The eruption of Fagradalsfjall volcano poses no threat to Reykjavik yet, but if the wind blows in a certain direction, Iceland’s capital could be covered in ash. Ivan Makhotkin, chief scientist of the All-Russian Institute of Mineral Raw Materials, a leading researcher at the Institute of Ore Deposits of the Russian Academy of Sciences, stated this in a conversation with socialbites.ca.
“Fagradalsfjall started erupting last night. It is 30 kilometers south of Reykjavik. But it is not very active, small eruptions occur, ash is thrown up to 2-3 kilometers high. This is still a standard bang, nothing special. But 30 kilometers is too close [с Рейкьявиком]depending on which direction the wind is blowing. You can even fall asleep, but still – how much ash. You should watch it here,” Makhotkin said.
The volcanologist added that the strength of the eruption will also depend on whether there is a lake near Fagradalsfjall. He recalled that in 2010, due to the ingress of water into the mouth of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano, a cloud of volcanic ash appeared, which disrupted air traffic in Northern Europe.
“It starts off insidiously like this and then the eruption might be stronger. It’s hard to say now, but it all depends on whether there was a lake there. The last eruption was very active, the same volcano. It also started erupting in 2010 and water entered the crater, the crater and a strong ejection of ash “If this happens, then if the waters really fell into the mouth of the volcano, then there could be a more powerful eruption. But we should look specifically at the morphology of the relief lakes. These are what seismologists who study these volcanoes directly might say,” concluded Makhotkin.
On Monday, July 10, the Fagradalsfjall volcano, 30km southwest of Iceland’s capital Reykjavik, erupted. According to the EFE agency, the volcanic eruption has not yet affected air traffic. The Icelandic Meteorological Office said “the eruption is small and there are currently no ash emissions into the atmosphere”.
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Source: Gazeta
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