![]() ![]() Iceland is no stranger to volcanic activity. Have fun #iceland #volcano /IYFHQMzWsx- Ragnar Fjölnisson MaIceland’s location makes it particularly susceptible to earthquakes - and eruptions You can start practicing your pronunciation: It's about 15 miles south of Reykjavik and just erupted. The eruption is ongoing, and could last for “a day or a month,” Magnús Tumi Gudmundsson, a geophysicist at the University of Iceland, told RÚV, the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service. The head of emergency management in the country told people to close their windows and stay inside to avoid volcanic gas pollution, which could spread as far as Thorlákshöfn, a city about 30 miles south of Reykjavik.īut on Saturday, the meteorological office said, “Currently, gas pollution is not expected to cause much discomfort for people except close up to the source of the eruption.” Drones were temporarily prohibited from flying over the area, to allow scientists first access, but flights in and out of the international Keflavik Airport have not been affected. Katrín Jakobsdóttir March 19, 2021Įxperts warned residents to beware emissions of dangerous gases, including carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide, and there were some resulting traffic jams. We ask people to keep away from the immediate area and stay safe. We are monitoring the situation closely and as of now it is not considered a threat to surrounding towns. But the past two eruptions in 19 from this volcano did not affect UK air travel," he said.A volcanic eruption has begun in Fagradalsfjall on the Reykjanes peninsula. "If the eruption continues with its current intensity and we get unfavourable winds, we could see ash over the UK. "This eruption has started with much more vigour and violence than the two previous eruptions in 20," he said. More worrying for western Europe would be if this heralds the start of a sustained and lengthy explosive eruption that could last a month or two," said Dr Dave McGarvie, a volcanologist at the Open University. "If this is Grimsvötn blowing its top during an intense but short eruption, then activity will start to diminish in a few days, perhaps a week. The group noted that the particles were hard and sharp enough to abrade windows and aircraft bodies, and could melt inside jet engines, causing them to stall. In April, scientists at the Universities of Copenhagen and Iceland concluded that aviation authorities were right to ground aircraft last year, following an independent investigation into the ash particles produced by the Eyjafjallajökull eruption. The latest eruption is more serious because it has forced ash high into the stratosphere where commercial airliners cruise. Grimsvötn is the most active volcano in Iceland and usually produces large particles of ash that are too heavy to carry far by the wind. The Met Office planned to send balloons carrying instruments into the atmosphere to measure ash concentrations and particle sizes over western Scotland, but early attempts were thwarted by high winds. On Monday, local weather radar operated by the Icelandic Meteorological Office tracked the plume to a height of 10km, though it occasionally rose to 15km. Measurements of the plume suggest the most violent phase of the eruption may already have passed. The Grimsvötn eruption is believed to be the most powerful in Iceland in more than 50 years. "The gigantic initial volcanic plume suggests that it may exhaust itself and cease quicker than the Eyjafjallajökull eruption," said Gillian Foulger, professor of geophysics at Durham University. But the initial force of the blast means the volcano might have spent much of its energy already, at least for the latest eruption.
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