just off the coast of Mindanao, the Phillipines. Tsunami warning for the Philippines & Japan.

https://abcnews.go.com/International/wi ... -105330003

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[John Thomas8]

[John Thomas8]

[AndyinPA]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/ ... arthquakes

One of Iceland’s most popular tourist attractions has reopened for the first time in more than a month – despite fears of a potential volcanic eruption.

The Blue Lagoon, a geothermal spa south-west of the capital, Reykjavík, closed on 9 November after the Reykjanes peninsula was hit by a “seismic swarm” of more than 1,000 earthquakes in 24 hours that reportedly led to dozens of guests fleeing the resort in taxis.

In the days that followed, all 3,800 people living in the nearby town of Grindavík were evacuated from their homes – leaving many homeless and in limbo.

Although people have been allowed to return to their homes between 7am and 9pm each day, and some businesses have reopened, they still cannot stay overnight or walk around the town. They are waiting for an update this week to find out whether the evacuation rules will be lifted in time for Christmas.

Very cozy inside, no matter the air temperature.

[Estiveo]

Live stream: fissure eruption at Grindavik Iceland
https://www.youtube.com/live/VIs83vmfZCk?feature=shared

[RTH10260]

And just now this Youtuber who follows the events says that an erruption just happened , i guess about 2 hours ago by upload time

[RTH10260]

could be the same as by time of posting but the uploader did not specify which volcano

[AndyinPA]

As she says, "Follow the science, guys."