Posted on Dec 19, 2023
A volcano in Iceland erupts weeks after thousands were evacuated from a nearby town
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A volcano has erupted in southwestern Iceland, sending a flash of light into the evening sky and spewing semi-molten rock into the air in a spectacular show of Earth's power in the land known for fire and ice.
The eruption Monday night appears to have occurred about 4 kilometers (2.4 miles) from the town of Grindavik, the Icelandic Meteorological Office said. The town near Iceland's main airport was evacuated in November after strong seismic activity damaged homes and raised fears of an imminent eruption.
Iceland, which sits above a volcanic hotspot in the North Atlantic, averages an eruption every four to five years. 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.
A volcano has erupted in southwestern Iceland, sending a flash of light into the evening sky and spewing semi-molten rock into the air in a spectacular show of Earth's power in the land known for fire and ice.
The eruption Monday night appears to have occurred about 4 kilometers (2.4 miles) from the town of Grindavik, the Icelandic Meteorological Office said. The town near Iceland's main airport was evacuated in November after strong seismic activity damaged homes and raised fears of an imminent eruption.
Iceland, which sits above a volcanic hotspot in the North Atlantic, averages an eruption every four to five years. 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.
A volcano in Iceland erupts weeks after thousands were evacuated from a nearby town
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."It also confirmed that the eruptive fissure, the crack in the ground from where the lava spews, is 4 kilometers, or about 2.4 miles, long.
Bjarni Benediktsson, Iceland’s foreign minister, said in a post on X, formerly Twitter, that there are “no disruptions to flights to and from Iceland and international flight corridors remain open” amid the eruption.
The office began to warn residents of Grindavik last month that a potential volcanic eruption was looming. The town is home to about 3,400 people and sits about 31 miles southwest of the capital, Reykjavik.
Iceland sits on top of a volcanic hot spot in the North Atlantic, according to The Associated Press, which noted that Iceland experiences an eruption every four to five years."
..."It also confirmed that the eruptive fissure, the crack in the ground from where the lava spews, is 4 kilometers, or about 2.4 miles, long.
Bjarni Benediktsson, Iceland’s foreign minister, said in a post on X, formerly Twitter, that there are “no disruptions to flights to and from Iceland and international flight corridors remain open” amid the eruption.
The office began to warn residents of Grindavik last month that a potential volcanic eruption was looming. The town is home to about 3,400 people and sits about 31 miles southwest of the capital, Reykjavik.
Iceland sits on top of a volcanic hot spot in the North Atlantic, according to The Associated Press, which noted that Iceland experiences an eruption every four to five years."
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