Comments on: New volcano on the way in Iceland? https://habitablezone.com/2023/11/03/new-volcano-on-the-way-in-iceland/ Sat, 25 Apr 2026 01:00:29 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Pebble https://habitablezone.com/2023/11/03/new-volcano-on-the-way-in-iceland/#comment-52620 Pebble Tue, 14 Nov 2023 19:49:53 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=101598#comment-52620 It’s been interesting watching, and reading your excellent content too. It’s been interesting watching, and reading your excellent content too.

]]> By: podrock https://habitablezone.com/2023/11/03/new-volcano-on-the-way-in-iceland/#comment-52606 podrock Mon, 13 Nov 2023 02:07:50 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=101598#comment-52606 <p>No</p> Enough to bury a small fishing village and consume it's port, though. As with all volcanos, Location, Location, Location. No

Enough to bury a small fishing village and consume it’s port, though.

As with all volcanos, Location, Location, Location.

]]> By: podrock https://habitablezone.com/2023/11/03/new-volcano-on-the-way-in-iceland/#comment-52605 podrock Mon, 13 Nov 2023 00:05:52 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=101598#comment-52605 Some were allowed back in to get more stuff, including animals. A good link for updates: https://www.ruv.is/frettir/efni/jardhraeringar-a-reykjanesskaga You might have to stick in a babble fish, translator microbes... Expect weird translations. I'm following this hourly, as a geologist, it is fascinating to watch in real time. There is a lot of information available online, down to raw seismic data. But hoping it pops further north along the intrusion, don't like seeing homes and businesses destroyed. If it pops at all. Some were allowed back in to get more stuff, including animals.

A good link for updates: https://www.ruv.is/frettir/efni/jardhraeringar-a-reykjanesskaga

You might have to stick in a babble fish, translator microbes…

Expect weird translations.

I’m following this hourly, as a geologist, it is fascinating to watch in real time. There is a lot of information available online, down to raw seismic data.

But hoping it pops further north along the intrusion, don’t like seeing homes and businesses destroyed. If it pops at all.

]]> By: RL https://habitablezone.com/2023/11/03/new-volcano-on-the-way-in-iceland/#comment-52604 RL Sun, 12 Nov 2023 23:30:41 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=101598#comment-52604 Is the temperature of the ground really a good indicator? Also- it said there were 6 million cubic meters of lava? Thats not all that much, is it? Is the temperature of the ground really a good indicator?

Also- it said there were 6 million cubic meters of lava? Thats not all that much, is it?

]]> By: RL https://habitablezone.com/2023/11/03/new-volcano-on-the-way-in-iceland/#comment-52603 RL Sun, 12 Nov 2023 23:26:19 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=101598#comment-52603 Thousands encouraged to evacuate Thousands encouraged to evacuate

]]> By: podrock https://habitablezone.com/2023/11/03/new-volcano-on-the-way-in-iceland/#comment-52548 podrock Mon, 06 Nov 2023 21:52:33 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=101598#comment-52548 Just Icelandic has had pretty good reporting over the years: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBzTTmcmmnI <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NBzTTmcmmnI?si=qSA8qZ03q0EcCotb" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> Just Icelandic has had pretty good reporting over the years:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBzTTmcmmnI

]]> By: podrock https://habitablezone.com/2023/11/03/new-volcano-on-the-way-in-iceland/#comment-52543 podrock Mon, 06 Nov 2023 04:11:08 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=101598#comment-52543 One of the social media places I inhabit have been observing the recent eruptions in Iceland in great depth. Some of them are from Iceland, one from the area of concern. I've never been, but through these conversations, I consider I have friends there. We really don't know what is going to happen there. But everyone hopes it will be a "tourist volcano" like the last three events. One of the social media places I inhabit have been observing the recent eruptions in Iceland in great depth. Some of them are from Iceland, one from the area of concern. I’ve never been, but through these conversations, I consider I have friends there.

We really don’t know what is going to happen there. But everyone hopes it will be a “tourist volcano” like the last three events.

]]> By: BuckGalaxy https://habitablezone.com/2023/11/03/new-volcano-on-the-way-in-iceland/#comment-52541 BuckGalaxy Mon, 06 Nov 2023 00:56:34 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=101598#comment-52541 I've done some research on power sources and distribution in Iceland. Reykjavik should be okay since it gets its power from hydro electric plants. Keflavik could lose power and hot water if Svartsengi Geothermal Power Plant is damaged or destroyed, and since that is were the international airport is that could cause big problems. Grindavik is indeed potentially in the path of the monster only a few kilometers away, and could suffer far worse than power and hot water outages. Having visited this area myself it is more than detatched concern I feel. I’ve done some research on power sources and distribution in Iceland. Reykjavik should be okay since it gets its power from hydro electric plants. Keflavik could lose power and hot water if Svartsengi Geothermal Power Plant is damaged or destroyed, and since that is were the international airport is that could cause big problems. Grindavik is indeed potentially in the path of the monster only a few kilometers away, and could suffer far worse than power and hot water outages.

Having visited this area myself it is more than detatched concern I feel.

]]> By: podrock https://habitablezone.com/2023/11/03/new-volcano-on-the-way-in-iceland/#comment-52540 podrock Sun, 05 Nov 2023 01:28:25 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=101598#comment-52540 Yeah, the article is jumping in midstream here, this has been going on for a few weeks. So the locals pretty much know where they are talking about. The geothermal power plant supplies not only electrons to the grid, but all the hot water to local cities. That's how they heat their homes and use hot water. If this basaltic eruption (It will be similar to the recent three eruptions) happens near the plant and the blue lagoon, it will get weird for the residents. There is the possibility that Grindavik on the coast could be the best way for the lava to flow. My contact in Grindavik says it has been pretty much like before the previous events. The local government has been very active in monitoring and preparing. There are a few live internet cameras trained on the area from high view points. Reykjavik and the airport do not seem under concern. The GPS and seismic are all pointing to a magmatic horizontal sill growing about 4 klicks down, just southwest of the plant. It's trying to find a way up. Will it? Time will tell. Yeah, the article is jumping in midstream here, this has been going on for a few weeks. So the locals pretty much know where they are talking about. The geothermal power plant supplies not only electrons to the grid, but all the hot water to local cities. That’s how they heat their homes and use hot water. If this basaltic eruption (It will be similar to the recent three eruptions) happens near the plant and the blue lagoon, it will get weird for the residents. There is the possibility that Grindavik on the coast could be the best way for the lava to flow.

My contact in Grindavik says it has been pretty much like before the previous events. The local government has been very active in monitoring and preparing. There are a few live internet cameras trained on the area from high view points.

Reykjavik and the airport do not seem under concern. The GPS and seismic are all pointing to a magmatic horizontal sill growing about 4 klicks down, just southwest of the plant. It’s trying to find a way up. Will it? Time will tell.

]]> By: BuckGalaxy https://habitablezone.com/2023/11/03/new-volcano-on-the-way-in-iceland/#comment-52536 BuckGalaxy Sat, 04 Nov 2023 19:06:56 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=101598#comment-52536 WTF is "the area"? This is the kind of vague statement that pisses me off. How about some meaningful measurement reference? Svartsengi Geothermal Power Plant is about 30km from Reykjavik, and less than 15km from the international airport at Keflavik. Given the nature of this type of volcano (it's certainly not a stratovolcano) I'm assuming they are not suggesting evacuating anyone that distance away. WTF is “the area”? This is the kind of vague statement that pisses me off. How about some meaningful measurement reference? Svartsengi Geothermal Power Plant is about 30km from Reykjavik, and less than 15km from the international airport at Keflavik. Given the nature of this type of volcano (it’s certainly not a stratovolcano) I’m assuming they are not suggesting evacuating anyone that distance away.

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