Reykjanes eruption... again

dave

Grindavik evacuated, Bláa lónið closed. Again.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/16/volcano-on-iceland-reykjanes-peninsula-erupts-for-ninth-time-since-2023

A volcano erupted on Wednesday on Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula in the south-west of the country, the ninth eruption in region since the end of 2023.

The Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) said the eruption had begun just before 4am local time (05:00 BST), and live video feeds showed lava spewing from a fissure in the ground.

The IMO later said the main fissure was about 1.5 miles (2.4km) long, and that a second fissure of about 500 metres long had opened up nearby.

HooRU

I wonder if this will distrupt international flights due to ash in the air?

Somewhat-Reticent

YT … RÚV English

real_aurgathor

HooRU wonder if this will distrupt international flights due to ash in the air?

Flight are disrupted when the ejecta is expelled by a powerful explosion,. Since this eruption involves long fissures, that’s much less likely – probably mostly just molten lava for a few tens of feet as per picture.

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Somewhat-Reticent

Madame Pele Land Development ?

real_aurgathor

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It’s really pretty and artistic….

RayGeode

Having until recently put little in the way of thought into this subject, I’m happy to have found this light paperback among the freebies in my local library. Volcanoes leading to to earths changing over 4 billion years, how the earth changed from hot to cold and back again , and 5 mass extinctions.

https://www.peterbrannen.com/book