Third fissure opens up in Iceland

[Warpy]

The second fissure remains the most spectacular, both for it's length and output of lava.

Here is a discussion of what is likely to happen.

[Marthe48]

1. Love the narrator's voice

n/t

[SCantiGOP]

2. Impossible to bypass

A good volcano story. I check the live feed almost daily.

[Warpy]

3. I check the news more than the live feed

Reykjavik Grapevine is good, Simply Icelandic was good early on, but he's been busy at Grapevine and editing a video.

The cameras have been relocated far away from the eruptions, so it's hard to see much in good weather. Today it was nearly whiteout conditions at times.

But yeah, good volcano stories are hard to pass up. Iceland is going to be both broader and taller by the time this one is done.

[yellowdogintexas]

4. How many fissures now? nt

[Warpy]

5. I think they're up to eight

Last edited Mon Apr 19, 2021, 01:56 PM - Edit history (1)

but it's all the same volcanic system. A couple of the smaller fissures have been covered over by lava from the #2 fissure, so they only pop up when there's gas to get rid of.

For comparison, there were 21 fissures in the 2018 Kilauea eruption after the first month.

What remains to be seen is whether the other volcanic systems in the peninsula become active during the next few years/decades. In the past, the area has erupted for 200 years at a stretch, probably intermittently.

The first spatter cone, "Bob," seems to have slowed down and is producing gas and steam now, only an occasional dull red glow visible at night.

On edit, they're up to nine.