Thar she blows!..Iceland erupts again...

[Biffer]

'you might need more than a mashie niblick to get out of there Alec'

[Guy Smiley]

She's off and running... a 3km long fissure opened up opposite the Blue Lagoon on the other side of the highway. The Blue Lagoon had just reopened the other day because... money.

It looks to be right along the underground lava dyke that had formed. Interesting to see how long this goes for.

https://livefromiceland.is/webcams/fagradalsfjall

[Kiwias]

That is seriously impressive — not like a normal volcanic eruption at all

[Insane_Homer]

https://www.threads.net/@jvn.photo/post ... IwNjQ2YQ==

What on earth happened in Iceland tonight?! I still can’t believe a fourth eruption began just a few hours ago. It completely caught everyone off guard. After weeks of almost zero seismic activity, an earthquake swarm kicked off on the Reykjanes Peninsula around 10pm. Not even one hour later (!!!), a massive eruption began. This situation rapidly evolved into a 4 kilometre long fissure with lava fountains reaching up to 150 metres high.

The volume of lava exiting the fissure is said to be around 150 to even 200 cubic metres per second. It dwarves the previous three eruption. Currently the southern end of the fissure is located only 3 kilometres away from Grindavík but it seems most of the lava is moving away from the town. Fingers crossed the town will be spared by this massive show of natural force.

[TB63]

They'd just moved the camera towards where harmonic tremors were detected..

[Guy Smiley]

https://www.threads.net/@jvn.photo/post ... IwNjQ2YQ==

What on earth happened in Iceland tonight?! I still can’t believe a fourth eruption began just a few hours ago. It completely caught everyone off guard. After weeks of almost zero seismic activity, an earthquake swarm kicked off on the Reykjanes Peninsula around 10pm. Not even one hour later (!!!), a massive eruption began. This situation rapidly evolved into a 4 kilometre long fissure with lava fountains reaching up to 150 metres high.

The volume of lava exiting the fissure is said to be around 150 to even 200 cubic metres per second. It dwarves the previous three eruption. Currently the southern end of the fissure is located only 3 kilometres away from Grindavík but it seems most of the lava is moving away from the town. Fingers crossed the town will be spared by this massive show of natural force.

Completely caught everyone off guard??

Fuck off. Everyone watching has been waiting for the eruption to start for weeks. The likely location talked about was right on the money. There had been a vertical shift of the land surface that indicated magma build up. All the talk on the various channels covering it had mentioned a ‘lava dyke’ forming and that roughly aligns with this fissure.

I dunno where you trawled this account up from but chuck it back. It’s off. Stale. Fallen off its perch.

[Flockwitt]

Nah. It’s just pining for the fjords.

[Guy Smiley]

Beautiful plumage, guv...


the eruption fizzled out within a day or two after a spectacular start and fortunately for the locals, spared the town of Grindavik and further damage. The magma uplift continues though, there appears to be a chamber within about 5km of the surface that is still actively filling and another eruption is expected as pressure rises. That could be a pattern for some time, small eruptions relieving pressure in a series... or some sort of opening could be sustained and lead to a greater outflow. No-one really knows.

Meanwhile, further east on the island one of their largest volcanoes has been rumbling away for some time and it's being monitored fairly closely... it's under a large glacier sheet which, if it goes could prove to be quite messy.

[Enzedder]

Big earthquake in Reykjavik overnight which the commentator puts down to magma shift

[Guy Smiley]

It's away again, not sure exactly but it sounds like it could be right under Grindavik this time... which was evacuated just hours ago after some poor bugger fell into one of the large cracks that had opened up around town. They couldn't find him...

[Guy Smiley]

[TB63]

Erupted across the berm they'd built, new vent opened up right next to grindavik...

[Biffer]

It's away again, not sure exactly but it sounds like it could be right under Grindavik this time... which was evacuated just hours ago after some poor bugger fell into one of the large cracks that had opened up around town. They couldn't find him...

Superhero origin story incoming.

[Guy Smiley]

[Guy Smiley]

She's off again, same spot as the December eruption I think.

There's a magma reservoir that slowly fills under the area which leads to the regular eruptions, this cycle could continue for years.

[TB63]

https://www.youtube.com/live/jsUx9gwjLK ... XzRi5unEn5

Getting close to the pipes that supply Reykjavik with it's heating and hot water now....

[TB63]

And she's off again...

[Guy Smiley]

The last few eruptions have subsided after a day or so... I don't get the technicalities of it but there's a sort of formation underground that feeds into a reservoir that has erupted once the pressure reaches a level to force a release. Then a couple of weeks back, just as pressures had risen and an eruption was imminent, they had a minor release for several hours before it went quiet again... and now, she's been going along merrily for several days with no signs of stopping as yet.

[fishfoodie]

The last few eruptions have subsided after a day or so... I don't get the technicalities of it but there's a sort of formation underground that feeds into a reservoir that has erupted once the pressure reaches a level to force a release. Then a couple of weeks back, just as pressures had risen and an eruption was imminent, they had a minor release for several hours before it went quiet again... and now, she's been going along merrily for several days with no signs of stopping as yet.

Like a PRV on a steam boiler, you're better off having it periodically open & release the pressure, than not work, & have pressure build, & build, & build until ...... kaboom !

Which is easy to say unless having that relief valve going off is displacing you from your home, & disrupting your life.

[Guy Smiley]

Iceland is fascinating... most tectonic plate intersections involve some sort of collision with one plate sliding under or over the other. NZ is a classic example of a country on top of an intersection like that with the mountains thrust up through the force of the Pacific plate sliding under the Australian. The Himalaya is another example, albeit without the volcanic activity...

but Iceland lies in an intersection which is drawing apart. It's never going to see zero volcanic activity, not in our lifetimes. The current series of eruptions could continue for many years yet, possibly even centuries. The eruptions are currently occurring along a single line that runs sort of northeast from Grindavik, but there are similar fault systems parallel which encroach on Reykavik and surrounds, while the possibility of offshore eruptions is also on the cards as the line extends out past the coast and there have been considerable tremors detected out there.

Then, of course, there's a seriously large volcano to the east of this that is covered in a glacier... at the moment. That's been rumbling a bit and there was a substantial meltwater runoff a few weeks back. It was one of those sub glacial eruptions that closed NH airspace several years ago... they tend to throw uo a lot of debris.

[Biffer]

If it can hold off for another two and a bit weeks, I'd quite happily be stranded in the USA when the baseball season is starting.

[Uncle fester]

Iceland is fascinating... most tectonic plate intersections involve some sort of collision with one plate sliding under or over the other. NZ is a classic example of a country on top of an intersection like that with the mountains thrust up through the force of the Pacific plate sliding under the Australian. The Himalaya is another example, albeit without the volcanic activity...

but Iceland lies in an intersection which is drawing apart. It's never going to see zero volcanic activity, not in our lifetimes. The current series of eruptions could continue for many years yet, possibly even centuries. The eruptions are currently occurring along a single line that runs sort of northeast from Grindavik, but there are similar fault systems parallel which encroach on Reykavik and surrounds, while the possibility of offshore eruptions is also on the cards as the line extends out past the coast and there have been considerable tremors detected out there.

Then, of course, there's a seriously large volcano to the east of this that is covered in a glacier... at the moment. That's been rumbling a bit and there was a substantial meltwater runoff a few weeks back. It was one of those sub glacial eruptions that closed NH airspace several years ago... they tend to throw uo a lot of debris.

The country hovers on the edge of habitability as it is. Doesn't take much to render it uninhabitable.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laki?wprov=sfla1

[Sandstorm]

Iceland is fascinating... most tectonic plate intersections involve some sort of collision with one plate sliding under or over the other. NZ is a classic example of a country on top of an intersection like that with the mountains thrust up through the force of the Pacific plate sliding under the Australian. The Himalaya is another example, albeit without the volcanic activity...

but Iceland lies in an intersection which is drawing apart. It's never going to see zero volcanic activity, not in our lifetimes. The current series of eruptions could continue for many years yet, possibly even centuries. The eruptions are currently occurring along a single line that runs sort of northeast from Grindavik, but there are similar fault systems parallel which encroach on Reykavik and surrounds, while the possibility of offshore eruptions is also on the cards as the line extends out past the coast and there have been considerable tremors detected out there.

Then, of course, there's a seriously large volcano to the east of this that is covered in a glacier... at the moment. That's been rumbling a bit and there was a substantial meltwater runoff a few weeks back. It was one of those sub glacial eruptions that closed NH airspace several years ago... they tend to throw uo a lot of debris.

The country hovers on the edge of habitability as it is. Doesn't take much to render it uninhabitable.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laki?wprov=sfla1

Like pandas. Simply not fit to survive. Bin Iceland as a place of residence and send them all to Ireland.

[Sandstorm]

Iceland is fascinating... most tectonic plate intersections involve some sort of collision with one plate sliding under or over the other. NZ is a classic example of a country on top of an intersection like that with the mountains thrust up through the force of the Pacific plate sliding under the Australian. The Himalaya is another example, albeit without the volcanic activity...

but Iceland lies in an intersection which is drawing apart. It's never going to see zero volcanic activity, not in our lifetimes. The current series of eruptions could continue for many years yet, possibly even centuries. The eruptions are currently occurring along a single line that runs sort of northeast from Grindavik, but there are similar fault systems parallel which encroach on Reykavik and surrounds, while the possibility of offshore eruptions is also on the cards as the line extends out past the coast and there have been considerable tremors detected out there.

Then, of course, there's a seriously large volcano to the east of this that is covered in a glacier... at the moment. That's been rumbling a bit and there was a substantial meltwater runoff a few weeks back. It was one of those sub glacial eruptions that closed NH airspace several years ago... they tend to throw uo a lot of debris.

The country hovers on the edge of habitability as it is. Doesn't take much to render it uninhabitable.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laki?wprov=sfla1

Like pandas. Simply not fit to survive. Bin Iceland as a place of residence and send them all to Ireland. You can even change the country of residence on their passports with a sharpie.

[Guy Smiley]

Iceland is mental...

but re. pandas--- there's reasonable grounds to argue that they are all just drunk.

[fishfoodie]

Iceland is fascinating... most tectonic plate intersections involve some sort of collision with one plate sliding under or over the other. NZ is a classic example of a country on top of an intersection like that with the mountains thrust up through the force of the Pacific plate sliding under the Australian. The Himalaya is another example, albeit without the volcanic activity...

but Iceland lies in an intersection which is drawing apart. It's never going to see zero volcanic activity, not in our lifetimes. The current series of eruptions could continue for many years yet, possibly even centuries. The eruptions are currently occurring along a single line that runs sort of northeast from Grindavik, but there are similar fault systems parallel which encroach on Reykavik and surrounds, while the possibility of offshore eruptions is also on the cards as the line extends out past the coast and there have been considerable tremors detected out there.

Then, of course, there's a seriously large volcano to the east of this that is covered in a glacier... at the moment. That's been rumbling a bit and there was a substantial meltwater runoff a few weeks back. It was one of those sub glacial eruptions that closed NH airspace several years ago... they tend to throw uo a lot of debris.

The country hovers on the edge of habitability as it is. Doesn't take much to render it uninhabitable.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laki?wprov=sfla1

Like pandas. Simply not fit to survive. Bin Iceland as a place of residence and send them all to Ireland.

More hot blondes are always welcome.

I'd even make the sacrifice, & house a few myself to help them with their trauma ....

[MungoMan]

Iceland is fascinating... most tectonic plate intersections involve some sort of collision with one plate sliding under or over the other. NZ is a classic example of a country on top of an intersection like that with the mountains thrust up through the force of the Pacific plate sliding under the Australian. The Himalaya is another example, albeit without the volcanic activity...

but Iceland lies in an intersection which is drawing apart. It's never going to see zero volcanic activity, not in our lifetimes. The current series of eruptions could continue for many years yet, possibly even centuries. The eruptions are currently occurring along a single line that runs sort of northeast from Grindavik, but there are similar fault systems parallel which encroach on Reykavik and surrounds, while the possibility of offshore eruptions is also on the cards as the line extends out past the coast and there have been considerable tremors detected out there.

Then, of course, there's a seriously large volcano to the east of this that is covered in a glacier... at the moment. That's been rumbling a bit and there was a substantial meltwater runoff a few weeks back. It was one of those sub glacial eruptions that closed NH airspace several years ago... they tend to throw uo a lot of debris.

The country hovers on the edge of habitability as it is. Doesn't take much to render it uninhabitable.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laki?wprov=sfla1

Like pandas. Simply not fit to survive. Bin Iceland as a place of residence and send them all to Ireland.

There's only about 380,00 of 'em. And given quite a few apparently have some (distant) Irish ancestry, they should squeeze in nicely.

They'll miss that sharp tang of sulphur when they get up in the morning, tho'.