Quick Bulletins
In late May 2024, a volcanic fissure on Iceland's Reykjanes peninsula reawakened, marking the latest in a series of eruptions that began in December 2023. The initial lava flow rates were among the highest recorded in recent eruptions near Grindavík.
An image captured by the Landsat 8 satellite on June 2, 2024, showed the ongoing eruption, with the hottest thermal signals near a crater that erupted in March 2024. The Icelandic Met Office reported that 18 million cubic meters of magma had accumulated since March, the largest volume since autumn 2023.
The eruption caused significant lava flows that covered roads and threatened Grindavík, which has been largely evacuated since late 2023. Defensive walls helped protect buildings, and renewed evacuations occurred at the Blue Lagoon spa.
Despite the eruption, air travel was not disrupted, although volcanic smog, or vog, formed due to long daylight hours, affecting parts of the country.
Drone fly through the area in Jan this year.
Long daylight hours increased the likelihood of volcanic smog (vog).
Vog consists of fine sulfate particles formed from sulfur dioxide and other pollutants mixing with oxygen and water vapor in sunlight.
Vog is a new word I have learned. You learn something new everyday.
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