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Jitter:
Not sure if this thread should be on this noard or General, but nevertheless. News from Iceland in case someone besides me is interested. The volcano that erupted in 2021 and 2022 in the Reykjanes peninsula near Reykjavik has started again today.
My favorite to follow it on is JustIcelandic on YouTube https://m.youtube.com/@JustIcelandic/videos
Suominoita:
--- Quote from: Jitter on July 10, 2023, 04:39:27 PM ---Not sure if this thread should be on this noard or General, but nevertheless. News from Iceland in case someone besides me is interested. The volcano that erupted in 2021 and 2022 in the Reykjanes peninsula near Reykjavik has started again today.
My favorite to follow it on is JustIcelandic on YouTube https://m.youtube.com/@JustIcelandic/videos
--- End quote ---
So if it's no longer a volcano, is it a lava basket then? Something from the other Nordic comic: https://satwcomic.com/bad-boy
Jitter:
Yeah, it’s back to its basket for now. Same timeframe next year, perhaps?
Jitter:
I’m not sure f it’s relevant to have a Nordic news thread now that the comic’s over, let me know what you think? Should I just post on thr General Discussion thread?
Anyways things are back ro hectic around the Reykjanes peninsula. There was a short eruption before, preceded by seismic activity that led to the evacuation of the town of Grindavik (population was around 3800). That ine was short and while the experts were saying it’s not over yet, some peoples were already returning to the town. Now last night (January 14th 2024) the 200 or so people spending the night in the town were emergency evacuated again. A new fissure eruption started close to the town, and an even closer one appeared inside of the protection barrier they have been building! So far two houses are under lava, but there is no way to know how long this will go on i.e. how far the lava will flow. Nature is terrifying!
The only casualty so far has been a construction worker who fell into a crack he was working on to stabilize in Grindavik. It turned out there was a much larger cavern under the smaller crack and he disappeared completely into the earth. Now there are no people in the town, but at least dozens of sheep and possibly some pets have been taken back there and are now trapped. During the earlier rescue efforts all animals got out, but at the moment there is no information about how many hqve been taken back and where they are.
The English liveblog of RÜV, and Icelandic news outlet can be viewed here: https://www.ruv.is/english/2024-01-14-an-eruption-has-begun-north-of-grindavik-401887 Some particularly impressive footage of the people getting the construction equipment to safety under heading “More on the saving of vital defense building equipment”. Because all of the machinery used for building of lava defense barriers was right there and they needed to get as many as possible to safety.
thorny:
Yikes!
A good indication of why one should listen to experts saying "it's not over yet." Sometimes, it's true, they're being overcautious -- but when they aren't, the results of ignoring them can be really unpleasant.
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