Thus, the severe earthquakes that began last weekend were not “a blow for nothing”. Since Wednesday, August 3, around 1 p.m. (local time), a volcano eruption has begun in Iceland, on the Reykjanes Peninsula, not far from the location of the last one. The attendant stakes are very modest at the moment…the pictures are still stunning!
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It was around 1 PM (local time) on Wednesday August 3, 2022 Webcam who sweeps the siteoutbreak last year It allowed the observation of the alignment of lava fountains of about twenty meters in height when a rift occurred eruptive 200 or 300 meters. It opened about two kilometers northeast of the site of the last explosion, north of the Meradalir Valley… This webcam allows you to follow the action live: it’s really royal!
The eruption of a volcano without much risk to the population
it’s a eruption schismatic, with a very modest explosion and dominance of the flows wash that has already spread in this valley. As a result, the risks are very modest for the Icelandic population, the road adjacent to the coast is more than four kilometers, and Reykjavik, the capital, is more than 20 kilometers! Grindavik, the nearest village, on the other side of Mount Fagradalsfjall, as well as the power plant that supplies much of the electricity to the Reykjanes Peninsula and the metropolitan area! Above all, it will be a wonderful sight, and many tourists on the island must provide us with beautiful pictures!
Follow the live eruption of the volcano in Iceland. © mbl.is, YouTube
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