Researchers are saying this weekend’s eruption is the most powerful to have occurred thus far.
Iceland’s Blue Lagoon and the nearby town of Grindavik were evacuated following a volcanic eruption in Reykjanes Peninsula. Authorities are saying the eruption is the most powerful of seven that have occurred on Reykjanes Peninsula since 2021, including four since December.The Iceland Meteorological Office (IMO) said the eruption began with little notice. The first warning to Iceland’s Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Management on an oncoming eruption was received at 7:43 PM local time, according to a report, and the beginning of the eruption was confirmed by web cameras about 40 minutes later, just before 8:30 PM local time.The eruption occurred just a few miles north-east of Grindavik, and about 30 miles south-west of Reykjavik, Iceland’s capital. But the town’s 3,800 inhabitants had already been evacuated in December after the first eruption, and barely 100 had returned since.The eruption has threatened local infrastructure and prompted authorities to declare a state of emergency.
