Eruption on Iceland now
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BaronSmoggie
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It'll be fine, none of us can fly anyhow 
the_holgate_roof
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Was that what caused the dust cloud last time?
swordtrombonefish
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This has been expected for weeks no? 50000 Earthquakes in a week or some such was reported.
New material for the ethereal Sigur Ros
New material for the ethereal Sigur Ros
There's no danger of ash ffrom an effusive eruption like this one .... just lava. Unless it reaches the sea .... then kaboom. Bit of ash plume.
For those with fb. Some helicopter video https://www.facebook.com/Vedurstofan
Better video here. Spatter cones developing already. It's a nice, friendly "tourist" eruption. If only we could get there. https://www.ruv.is/frett/2021/03/20/magnadar-kvikmyndir-af-gosinu?itm_source=parsely-api
uncle_rico
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Been watching it, absolutely stunning. The power of Mother Earth never ceases to amaze 
Ingleby_Flash
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Different volcano, the ash cloud problems won’t be repeated with any volcanoes in the future.
New clip this morning as dawn breaks. https://www.ruv.is/frett/2021/03/20/myndir-af-eldgosinu-i-morgunsarid
uncle_rico
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It's in a pretty safe place ... the lava would have to fill up a substantial blind valley before travelling very far ... unless a fissure opens up elsewhere on the dyke intrusion.
uncle_rico
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Its now being classed as a minor eruption with limited activity.
Boroproud
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Genuine question, why will it not happen again?
Although im interested i dont understand the 'ideas' behind it all. I ain't that clever
Genuine question, why will it not happen again?
Although im interested i dont understand the 'ideas' behind it all. I ain't that clever
He's wrong. It can, and most likely will happen again. The volcanoes of central south iceland are more likely to produce explosive/ashy eruptions. Not least of all because they are under massive sheets of ice, which start to melt as magma approches the surface ... then, boom, when water and magma meet (steam. pressure etc). Some of them, like Grimsvotn, erupt fairly frequently. Grimsvotn is already gearing up for another. If the really big ones like Bardarbunga or Katla go off, large ash clouds are pretty much inevitable. The volcanoes of the Reykjanes peninsula are historically effusive. Slow moving magma like you see in the videos above. Ash is only likely if the lava reaches the sea, or the fissure extends and erupts under the sea.
For those interested in learning about volcanoes and following global volcanic activity, I recommend https://www.volcanocafe.org
The complex science is usually explained in a fairly entertaining way.
Brilliant close camera now in place. It has settled down (which is to be expected once some pressure is released). https://www.ruv.is/frett/2021/03/20/beint-vefstreymi-fra-borgarfjalli-ad-eldstodvunum
boroboy6872
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WOW that feed is great
People stood around the edge whilst up top it`s blowing out.
Would love to witness something like that, that close