A volcanic eruption in southwestern Iceland has as soon as once more pressured the evacuation of vacationers on the internationally recognized Blue Lagoon geothermal spa, the nationwide broadcaster RUV reported. The eruption started round 4 a.m. following an intense seismic swarm on the Reykjanes Peninsula, southwest of the capital, Reykjavik, Iceland’s Met Workplace mentioned.
A campsite within the city of Grindavik was evacuated shortly after the seismic exercise started. Visitors on the Blue Lagoon had been pressured to rapidly pack their luggage, RUV reported.
Lava from the eruption is flowing southeast from a fissure within the barren panorama that’s about 2,300 to three,300 toes extensive, however the molten rock is not threatening any infrastructure, the Met Workplace mentioned.
Hordur Kristleifsson by way of Civil Safety Of Iceland/Handout/REUTERS 
Grindavik has been repeatedly affected by the exercise since November 2023 when a volcano within the space got here to life after mendacity dormant for some 800 years. There have been at the least seven disruptive volcanic eruptions throughout 2024. However authorities mentioned Wednesday that the city was not in peril.
An eruption in early April additionally pressured vacationers to go away Blue Lagoon, and flames and smoke taking pictures into the air from the open fissure close to Grindavik additionally prompted the evacuation of about 40 properties.
Iceland sits above a volcanic sizzling spot within the North Atlantic and is residence to 33 energetic volcanic techniques, greater than some other European nation. It’s located on prime of a rift between two tectonic plates, which makes the island nation susceptible to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
Hordur Kristleifsson by way of Civil Safety Of Iceland/handout/Reuters 
Essentially the most disruptive incident in current instances was the 2010 eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano, which spewed clouds of ash into the environment and disrupted transatlantic air journey for months.
