Volcanic eruption in Iceland: what we know and how to follow it live? – Futura

The intense seismicity that began last weekend was therefore not yet another “blow for nothing”. Since Wednesday August 3, around 1 p.m. (local time), an eruption began in Iceland, on the Reykjanes peninsula, not far from the site of the last one. The associated risks are very modest for the moment… The images are still spectacular!
[EN VIDÉO] How does magma form before a volcanic eruption? Magma is the origin of the formation of volcanoes. This molten rock, which bubbles up in the crater, comes from a partial melting of the Earth’s mantle. Futura met Jacques-Marie Bardintzeff, doctor in volcanology, who tells the origin of magma. It was around 1 p.m. (local time) Wednesday August 3, 2022 that the webcam scanning the site of last year’s eruption observed an alignment of lava fountains about twenty meters high on an eruptive fissure 200 or 300 meters long. It opened about two kilometers northeast of the site of the last eruption, north of the Meradalir valley… This webcam allows you to follow the activity live: it’s really royal! An eruption without too many risks for the population It is a fissural eruption, with a very modest explosiveness and the predominance of lava flows which, already, spread out in this valley. As a result, the risks are very modest for the Icelandic population, the road bordering the coast being more than four kilometers away and Reykjavik, the capital, more than 20 kilometers away! Grindavik, the nearest village, is on the other side of Mount Fagradalsfjall, as is the power station which supplies much of the electricity to the Reykjanes peninsula and the capital region! Above all, it will be a wonderful spectacle, and the many tourists on the island should provide us with beautiful images! Follow the live eruption of the volcano in Iceland. © mbl.is, YouTubeInterested in what you just read?