NEW DELHI: For the second time in five months, a crater in southwest Iceland erupted on Wednesday, putting a fresh danger to the seaside town of Grindavik, which required the evacuation of the well-known Blue Lagoon thermal spa. The city, which had been essentially evacuated in December when the volcano first emerged from its long absence, experienced a series of tremors north of the town.
Although the volcanic activity started to diminish by first evening, it was regarded as the area’s most intense eruption so much. Lava shot up to 50 meters ( 165 feet ) into the sky from a fissure that extended to 3.5 kilometers ( 2.1 miles ) in length, according to the Icelandic Meteorological Office.
The volcano stream, which had already cut off two of the three town-leading streets and was approaching the third, was safely halted by safe barriers erected around Grindavik. It’s a much larger amount that’s on the shift right now, according to mayor Fannar Jonasson, who told regional broadcaster RUV. The lava has already ruled ( a lot ) of the land.
Staff and the last people were given the order to leave earlier in the day as a cautionary measure. The Blue Lagoon thermal resort, a popular tourist destination, was even evacuated before the explosion began.
An explosive conversation between lava and groundwater caused a black plume of ash to rise above the caldera at one point, according to scientists. Experts continued to carefully monitor the situation, as Johanna Malen Skuladottir of the Met Office reported to RUV, even though the sky did not reach a level that would have immediately posed a threat to aircraft.
Grindavik, located about 50 kilometers ( 30 miles ) southwest of Iceland’s money, Reykjavik, has been under risk since November when a swarm of disasters triggered an evacuation prior to the initial explosion on December 18. The February 8 explosion engulfed a pipeline and shut off steam and warm water to thousands of people. The later eruptions in February and March overran some protective walls and consumed many buildings.
Iceland, which is situated above a hotspot in the North Atlantic, is well-equipped to deal with explosions on a regular basis. The Eyjafjallajokull volcano’s 2010 eruption, which spewed large ash clouds into the atmosphere, caused widespread aircraft closures across Europe, and was the most disorienting explosion in recent history.
