REYKJAVIK: Despite warnings to stay away from Iceland's latest volcanic eruption near Reykjavik, a group of curious visitors told AFP they couldn't resist the lure of lava that is 'orange like the sun'. While volcanologists say the eruption remains 'low intensity' for now, initial estimates indicate t
REYKJAVIK: Despite warnings to stay away from Iceland's latest volcanic eruption near Reykjavik, a group of curious visitors told AFP they couldn't resist the lure of lava that is"orange like the sun".
But on the other side of the fissure, the gas released by the eruption makes the area"unbearably hot". The eruptive faults reached a total size of around 900m overnight, compared with 200m to 300m initially, according to the latest update from the Icelandic Meteorological Office Tuesday.An aeriel photo of the new volcanic eruption in Iceland.
"Dangerously high" levels of volcanic gases, particularly sulphur dioxide, will accumulate close to the eruption, warned the IMO, which advised tourists not to visit the area.During the six months of the March 2021 eruption, and the three weeks of the August 2022 eruption, hundreds of thousands of visitors came to admire the hypnotic spectacle of lava on the outskirts of Mount Fagradallsfjall and the Meradalir and Geldingadalir valleys.
When the lava finally comes into view, with the tiny Litli Hrutur mountain on the left, the feeling is"indescribable", said Jessica Poteet, a 41-year-old American living in Iceland.
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