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Volcano erupts near Iceland's capital Reykjavik - 3/20/2021 1:18:17 AM   
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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56465393

A volcano has erupted south-west of Iceland's capital Reykjavik, the country's meteorological office says.

It is warning the public of falling rocks and boulders, and also landslides as the eruption began at Fagradalsfjall on Reykjanes peninsula.

This comes after the area recorded more than 50,000 earthquakes in the past three weeks.

In 2010, the eruption of another volcano, Eyjafjallajokull, brought air traffic to a halt across Europe.

However, the eruption of Fagradalsfjall is not expected to spew out much ash or smoke, so aviation should not suffer disruption.

The Icelandic Meteorological Office says the eruption of Fagradalsfjall was confirmed on Friday evening via webcams and satellite images.

A coastguard helicopter was sent to survey the area, about 30km (19 miles) from Reykjavik.

It later sent first images of the lava snaking its way down after the eruption.

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake was recorded 1.2 km from Fagradalsfjall just several hours earlier.

Iceland frequently experiences tremors as it straddles two tectonic plates, which are drifting in opposite directions.

The country is the only place in the world where the mid-Atlantic rift is visible above the surface of the ocean.








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RE: Volcano erupts near Iceland's capital Reykjavik - 3/20/2021 2:19:44 AM   
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On the South-Western corner of Iceland.

She will be fine.

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RE: Volcano erupts near Iceland's capital Reykjavik - 3/20/2021 5:27:13 AM   
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RE: Volcano erupts near Iceland's capital Reykjavik - 3/20/2021 5:27:41 AM   
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My grand daughter finished school last year and started to work as a free lance video technician at festivals, when covid19 struck and there were no more festivals. So she worked in student bars last summer - and caught covid19 but just as a light cough, until the bars shut down. She briefly started a more theoretical technical study, but in the lonely online mode that didn't work. Then she remembered from her vacation in Iceland - on the return trip from the world championship Frisbee (yes that is a thing) in Canada - that Icelandic people told her that anyone who wants to work can work in Iceland. So she called about, and after a corona-test, a flight, a week quarantine and another test, she just started to work as a horse groom on an horse-breeding centre.

On the South-Western corner of Iceland.

She will be fine.

Of course she will be fine.

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RE: Volcano erupts near Iceland's capital Reykjavik - 3/20/2021 7:09:27 AM   
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RE: Volcano erupts near Iceland's capital Reykjavik - 3/20/2021 7:10:09 AM   
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A good place for retirement.

I think so. You consider moving there?

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RE: Volcano erupts near Iceland's capital Reykjavik - 3/20/2021 7:12:27 AM   
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RE: Volcano erupts near Iceland's capital Reykjavik - 3/20/2021 10:07:26 PM   
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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56470597

A volcano which erupted on Friday night near Iceland's capital Reykjavik seems to be subsiding, scientists say.

Lava at Fagradalsfjall burst through a crack in the Earth's crust hundreds of metres long and a series of small fountains turned the night sky red.

Icelanders had been bracing themselves for an eruption for several weeks, after the island nation recorded more than 50,000 recent earthquakes.

Meteorologists said the eruption was small and no-one was in danger.

The last eruption there was some 800 years ago.

In 2010, the eruption of another volcano, Eyjafjallajokull, brought air traffic to a halt across Europe.

However, the eruption of Fagradalsfjall has not spewed out much ash, so no major disruption is expected.

The biggest threat was pollution from the gases that had been released, and nearby residents were asked to keep their windows shut.

But the Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) said in a report on Saturday that the pollution was likely to have little effect on the health and well-being of the area's inhabitants.

Officials quoted by AFP news agency said that the area of the eruption was open to the public, but could only be accessed by a difficult hike of several hours from the nearest road.

There is also a potential danger from sulphur dioxide gas.

"Currently gas pollution is not expected to cause much discomfort for people except close up to the source of the eruption. The gas emissions will be monitored closely," the IMO said.

What happened on Friday evening?
The IMO said the eruption of Fagradalsfjall began at about 20:45 GMT on Friday, and was later confirmed via webcams and satellite images.

It then sent first images of the lava snaking its way down after the eruption.

"I can see the glowing red sky from my window," said Rannveig Gudmundsdottir, who lives in Grindavik, 8 km (5 miles) from the eruption.

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake was recorded 1.2 km from Fagradalsfjall just several hours earlier.

Iceland frequently experiences tremors as it straddles two tectonic plates, which are drifting in opposite directions.








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RE: Volcano erupts near Iceland's capital Reykjavik - 3/20/2021 11:09:27 PM   
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RE: Volcano erupts near Iceland's capital Reykjavik - 3/21/2021 1:38:16 AM   
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RE: Volcano erupts near Iceland's capital Reykjavik - 3/22/2021 9:14:53 AM   
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ORIGINAL: Orm

From time to time I consider moving to Scotland. Although I suspect that the fantasy is way better than the reality. All that rain.

But what do I know.



Most of England is wanting to move to Scotland:)

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RE: Volcano erupts near Iceland's capital Reykjavik - 3/22/2021 5:39:50 PM   
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RE: Volcano erupts near Iceland's capital Reykjavik - 3/22/2021 5:47:49 PM   
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RE: Volcano erupts near Iceland's capital Reykjavik - 3/22/2021 8:10:34 PM   
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RE: Volcano erupts near Iceland's capital Reykjavik - 3/22/2021 9:08:37 PM   
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Well, I don't see anybody selling beer or roasting a whole cow or sheep over the lava yet . . .


looks like its only a matter of time:





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RE: Volcano erupts near Iceland's capital Reykjavik - 3/24/2021 1:20:13 AM   
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RE: Volcano erupts near Iceland's capital Reykjavik - 3/24/2021 7:08:02 PM   
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RE: Volcano erupts near Iceland's capital Reykjavik - 3/29/2021 3:11:48 AM   
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