Iceland Volcano Eruption Update; Large Eruption Begins, Partially Explosive
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.
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[1] Vedur.is / Iceland Met Office
[2] Catalogue of Icelandic Volcanoes, icelandicvolcanoes.is
0:00 Iceland's Volcano Erupts
0:19 Grindavik at Risk?
0:46 A Large Eruption
2:04 Explosive Eruption
3:11 Where Lava Might Flow