TOPSHOT – A freshly developed defence wall is seen around the landmark thermal sea water bath, the Blue Lagoon with the power plant Svartsengi behind it near Grindavik, on December 21, 2023, leading left is the lava bed from the most recent eruption above the left town in westernIceland Icelandic authorities are near to finnish structure protective walls around the geothermal power plant in the nation’s southwest to secure it from lava circulations, as authorities wish to secure the Svartsengi plant. A volcanic eruption started on Monday night in Iceland, south of the capital Reykjavik, following an earthquake swarm, Iceland’s Meteorological Office reported. (Photo by Halldor KOLBEINS/ AFP) (Photo by HALLDOR KOLBEINS/AFP through Getty Images)
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A volcano in southwest Iceland emerged on Sunday, the nation’s meteorological workplace stated, making it the 5th eruption on the Reykjanes peninsula because 2021.
A coast guard helicopter has actually been sent out to evaluate the scenario and the specific place, the Civil Protection firm stated.
The eruption started north of the fishing town of Grindavik however it was still unclear precisely where the lava was emerging from or in which instructions it was streaming, stated broadcaster RUV.
The last eruption on the peninsula began in the Svartsengi volcanic system onDec 18 following the total evacuation of the town of Grindavik’s 4,000 residents and the closing of the Blue Lagoon geothermal medspa, a popular traveler area.
Grindavik was eventually spared as the lava streamed in a various instructions from the town.
Lying in between the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates, 2 of the biggest on earth, Iceland is a seismic and volcanic location as the 2 plates relocate opposite instructions.
