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CNN —A volcano near Iceland’s capital erupted on Wednesday night, becoming the seventh such event in the area since December. The length of the fissure on the volcano, located in Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula in the southwest of the country, is estimated to be approximately 3 kilometers (1.9 miles), according to the Icelandic Met Office. A new volcanic eruption that started on the Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland, Wednesday, Nov.20, 2024. A geothermal power plant and the two hotels at the world-famous Blue Lagoon were evacuated. The Blue Lagoon has been repeatedly forced to close due to volcanic activity over the past year.
Persons: Marco di Marco, Snorri Valsson Organizations: CNN, Icelandic Met Office, AP, Icelandic Tourist Board Locations: Iceland’s, Iceland’s Reykjanes, Iceland, Grindavík, Reykjanes, North America, Europe
Live video from the area showed fountains of bright-orange molten rock spewing from fissures in the ground, in sharp contrast to the still-dark night sky. “Warning: A volcanic eruption started north of Sylingarfell,” the country’s meteorological office said on its website. Marco Di Marco/APIntense earthquake activity began around 5:30 a.m. and the outbreak itself started some 30 minutes later, it added. Thursday’s eruption took place some way from Grindavik and was unlikely to pose a direct threat to the town, Icelandic geophysicist Ari Trausti Gudmundsson told Reuters. Icelandic authorities in November started building dykes that can help divert burning lava flows away from homes and critical infrastructure.
Persons: Marco Di Marco, Ari Trausti Gudmundsson, , Isavia Organizations: CNN, AP, Met Office, Reuters, Keflavik Locations: Iceland, Reykjanes, Sylingarfell, Grindavik, Icelandic, U.S ., Kentucky
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