The eruption on Reykjanes Peninsula, which began around 8:45 p.m. local time (4:45 p.m. ET) was seen on a web camera and later confirmed, the Icelandic Meteorological Office said in a statement.
"The eruption is considered small at this stage," it said on Twitter, estimating that the fissure was around 500 meters, or 1,640 feet, long. While a distinct orange glow could be seen in the low cloud on the peninsula.
The glow of impending doom. Smaug awakes.
The Fagradals Mountain volcano had been dormant for 6,000 years, and the Reykjanes Peninsula hadn't seen an eruption of any volcano in 781 years, The AP reported.
Iceland Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir said officials were closely watching.
"As of now it is not considered a threat to surrounding towns," she wrote in a tweet. "We ask people to keep away from the immediate area and stay safe."
The earth Gods are angry. First it was Etna, now Fagradals soon Mauna Loa. Could the Yellowstone ticking time bomb be next?
ReplyDeleteAll caused by Donald Trump/Climate Change.
ReplyDeleteRead: The Control of Nature by John McPhee. One of the three non-fiction stories has to do with the 'Cooling of the Lava', the successful efforts to divert a 1973 lava flow to save a small Icelandic village and its harbor. A very worthwhile read (all three of the stories are).
ReplyDelete" keep away from the immediate area". But it's the only one they have.
ReplyDelete" keep away from the immediate area". But it's the only one they have.
ReplyDelete" keep away from the immediate area". But it's the only one they have.
ReplyDeleteRekyavik with Mordor in the background.
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