MIJN FAVORIETE SHOW (IN MIJN FAVORIETE BUITENLAND) DRAAIT WEER OP VOLLE TOEREN: Iceland Volcano Eruption Update; Large Eruption Begins, Partially Explosiv

Iceland Volcano Eruption Update; Large Eruption Begins, Partially Explosive

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29 mei 2024  

A large volcanic eruption just began on Iceland's populated Reykjanes peninsula, sending lava flows towards the town of Grindavik. As a fissure nearly 2 miles long erupted, something unusual occurred; ash emissions were created as the likely result of phreatomagmatic explosions in the southern part of the fissure. Lava is currently erupting at a rate of at least 1,100 cubic meters per second, a figure which may be an underestimate. 

Thumbnail Photo Credit: Frame grab from the Afartv livestream at... https://www.youtube.com/live/P44UdALwjic, Used with Permission. A special thanks to afarTV for allowing me to use their livestream footage of the Reykjanes eruption.