Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula Volcano Erupts with Minimal Damage

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2023-12-23 HKT 10:42

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  A volcano on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwestern Iceland recently erupted, sending large amounts of lava pouring out of cracks. (AFP file photo)

Xu Jingxuan’s “Looking Around the World”

A volcano on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwest Iceland recently erupted, forming a 4-kilometer-long magma fissure. Although some buildings were damaged, the overall impact was not too great. Grinda had been evacuated before the volcanic eruption. Residents of Vic Town were also allowed to go home briefly.

Some experts said that the location and characteristics of this volcanic eruption mean that it will not cause large-scale damage, unlike another volcanic eruption in 2010 that spewed large amounts of ash and seriously affected flight movements. But some scientists warn that volcanic activity on the Reykjanes Peninsula is entering a new phase that may last for hundreds of years.

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2023-12-23 02:42:00