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Look at this video from yesterday. What's going on on the right hand side of the image from just over halfway through? Is it a tornado, or a firenado, or something else?
Originally Posted by: Darren S
Magma intrusion appears to be stepping up a notch the last few days according to Just Icelandic, and more to the west of previous eruptions. Eruptive potential itself seems quite low but it would be interesting if we did see a winter eruption in the region.
Originally Posted by: Chunky Pea
On the other side of the world, in the NW Pacific, a new island has been born just off the coast of Iwo Jima.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-asia-67374295 .
Originally Posted by: ozone_aurora
Nice!Back on the topic of Iceland, it looks like a major series of quakes is ongoing: https://en.vedur.is/earthquakes-and-volcanism/earthquakes/ As ever VolcanoCafe will be on the ball. It looks like the town of Grindavik may be in the firing line this time and an eruption looks highly likely and probably soon.https://www.volcanocafe.org/thorbjorn-on-the-brink/
Originally Posted by: doctormog
Town of Grindavik is being evacuated as it's likely a dike has formed underneath it tonight.
Originally Posted by: picturesareme
https://watchers.news/2023/11/11/high-risk-of-eruption-near-grindavik-15-km-long-magma-intrusion-identified-northwest-of-town-iceland/ article dated 11/11/2023 at 1830 hrs
Originally Posted by: DEW
I was in that area in 2015 having a nice warm dip in the Blue Lagoon (but bloody cold when you got out)You can see that this area is very volcanic from the amount of lava around the lagoon from previous eruptions and from the fact that the Geothermal power station is right next doorMany local people use the lagoon as well as tourists as the high silica concentration (which they grab up from the lake bed and smear all over themselves) is meant to be very health-giving
Originally Posted by: lanky
You just can't get the walrus fat these days, lanky. 😁 I never went to the Blue Lagoon but had some welcome dips in the underground hot springs at Myvatn in the 69 and 72. I'm told they have got a tad too hot for comfort in recent years - is that true?Moving on..."Iceland has declared a state of emergency after a series of earthquakes.Authorities have ordered thousands of people living in the southwestern town of Grindavík to leave as a precaution.The Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) said there was a considerable risk of an eruption."Iceland volcano: Emergency declared over volcano Fagradalsfjall eruption concernshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67387827
Originally Posted by: Roger Parsons
The widening of the crack that has appeared and extending through the middle of Grindavik has all the hallmarks of a precursor to a magma build-up and I suspect an eruption is imminent.https://www.facebook.com/groups/vulkane.net/permalink/6890575840980530/
Originally Posted by: nsrobins