Fagradalsfjall volcano (Reykjanes peninsula, Iceland): eruption picks up in intensity again
Fri, 6 Aug 2021, 18:39
18:39 PM | BY: T
The lava-filled crater seen from a drone on 5 Aug 2021 (image: Tomasz Lepich / facebook)
The lava-filled crater and the curving outlet channel seen from a drone on 5 Aug 2021 (image: Tomasz Lepich / facebook)
Most lava continues to enter the Meradalir valley to the east, but some of the flow branches also traveled south.
Both tremor and lava effusion rate have increased again. The output is now estimated at 11.3 cubic meters per second, while the total erupted lava volume and area covered by lava stand at 109 million cubic meters and 4.3 square kilometers, respectively.
The eruption has now been going on for 4 and a half month. How long it will eventually last nobody can predict.
Although during the past two months or so, its intensity was fluctuating as it went through phases with lower and sometimes almost no activity (at least not visible at the surface) during shorter intervals, at least at the moment, it has gained pace again and reached levels similar to the highest recorded so far - this might suggest it might actually be far from over.
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Sat, 24 Jul 2021, 05:25
The University of Iceland's Institute of Earth Sciences reported a summary of eruption parameters today documented since 26 June. Parameters showed lava area, lava volume, lava flow discharge rate, rock geochemistry, and volcanic gases. The graph below depicts an overview of the results. ... Read all
Fri, 2 Jul 2021, 18:09
Although activity might seem to have been less vigorous during much of the past week compared to earlier stages, the eruption continues. Lava effusion rate has been at least stable if not following an overall slowly increasing trend, as last week's published data from the Icelandic Meteorological Office shows (see previous post). ... Read all
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