Authorities declared the nearby fishing village and infrastructure secure, even though on Saturday an Iceland volcano eruption occurred for the fourth time since December. Early on Monday, the volcano kept erupting, spewing smoke and brilliant orange lava skyward.
Since 2021, there have been seven eruptions on the Reykjanes peninsula, which is near Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland. Geological systems that had lain dormant for about 800 years abruptly erupted, causing these eruptions.
Man-made obstacles like the Svartsengi geothermal power plant and the 4,000-person fishing town of Grindavik have efficiently diverted lava away from infrastructure.
Lava can be seen flowing a few hundred meters from the town, which was twice evacuated due to an Iceland volcano eruption: once in November and again in February, according to footage that government broadcaster RUV managed to secure.
It was discovered that the Grindavik guards were helpful. The lava flow has been guided in the correct direction, according to local utility HS Orka, and the equipment linking to the Svartsengi power station is still in place.
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Magma has been rising underground since the February eruption, prompting authorities to issue an eruption alert.
Velvet rock fountains, almost exactly the same size as the explosion in February, flowed from a fissure on Saturday night, only moments after the notification was delivered. The fracture’s length was 3 km (1.9 mi).
Professor of geophysics at the University of Iceland Magnus Tumi Gudmundsson told RUV that while the lava flows continued on Monday, it was too soon to say when they would end.
“Overnight, it was remarkably stable and undoubtedly majestic, but it’s still only two to five percent of what it was initially,” he said.
Although the eruption in February was brief, in 2021 there was continuous volcanic activity for six months in a nearby system.
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