Following earlier eruptions close to the Svartsengi geothermal plant and the Blue Lagoon in Iceland, new volcanic exercise is now seeing lava flowing in the direction of the amenities.
At 6:00 AM (native time) of the eighth of February 2024, a brand new volcanic eruption hit the Reykjanes peninsula within the Southwest of Iceland. Whereas a bit additional away from the fishing city of Grindavik that was hit by lava flows in January, the fissure opened now’s seeing lava flowing in the direction of the Blue Lagoon and the Svartsengi geothermal plant.
With the eruptions in December and January, work had been underway for a protecting wall being dug across the amenities at Svartsengi. The hope stays that it’ll not have a devastating influence on the amenities.
Nonetheless, native heating supplier HS Veitur has introduced that the movement of lava is now instantly impacting an essential pipe offering warmth to the broader Reykjanes space. This consists of the town of Keflavik, Grindavik and neighbouring communities, and certain as effectively the worldwide airport.
It stays unclear on the repercussions that the volcanic exercise may have, however it’s clearly an impactful occasion for the native communities and Iceland as an entire. With the highway to the Blue Lagoon on the Japanese facet being overflown by lava, the impact on native communities definitely is sort of profound. It must be seen how the partitions dug thus far will assist mitigate injury to the amenities, however entry clearly has been hampered.
For now although there’s hope that lava flowing from the fissure is not going to final for a lot of days, just like the earlier fissure from December 2023. We’ll report extra particulars within the coming days.
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