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☆ Fact Check: Video of volcano eruption in Iceland is not from November 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A video showing the eruption of the Fagradalsfjall volcano in Iceland dates back to March 2021 and does not show new eruptions forecast in November 2023 for the southwest of the country. Users have shared the clip with captions such as: “BREAKING NEWS | #Iceland #volcano Fagradalsfjall volcano in Iceland is erupting violently. The circulating video shows the eruption of Fagradalsfjall in March 2021. The earliest example found by Reuters was posted on YouTube (archived) on March 22, 2021 by the channel @TravellerInTheWholeWorld, with a caption that says it shows the eruption of the Fagradalsfjall volcano on March 19, 2021. The video dates back to 2021 and does not show a volcanic eruption in November 2023.

Persons: Read Organizations: Twitter, Facebook, Authorities, Reuters, YouTube, Icelandic Meteorological, Thomson Locations: Iceland, Grindavik, Fagradalsfjall

☆ I live next to an Icelandic volcano that's about to blow. I wanted to be closer to nature, but not that close.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The eruption site is likely to be near the town of Grindavik, which has been evacuated. AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sigurdur Leosson, a resident of the fishing town Grindavik in Iceland which is under threat from a volcano. We wanted to be closer to nature, but not that close. Magma is running under the town of Grindavik, Iceland, causing fissures and cracks in streets and sidewalks. Side by side images show the Westman Island eruption in 1973 (left) and the Eyjafjallajökull eruption in 2010 (right).

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☆ SpaceX Starship’s second test flight ends in loss of megarocket
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-18 | by ( Michael Ryan | Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. And after months of rebuilding following an explosive initial launch in April, SpaceX made a second attempt at launching its deep-space rocket system Starship, but not all went according to plan. Defying gravitySpaceX's megarocket Starship launched for a second test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas on Saturday. The Wonder Theory team is taking some time off for Thanksgiving. Sign up here to receive in your inbox the next edition of Wonder Theory, brought to you by CNN Space and Science writers Ashley Strickland and Katie Hunt.

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☆ Why Iceland’s Volcanic Activity Is Different This Time: It’s All About the Lava
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Aylin Woodward | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

A 9-mile sheet of molten rock tunneling toward the surface of a peninsula in southwestern Iceland has set off hundreds of earthquakes and raised concerns that a volcanic eruption is imminent. “We haven’t had an eruption close to the population since 1973,” said Ármann Höskuldsson, a research professor in volcanology at the University of Iceland. As a precaution, the nearby town of Grindavik has been evacuated.

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☆ Iceland Is in a Holding Pattern as It Awaits a Volcanic Eruption
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Claire Moses | More About Claire Moses | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A holding patternIf and when a volcanic eruption may happen is unclear and hard to predict. A nine-mile-long underground river of magma is moving under Grindavik, the evacuated town, and out to the ocean. This week, officials said that the intensity of the seismic activity had decreased a bit, but they have continued to warn of a possible eruption. As of Friday, the website of the Icelandic Met Office, the country’s weather service, continued to warn that there was a “significant likelihood of a volcanic eruption in the coming days,” as it has done for multiple days. Last Saturday, officials evacuated the more than 3,000 residents of Grindavik, a small fishing town about 30 miles south of Reykjavik.

Persons: ” Mr, Viglundsson, “ Organizations: Icelandic Met Office Locations: Grindavik, Reykjavik

☆ In pictures: Iceland braces for volcanic eruption
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

[4/21]A police officer and a member of search and rescue team stand by the smoke rising from the crack in a road in the fishing town of Grindavik, which was evacuated due to volcanic activity, in Iceland November 15. REUTERS/Marko DjuricaGRINDAVIK, Iceland

Persons: Marko Djurica GRINDAVIK Organizations: REUTERS Locations: Grindavik, Iceland

☆ Iceland shields geothermal plant from risk of volcanic eruption
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] Streetworks continue, after cracks emerged on a road due to volcanic activity near Grindavik, Iceland obtained by Reuters on November 14, 2023. Iceland's Justice Minister Gudrun Hafsteinsdottir told state broadcaster RUV that a large dike has been designed to protect the Svartsengi geothermal power plant, located just over six kilometers from Grindavik. A spokesperson for HS Orka, operator of the power plant, told Reuters that the plant supplies power to the entire country although a disruption would not impact power supply to the capital Reykjavik. Seismic activity in southwestern Iceland decreased in size and intensity on Monday, but the risk of a volcanic eruption remained significant, the Icelandic Meteorological Office said in a statement. As of late Monday evening, the volcanic hazard assessment in and around Grindavik was unchanged from Sunday.

Persons: Gudrun Hafsteinsdottir, Louise Breusch Rasmussen, Johannes Gotfredsen, Jacob Gronholt, Pedersen, Christina Fincher Organizations: Reuters, Administration, Facebook, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, Iceland's, RUV, HS, Icelandic Meteorological Office, Thomson Locations: Grindavik, Iceland, Reykjavik, Icelandic

☆ A Volcano May Erupt in Iceland. Here’s What to Know for Now.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Claire Moses | More About Claire Moses | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Iceland is bracing for a possible volcanic eruption. Since late October, tens of thousands of earthquakes have been reported in the Reykjanes Peninsula, in the southwestern part of the country. At one point there were as many as 1,400 in a single 24-hour period. On Tuesday, the Icelandic Met Office, the country’s weather service, warned that there was a “significant likelihood of a volcanic eruption in the coming days.”The increased seismic activity and the formation of a nine-mile underground river of magma have led the authorities in recent days to declare a state of emergency and to evacuate the small fishing town of Grindavik, where more than 3,000 people live.

Organizations: Icelandic Met Office Locations: Iceland, Grindavik

☆ Icelandic Villagers Return to Save Their Pets as Volcanic Eruption Looms
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( James Hookway | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Earthquakes have caused large cracks to appear in roads in the area around Grindavik in Iceland. Photo: road administration of iceland/ReutersResidents of an Icelandic fishing town under threat from a volcanic eruption were allowed back to their homes for five minutes to collect pets and valuables as tremors continued to rock a peninsula jutting out into the North Atlantic, reviving memories of the 2010 eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano and the disruption it caused the global aviation industry. Grindavik’s 3,400 people were evacuated on Saturday after seismologists detected a 9-mile-long underground corridor of semi-molten rock moving beneath the town toward the nearby Fagradaslfjall volcano, around 30 miles southeast of the capital, Reykjavik. By Monday, 30,000 earthquakes had been recorded over the past three weeks and the aviation alert was raised to orange to indicate a heightened risk of a volcanic eruption.

Persons: seismologists Organizations: Reuters Residents Locations: Grindavik, Iceland, iceland, Icelandic, Reykjavik

☆ Iceland Braces for Possible Volcanic Eruption After Quakes Rattle Grindavik
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( James Hookway | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Earthquakes have caused large cracks to appear in roads in the area around Grindavik in Iceland. Photo: road administration of iceland/ReutersResidents of an Icelandic fishing town under threat from a volcanic eruption were allowed back to their homes for five minutes to collect pets and valuables as tremors continued to rock a peninsula jutting out into the North Atlantic, reviving memories of the 2010 eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano and the disruption it caused the global aviation industry. Grindavik’s 3,400 people were evacuated on Saturday after seismologists detected a 9-mile-long underground corridor of semi-molten rock moving beneath the town toward the nearby Fagradaslfjall volcano, around 30 miles southwest of the capital, Reykjavik. By midday Monday, 30,000 earthquakes had been recorded over the past three weeks and the aviation alert was raised to orange to indicate a heightened risk of a volcanic eruption.

Persons: seismologists Organizations: Reuters Residents Locations: Grindavik, Iceland, iceland, Icelandic, Reykjavik

☆ Iceland volcano: What’s going on and what are the risks?
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

So, what do we know about this potential eruption, what are its risks, how could it affect travel and why is Iceland, an island of just 103,000 square kilometers (40,000 square miles), home to so much seismic activity? “If it erupts undersea, it could cause a Surtseyan eruption similar to the one that happened in 1963, also in Iceland, and created the island of Surtsey. Iceland is accustomed to volcanic eruptions, though they often occur in the wilderness, away from populated areas. The Bárðarbunga volcanic system situated in the center of the country erupted in 2014, producing lava that covered 84 square kilometers (32 square miles) of highland that didn’t damage any communities. It also didn’t threaten populated areas and even become a tourist attraction as people flocked to witness a volcanic eruption.

Persons: Ragnar Visage, ” Michele Paulatto, Bill McGuire, “, ”, Dave McGarvie, –, ” Paulatto, “ Eyjafjallajökull, Lionel Wilson, Micah Garen Organizations: CNN, Iceland, Iceland’s Met, Civil Protection Agency, Imperial College London, Geophysical, University College London, University of Lancaster, Authorities, Planetary Sciences, Lancaster University, Police, North Locations: Grindavík, Iceland, Vestmannaeyjar, Surtsey, ”, Iceland’s, Reykjavík, Reykjavik, Keflavík, North America, Eurasia

☆ A volcano could erupt in Iceland within hours. Experts say you shouldn't cancel your flights — yet
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementAdvertisementThere's no reason to cancel your travel plans to Iceland, despite the country warning of potentially dangerous volcanic activity happening within the next few hours or days, experts told Insider. Iceland declared a state of emergency after an unexpected acceleration of activity at Iceland's Fagradalsfjall volcano near the town of Grindavik. It is always difficult to know exactly how a volcanic eruption will develop, but the latest developments in the peninsula took volcanologists by surprise, McGarvie said. While the Reykjanes peninsula was known to have volcanic activity, and its volcano had had fairly mild eruptions over the past decade, this activity accelerated drastically since mid-October. "It is not something that's ever been observed in Iceland, certainly monitored in Iceland, in the last few decades," he said.

Persons: —, Dave McGarvie, Raul Moreno, Andrew Hooper, Lionel Wilson, Hooper, McGarvie Organizations: Service, University of Lancaster, Emergency Management, —, Getty, Geophysics, Leeds, University of Leeds, Planetary Sciences, Lancaster University, UK's Science Media, Icelandic, Iceland Google Locations: Grindavik, Iceland, Eyjafjallajökull, Reykjavik, tktktk

☆ A volcano could erupt in Iceland within hours, but maybe don't cancel your international flights yet
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

But that shouldn't affect your travel plans, though the Blue Lagoon may be off-limits, experts said. AdvertisementAdvertisementThere's no reason to cancel your travel plans to Iceland, despite the country warning of potentially dangerous volcanic activity happening within the next few hours or days, experts told Insider. Iceland declared a state of emergency after an unexpected acceleration of activity at Iceland's Fagradalsfjall volcano near the town of Grindavik. It is always difficult to know exactly how a volcanic eruption will develop, but the latest developments in the peninsula took volcanologists by surprise, McGarvie said. "It is not something that's ever been observed in Iceland, certainly monitored in Iceland, in the last few decades," he said.

☆ Risk of volcanic eruption in Iceland remains high
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

COPENHAGEN, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Seismic activity in southwestern Iceland decreased in size and intensity on Monday, but the risk of a volcanic eruption remained significant, authorities said, after earthquakes and evidence of magma spreading underground in recent weeks. Thorvaldur Thordarson, professor in vulcanology at the University of Iceland, said most recent data indicated a smaller risk of an eruption in the area around the town of Grindavik. [1/5]A view of cracks, emerged on a road due to volcanic activity, near Grindavik, Iceland November 13, 2023. Volcanic activity in the area continued for six months that year, prompting thousands of Icelanders and tourists to visit the scene. In August 2022, a three-week eruption happened in the same area, followed by another in July of this year.

Persons: Matthew James Roberts, Thorvaldur Thordarson, Grindavik, Hans Vera, Vera, It's, Louise Rasmussen, Tom Little, Jacob Gronholt, Pedersen, Johannes Birkebaek, Ilze, Essi, Alex Richardson Organizations: Icelandic Meteorological, University of, Administration, Facebook, REUTERS Acquire, Thomson Locations: COPENHAGEN, Iceland, Reykjavik, vulcanology, University of Iceland, Grindavik, Belgian, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Helsinki

☆ A volcano in Iceland could erupt in hours devastating a nearby town, say experts
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Iceland has declared a state of emergency due to a high risk of a volcanic eruption. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAdvertisementA town in Iceland, home to 4,000 people, could be devastated by an imminent volcanic eruption, experts said. Since late October, the Reykjanes peninsula has experienced a staggering 24,000 tremors. After being dormant for several centuries, there have been three eruptions on the Reykjanes peninsula since 2021.

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☆ Iceland issues state of emergency and closes world-famous Blue Lagoon over fears of a volcanic eruption
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( Marta Biino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Iceland has declared a state of emergency due to a high risk of a volcanic eruption. Iceland has seen increased eruptions since 2021, a possible sign of a new era of volcanic activity. Sign up for our newsletter to get the latest on the culture & business of sustainability — delivered weekly to your inbox. "The likelihood of a volcanic eruption occurring in the near future is deemed considerable," it adds. As a result of the emergency, the Blue Lagoon, one of Iceland's most popular tourist attractions, which is close to Grindavík, was closed as a precaution.

Persons: Ingibjorg Lilja Omarsdottir Organizations: Service, Icelandic Met, Civil Protection Agency, Geographic, Icelandic Civil Protection Agency, BBC Locations: Iceland, Grindavík, Sundhnjúkagígum, Europe

LONDON (AP) — Residents of a fishing town in southwestern Iceland left their homes Saturday after increasing concern about a potential volcanic eruption caused civil defense authorities to declare a state of emergency in the region. The town of 3,400 is on the Reykjanes Peninsula, about 50 kilometers (31 miles) southwest of the capital, Reykjavik. Authorities also raised their aviation alert to orange, indicating an increased risk of a volcanic eruption. Concern about a possible eruption increased in the early hours of Thursday when a magnitude 4.8 earthquake hit the area, forcing the internationally known Blue Lagoon geothermal resort to close temporarily. The magma corridor is about 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) long and spreading, he said.

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☆ Iceland declares state of emergency, evacuates over threat of volcanic eruption
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( Teele Rebane | Chris Lau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Iceland has declared a state of emergency, with police officials urging residents to evacuate the coastal town of Grindavík following an intense wave of earthquakes in the southwest of the country linked to a possible volcanic eruption. In statements Friday, Iceland’s Civil Protection Agency said a magma tunnel that is forming could reach Grindavík. Its progress is being closely monitored,” the Civil Protection Agency said. But we also want to reiterate that this is not an emergency evacuation, there is plenty of time to prepare, secure things and drive out of town calmly,” the Civil Protection Agency said. We faced that together, we will face this together and we will not lose heart,” the Civil Protection Agency added.

Organizations: CNN, Iceland, Icelandic Meteorological, Civil Protection Agency, North Locations: Grindavík, Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland, Iceland’s, Reykjavik, North America, Eurasia

☆ Iceland evacuates town over concerns of volcanic eruption
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Lava spurts and flows after the eruption of a volcano in the Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland, July 12, 2023, as seen in this handout picture taken from a Coast Guard helicopter. Civil Protection of Iceland/Handout via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsCOPENHAGEN, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Icelandic authorities have completed the evacuation of 3,000 residents of a town in the southwest of the island over concerns of a volcanic eruption after a series of earthquakes and evidence of magma spreading underground. The chance of an eruption has increased significantly," Thorvaldur Thordarson, professor of volcanology at the University of Iceland, told state broadcaster RUV. Reykjanes is a volcanic and seismic hot spot southwest of the capital Reykjavik. In August 2022, a three-week eruption happened in the same area, followed by another in July of this year.

Persons: Thordarson, Jacob Gronholt, Pedersen, Louise Rasmussen, David Holmes, Christina Fincher Organizations: Coast Guard, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, Icelandic Meteorological, University of Iceland, RUV, Civil Protection Agency, Thomson Locations: Iceland, Handout, Grindavik, Reykjavik, Copenhagen

☆ Iceland’s Blue Lagoon closed as 1,000 earthquakes hit in 24 hours
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Julia Buckley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

But the world-famous Blue Lagoon geothermal pool has closed for a week because of the current seismic activity around the site. The site is part of southwest Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula – a thick finger of land pointing west into the North Atlantic Ocean from capital Reykjavik. As well as the Blue Lagoon, the peninsula is also home to Iceland’s main airport, Keflavik International. According to the Icelandic Met Office, around 1,400 earthquakes were measured in the 24 hours leading up to around midday on Thursday November 9, with another 800 in the first 14 hours of Friday. CNN has contacted the Icelandic Met Office and the Icelandic Civil Protection Agency for comment.

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HUSAVIK, Iceland (AP) — The Blue Lagoon geothermal spa — one of Iceland’s biggest tourist attractions — closed temporarily as a swarm of earthquakes put the island nation’s most populated region on alert for a possible volcanic eruption. “People thought a volcanic eruption was about to happen.”The area around Mount Thorbjorn on the Reykjanes Peninsula has been shaken by hundreds of small earthquakes every day for more than two weeks due to a buildup of volcanic magma some 5 kilometers (3.1 miles) underground. The Reykjanes Peninsula on Iceland’s southwestern coast is includes a volcanic system that has erupted three times since 2021, after being dormant for 800 years. At Grindavík, a fishing town of 3,400 people, residents have experienced a series of seismic episodes since the Reykjanes Peninsula began to rumble three years ago. Retired beautician Hildur Gunnarsdóttir, 68, said she spent the night cruising around in her Volkswagen Passat to “get a break from feeling the earthquakes.”Gunnarsdottir tracks seismic activity on a phone app called My Earthquake Alerts.

Persons: Bjarni Stefansson, ” Stefansson, “, Thorvaldur Thordarson, Helga Arnadottir, Hildur, ” Organizations: —, Associated Press, “, Icelandic Met, Met Office, AP, Volkswagen Passat Locations: HUSAVIK, Iceland, Mount Thorbjorn, Thorbjorn, ” Iceland, Europe, Grindavík

☆ Un vulcan a erupt în apropierea capitalei Islandei, după ce au avut loc de zeci de mii de cutremure în ultimele săptămâini
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-20 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Un vulcan a intrat în erupţie la circa 40 de kilometri de capitala Islandei, Reykjavik, vineri, a anunţat Agenţia meteorologică islandeză, în timp ce un nor roşu lumina cerul şi a fost stabilită o zonă de interdicţie a zborurilor, notează AFP. Erupția vine după ce zeci de mii de cutremure au avut loc în ultimele săptămâni în apropierea capitalei Islandei. "Prima notificare a fost primită de Agenţia meteorologică la orele 21:40 GMT. Erupţia a fost confirmată de camere web şi imagini din satelit", a precizat agenţia pe site-ul său. Erupția a fost clasificată ca fiind una de dimensiuni mici.

Persons: lea Organizations: Erupţia, Aeroportul, Reuters Locations: Islandei, Reykjavik, Grindavik, Thorlakshofn, Eurasiei, Americii de Nord, Islanda

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