“These earthquakes are a warning sign, a part of a longer-term story that we know we’re entering a build-up phase to the next (volcanic) eruption,” IMO Service and Research division head Matthew Roberts says, adding that from my perspective as a scientist and someone who’s been following this activity very closely, “I would say that an eruption within the next 12 months is likely.”
Sam Kinneson voice
YOU LIVE ON A VOLCANO!
We have volcanos in the rest of the world.
WE DON’T LIVE ON THEM!
Most of Southern Italy is living on huge Volcanos
I mean, Hawaii?
Hawaii is basically volcano plops.
Which does nothing to detract from its stunning natural beauty.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcano_House
Volcano House is the name of a series of historic hotels built at the edge of Kīlauea, within the grounds of Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park on the Island of Hawai’i. The original 1877 building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and now houses the Volcano Art Center. The hotel in use today was built in 1941 and expanded in 1961.
Only a few rare eruptions such as the one in 1790 are explosive, and the northeast rim provides a relatively safe vantage point. The prevailing northeast trade winds and higher elevation cause poisonous gasses and lava to flow in the other direction.
Oh, but we do. They are just not that active.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
COPENHAGEN, Oct 27 (Reuters) - A seismic swarm has hit the Reykjanes peninsula in southwest Iceland with more than 5,500 small earthquakes in the last three days, raising the prospect of a volcanic eruption, the country’s meteorological office (IMO) said on Friday.
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While quakes are a daily occurrence in Iceland, the latest swarm was more extensive than usual.
“These earthquakes are a warning sign, a part of a longer-term story that we know we’re entering a build-up phase to the next (volcanic) eruption,” IMO Service and Research division head Matthew Roberts told Reuters.
The quakes originated at a depth of up to 5 km (around 3 miles) and were caused by a long-term accumulation of magma that has been building pressure and is now slowly drifting towards the surface of the earth, he added.
Earlier this year a volcano erupted in an uninhabited part of the Reykjanes peninsula after intense earthquake activity, the third such event in the region southwest of the capital Reykjavik since 2021.
A fourth eruption could now be developing, the IMO said, although predicting the timing of volcanic outbreaks is difficult.
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This could be really cool. Did anyone else watch Geldinadelir about 18 months ago?
I didn’t watch that one but I was in Iceland late July for the one that was erupting then, I forget the name. This is wild stuff, i just hope that any future eruptions continue to happen in uninhabited areas.
Tom Scott is already on a plane headed toward further disappointment.
Spoiler
For those who don’t know: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uh5swCCunO8
