Watch stay: Scientists consider ‘new period of volcanic exercise’ may very well be beginning in Iceland

The newest pictures from Iceland as smoke rises from the bottom on an Icelandic peninsula and hundreds of residents of Grindavik are evacuated amid a warning that every little thing factors to a volcanic eruption within the coming days.

The fishing city of Grindavik, residence to three,000 folks, has been ordered to evacuate amid considerations it may very well be destroyed by lava flows

Around 800 earthquakes have been measured in Iceland since midnight, based on the Icelandic Met Office (IMO). The meteorological physique stated the scenario remained unchanged, with seismic exercise having been fixed since 11 November.

The bulk of the 800 earthquakes felt have been principally measured in Sundhnuk – north of Grindavik – at a depth of about 3-5 km.

The IMO stated the chance of an eruption was nonetheless thought of "high". If an eruption does happen, it’s prone to come from the magma hall.

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