2023-12-19 04:09:08
Iceland becomes a burning island! Shocking video of volcanic eruption released, experts worry regarding being too close to nuclear power plant (Reproduced from “Daily Mail”)
At around 22:00 local time on the 18th, a volcanic eruption occurred on the Reykjanes Peninsula in the southwest of Iceland, with lava erupting to a height of more than 100 meters. It can also be seen from local images that the volcanic eruption activity is quite violent and magma is constantly erupting. At first glance, the entire Iceland looks like a “fire island”, which is quite spectacular and shocking.
In fact, the Reykjanes Peninsula has been experiencing frequent earthquakes since the end of October, and many roads were damaged. Therefore, the authorities believed that a volcanic eruption might occur at any time, and immediately ordered the evacuation of nearly 4,000 local residents and closed the area. The nearby famous attraction Blue Lagoon geothermal hot spring resort. However, some experts are worried that the location of this volcanic eruption happens to be close to a nuclear power plant, and they call “this is the worst situation” and are afraid of more serious consequences in the future.
Aerial photography of local conditions at night. (Reproduced from “Daily Mail”)
The scale of this volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula is many times larger than any volcanic eruption in recent years. (Reproduced from “Daily Mail”)
It is reported that the location of this volcanic eruption is located regarding 4 kilometers northeast of Grindavik, belonging to the Hagafell of the Fagradalsfjall volcano. The ground cracks are 3.5 kilometers long, and the lava flow rate is regarding 100 to 100 mph per second. 200 cubic meters, and associated seismic activity is moving towards Grindavik. In addition, local media reports also believe that the scale of the Reykjanes Peninsula volcanic eruption is many times larger than the volcanic eruptions in recent years.
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