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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.

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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.

Guy Smiley wrote: ↑Sun Jan 14, 2024 8:32 am 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 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2024 8:40 pm 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.

Guy Smiley wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2024 10:55 pm 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.

Uncle fester wrote: ↑Thu Mar 21, 2024 12:27 pm

Guy Smiley wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2024 10:55 pm 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

Uncle fester wrote: ↑Thu Mar 21, 2024 12:27 pm

Guy Smiley wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2024 10:55 pm 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 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 21, 2024 1:39 pm

Uncle fester wrote: ↑Thu Mar 21, 2024 12:27 pm

Guy Smiley wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2024 10:55 pm 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 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 21, 2024 1:39 pm

Uncle fester wrote: ↑Thu Mar 21, 2024 12:27 pm

Guy Smiley wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2024 10:55 pm 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.