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☆ Iceland’s volcanic activity may continue for decades, study says
  + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Jacopo Prisco | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +10 min
CNN —After 800 years of calm, volcanoes have awakened in the Reykjanes Peninsula of Iceland — about 56 kilometers (35 miles) south of the nation’s capital, Reykjavik. While there is no risk of a global calamity happening, researchers are now warning that new scientific evidence suggests the eruptions originating from the Reykjanes Peninsula could continue for years or even decades. But people staying there, with the possibility of a very rapid onset of volcanic activity, I don’t think that’s recommended. “The Reykjanes peninsula is exactly on this plate boundary,” he added, “and it seems that we are now witnessing the earliest part of a major eruption episode. Icelandic geoscientists and international collaborators are tracking the frequency and intensity of seismic activity and ground deformation in real time.
Persons: that’s, ”, Valentin Troll, John Moore, Hugh Tuffen, “, Emin Yogurtcuoglu, volcanologist Einat Lev, Lamont, Lev, Jessica Johnson, ” Johnson, Tuffen Organizations: CNN, Iceland —, Uppsala University, Terra Nova, Lancaster University, Keflavík, Anadolu Agency, Getty, Columbia University, University of East Locations: Reykjanes, Iceland, Reykjavik, Grindavík, Sweden, volcanology, United Kingdom, Iceland Iceland, Kentucky, Fagradalsfjall, New York, University of East Anglia
☆ Iceland volcano erupts, prompting Blue Lagoon evacuation, says public broadcaster
  + stars: | 2024-03-16 | by ( Mariya Knight | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +1 min
CNN —Iceland’s world-famous Blue Lagoon and the nearby town of Grindavik are under evacuation following a volcanic eruption in the country’s Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland’s public broadcaster RÚV reported Saturday. Located just under an hour’s drive from Iceland’s capital and largest city Reykjavik, the Blue Lagoon is one of the country’s most popular tourist attractions. The site is part of southwest Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula — a thick finger of land pointing west into the North Atlantic Ocean from Reykjavik. As well as the Blue Lagoon, the peninsula is home to Iceland’s main airport, Keflavik International. Rather than having a central volcano, the Reykjanes Peninsula is dominated by a rift valley, with lava fields and cones.
Persons: CNN —, RÚV Organizations: CNN, Icelandic Met, Keflavik International Locations: Grindavik, Grindavík, Stóra, Hagafell, Reykjavik, Iceland
☆ Iceland’s Blue Lagoon evacuated ahead of ‘imminent’ volcanic eruption
  + stars: | 2024-03-02 | by ( Catherine Nicholls | Abel Alvarado | Nectar Gan | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +2 min
CNN —Iceland has evacuated its world-famous Blue Lagoon due to nearby seismic activity that suggests an “imminent” volcanic eruption, the country’s public broadcaster RÚV reported Saturday. Magma has begun flowing after “intense seismic activity” in the area around the lagoon, a popular geothermal spa known for its milky-blue, comforting warm waters, according to RÚV. Located just under an hour’s drive from Iceland’s capital and largest city Reykjavik, the Blue Lagoon is one of the country’s most popular tourist attractions. As well as the Blue Lagoon, the peninsula is home to Iceland’s main airport, Keflavik International. In November, the Blue Lagoon was closed for a week after 1,400 earthquakes were measured in 24 hours.
Persons: RÚV, Magma, Thorvaldur Thordarson, “ Organizations: CNN, Police, Keflavik International Locations: Iceland, Grindavík, RÚV, Reykjavik
☆ 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.
Persons: CNN —, “, ”, Thursday’s, Sergio Pitamitz, Þuríður Aradóttir Braun, RÚV Organizations: CNN, Keflavik International, Icelandic Met Office, Met Office, Magma, Icelandic Met, BBC, Icelandic Civil Protection Agency, Icelandic National Broadcasting Service Locations: Iceland, Reykjavik, Eldvörp, Þorbjörn, Sýlingarfell, Reykjanes, Fagradalsfjall, Peninsula, Mount Þorbjörn, Grindavik
☆ Holiday travelers are trapped in an Iceland airport because snow-covered roads prevented them from getting to their hotels — or out of the country
  + stars: | 2022-12-21 | by ( Rebecca Cohen | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
Travelers are stuck in an Icelandic airport after a blizzard dumped snow on the country. Keflavík Airport, easyJet, and Icelandair did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment. Despite multiple warnings from The Icelandic Meteorological Office, Iceland's government, and The Foreign Office, passengers told NBC that the airlines seemed under-prepared and barely communicated through the chaotic weekend of cancelations. Ryan Stevens, a traveler from London who is still stuck in Iceland, told Insider that Icelandair poorly handled the situation. Stevens is out 1,500 euros due to three nights in a hotel and two additional booked flights and said he hasn't heard anything about reimbursements or assistance.
☆ An airline CEO says that airports were to blame for the summer travel chaos because they were not ready to welcome passengers
  + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Stephen Jones | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Airports are to blame for flight cancellations and delays this summer, an airline CEO said. Icelandair's CEO told Insider that some airports were not ready to welcome passengers. The CEO of transatlantic airline Icelandair told Insider that he believed the blame for the disruption rested with airports. "Some airports were not ready to welcome passengers," Bogi Nils Bogason said. Despite the challenges this summer, Bogason said he "firmly believes" that the industry should be back to normal, pre-COVID-19 levels, by next summer.
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