Eruption in Iceland near Blue Lagoon

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It hasn't happened yet, but it looks imminent. Probably won't be explosive and ashy, but, depending where it breaks the surface, lava could be troublesome for the geothermal power station, the blue lagoon and the town of Grindavik. Hopefully Grindavik stays safe.
 
Paterson said:
It's looking a bit dodgy for them now.

I went to see a game in Grindavik, about ten years ago.
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I called in at Grindavik on an early exploratory trip with "our man" from the "The End" thread. About 8 years ago. I remember we stopped at a corner shop that doubled as a burger/hot dog/snack bar. It's a pretty bleak place really. I thought anyway. Mainly a fishing port. Icelandic housing is often a bit like that on the west coast of Scotland .... best described as functional. But despite all that, I have fond memories of it, as it was there that seeds were sewn for our current sustainable energy projects.
 
This has been on-going for a week or so. Steadily getting closer to the surface. Not sure where it is going to pop up

Not anticipating air borne ash disruption this time

Roads have already split in the Grundavik area
 
GRUNDAVIK RESIDENTS ALLOWED 5 MINUTES TO PICK UP MEDICATION and other important goods and chattles

Magma is extending but showing little sign of rushing to the surface

we have to wait - it is showing some signs of passing under Grundavik and out to sea but far from sure but there are old craters to the north
 
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There is smoke rising from the ground in Grindavik and it is reckoned that the magma is only about 500m below ground. This about 300 m closer than yesterday. More fissures are appearing in the roads of the town

It sounds as though it is getting quite close but exact spot is still unknown

Children got married in Reykjavik 25 years ago yesterday. They are off to Bologna for the weekend - seems wise
 
Hopefully the main rump of magma continues to move south and it breaks through at sea, but must be nervous times for the locals...
 
Its all very odd and confusing but they have or are building what I would call bunds or banks but they call Levees around the blue lagoon and the power station to protect against the lava flows expected.

A significant area of land has fallen by over a metre in the last month

They are not expecting a major explosion

oddly the information is from the IMO ( Icelandic Met ofice) and the guy in charge is a bloke called Roberts
 
Rishworthian said:
Its all very odd and confusing but they have or are building what I would call bunds or banks but they call Levees around the blue lagoon and the power station to protect against the lava flows expected.

A significant area of land has fallen by over a metre in the last month

They are not expecting a major explosion

oddly the information is from the IMO ( Icelandic Met ofice) and the guy in charge is a bloke called Roberts
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It will only be explosive if it erupts under the sea. Otherwise it will be effusive.
 
Rishworthian said:
not quite ! if it uses an old crater "the Plug" may well be blown out and therefore an explosion. Wasn't Krakatoa of this type ?
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Different types of volcano. Krakatoa is ryolite, whereas the lava on Reykjanes is basaltic.

This will likely be a fissure eruption. How far it will extend along the 18km of dyke intrusion is unknown, but it's not likely to be as big as say Holorahaun (which was associated with the large Bardabunga magma chamber). It my be quite localised like Fagradsdall.
 
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