Tag: Lava
Almost 5,000 applicants apply for VAMK’s energy technology program
VAMK, which offers a total of 210 study places in two bachelor’s and three master’s programs, has gathered wide attention, and a total of 5,594 applications were submitted during the joint application period. Nationally, these figures reflect a larger development: the initial number of applicants for bachelor’s and master’s programs is 56,089 from all Finnish…
Lava flowing in a closed tunnel can reach much further
Volcanologist Þorvaldur Þórðarson says lava in the eruption area flows through a closed transport system. This means the lava will stay warmer, more fluid and able to travel farther and over a larger area. “If the lava flows below the surface of the solidified layer, it is very well insulated. So it does not lose…
Lava can reach the road as early as mid-August
A projection model by Hörn Hrafnsdóttir of Verkís indicates that the lava can reach the southern coastal road of Suðurstrandavegur as late as mid-August. This will happen if the eruption does not change in terms of the amount of lava, its composition, temperature and viscosity, and if the lava flow persists and continues to head…
Up to three times more lava
Measurements show that the lava flow during the Litli-Hrútur eruption averaged almost 13 m3/s over the last four days, July 13-17. The amount of lava in these first seven days is very similar to the 2022 Meradalir eruption, but two to three times more than the 2021 Geldingadalir eruption. It follows from […]
Eruption at Litli-Hrútur on the Reykjaness peninsula
Six days after the start of a series of earthquakes, the strongest of which had a magnitude of 5.2, on July 10, 2023, around 4:40 p.m., the eruption began. The volcanic fissure is about 200 meters long and you can see magma plumes gushing out of it and lava flowing from three vents on the…
The bus caught fire near Þingvallavatn
At eleven o’clock in the morning, a fire broke out in a Viking transport company bus on Gjábakkavegur east of Þingvallavatn. According to Pétur Pétursson, head of the Árnessýsla fire department, the firefighting operation was successful. According to Pétur, the fire broke out while the bus was in motion. The driver stopped the vehicle on…
Tuska 2023 broke the attendance record – 63,000 festival goers gather in Suvilahti
The long-awaited Tuska festival, sold out in advance, presented the most popular gigs of the weekend. Among the headliners was a mesmerizing French band Gojiraiconic VVand a sizzling hot rock band Ghost. Radio Rock’s main stage also attracted people to the performances of Gothenburg’s legends Aflamedeathcore powerhouse Lorna ShoreUkrainian sensation Gingerhighly anticipated American metalcore group…
Borta med vinden och lögnerna om Södern
Margaret Mitchells bok och sedermera film Borta med vinden blev en succé världen över. Berättelsen om ett ärofyllt samhälle med stolta plantageägare och hängivna slavar gick hem i salongerna. Men detta var en berättelse full av propaganda och historieförvanskningar. USApodden Historia tittar närmare på de kulturella uttryck som varit med och format bilden av den…
Espa Stage: More than 200 events planned for the summer
The opening of Espa Stage’s summer season takes place on Wednesday, May 17, with three notable performers. from 5 p.m., Piia of Viitanenfront image of a dark indie-folk band Piia of Viitanen, takes the stage. Cello duo at 6 p.m Cellomaniawhich consists of Jaani Helander and Lukas Stasevski, occurs. The evening ends at 19:00 with…
“Deceited” attacker charged with stabbing “Russian agent” in Sweden
The knife-wielding man believed his former classmate was sent by the Kremlin to harass him, local media reported A 26-year-old man was indicted this week for the attempted murder of his former classmate and the murder of her mother in Sweden. According to prosecutors, the man was mentally disturbed and believed the younger victim was…
Deceived attacker charged with stabbing Russian agent in Sweden
The knife-wielding man believed his former classmate was sent by the Kremlin to harass him, local media reported A 26-year-old man was indicted this week for the attempted murder of his former classmate and the murder of her mother in Sweden. According to prosecutors, the man was mentally disturbed and believed the younger victim was…
Alavatu middle school wins the national school food competition "Friendship table" to prevent loneliness
The idea was created by seventh grade students Eemeli Eklund, Vilhelmina Koivula, Iines Onnela, Eemeli Rantalaand Lotta Uitto. The expert jury awarded the idea a scholarship of 1,000 euros, according to which the simple and easily implemented idea deals with the current loneliness of young people, which also affects school meals. The jury also awarded…
The cave near Mývatn has been closed
The Environment Agency has decided to re-close the newly discovered cave at Jarðböðin, Mývatn county. The reason for closing it is to protect it so that the geological formations in the cave are not irreversibly disturbed. The cave was discovered by accident during the construction of foundations for new buildings. The entrance to the cave…
Unusual lava cave discovered by accident
Near Mývatn, where excavations were being made for the foundations of new buildings, a lava cave was discovered. While the builder was breaking up the rocks, the roof of the cave collapsed and suddenly a deep hole appeared in the ground. In a message on the website of the Environment Agency, we read that the…
Dams may be created to redirect the lava flow
As reported by RÚV, the Department of Civil Protection is likely to build dams to prevent lava flow onto Route 427. Suðurstrandavegur runs along the southern coast of the Reykjanes peninsula between the municipalities of Grindavík and Ölfus. The lava has not yet started to flow out of the Meradalur Valley, but scientists say it…
Farah Abadi
Beloved Farah Abadi led the Swedish people through the Melodifestivalen in the winter of 2022. She has also led Musikhjälpen four times. She is heard in “Karlavagnen” in P4 where she warmly receives calls from listeners. Farah Abadi has also been the host of SR’s local Malmö station “Din gata”, “Morgonpasset” and several other P3…
Calling all foodies: Copenhagen voted one of the best brunch places in Europe
If you’re looking for a good place to eat a little late brekky this weekend, keep in mind that Copenhagen was recently named the 12th best brunch place in Europe. According to examinationcarried out by Uswitch, It has been revealed that Copenhagen has a brunch rating of 8.63 out of a 10 score based on…
The Spring Break Festival will be held in Stoa in May
The Spring Break Festival is produced by the Helsinki-based contemporary dance group Kinetic Orchestra. In addition to buying tickets for individual performances, you can also buy a joint ticket for the festivals, including all three performances (40/30 €) at. lipp.fi. Red desert In Mia Jaatinen’s Red Wilderness, the performers focus on exploring various bodily manifestations…
Police suspect political motives when there are pro-Russia slogans in the Presidential Palace
The walls of the presidential palace, the Supreme Court building, and the offices of the Ministry of Economy and Labor were painted with pro-Russia slogans on Wednesday night. The tapes contained phrases such as "Slava Rossija" (Honor to Russia) and "Putin". Police arrested the suspect on Thursday morning. The police said in a statement that…
See: The orchestra performs the Ukrainian national anthem at the Finnish Shopping Center
A flashmob performance of the Ukrainian national anthem stopped on the west coast of the Vaasa city shopping center on Sunday afternoon. A total of about 60 musicians took part in the performance of the Vaasa Symphony Orchestra’s Wasa Sinfonietta and it was also supported by the Vaasa City Orchestra, the Korsholm Chamber Orchestra and…
10 gold produced at the World Indoor Athletics Championships
BELGRADE, March 19 (Xinhua) – Ten more gold medalists, including Olympic champion Damian Warner and world champion Sandi Morris, appeared at the Belgrade World Athletics Championships on Saturday. After a decisive 1,000m race, Canada’s Warner won the men’s melee by collecting 6,489 points, ahead of young Simon Ehammer from Switzerland (6,363 points) and Australian Ashley…
FC Copenhagen player’s family member killed in Ukraine
Deep links to UkraineThe club revealed that Khocholava had been given time off to be there for his family. Khocholava has 33 caps for Georgia but has a Ukrainian wife after spending several years in Ukraine for Shakhtar Donetsk. A defensive rock for the Lions this season, Khocholava has been visibly affected by the war…
So talk about you with children about war
The episode is an excerpt from Karlavagnen which was broadcast on 24 February 2022.
HKM Zvolen takes the top spot in the Slovak Tipos Extraliga ice hockey league
BRATISLAVA, February 16 (Xinhua) – HKM Zvolen overtook the struggling bottom-ranked MHK 32 Liptovsky Mikulas 4-0 in the 43rd round to take the top spot in the Slovak Tipos Extraliga ice hockey league on Tuesday. Zvolen was never threatened by the visiting team because their goalkeeper Robin Rahm from Sweden only made 24 saves during…
HKM Zvolen in search of Tipos Extraliga leader after 5th straight win
BRATISLAVA, January 15 (Xinhua) – In the 34th round of the Slovak ice hockey premiere Tipos Extraliga, second-ranked HKM Zvolen surpassed newcomers HC Grotto Presov to stay in the hunt for the top spot with five points behind leader HC Slovan Bratislava. Defending champions HKM Zvolen had the away match well under control and led…
EURO 2022 in men’s handball kicks off in Hungary, Slovakia
BUDAPEST, 13 January (Xinhua) – The EHF European Handball Championship for men 2022, co-hosted by Hungary and Slovakia and held 13-30 January, may well prove to be the most unpredictable competition ever, due to the covid -19 pandemic. The list of players who miss the tournament due to injury or illness published on Handball World…
Lavaforyou.is – jewelry that captivates
Lavaforyou.is sponsored article we have been passionate about designing and creating jewelery and devotional items made of volcanic lava stones since 2015, combining them with various other stones and minerals. Stones are of great importance to our personalities, characters and disposition. We work on high-quality products. We make finished products, but also design and manufacture…
The new lava field remains unstable and dangerous
Last Friday, a Coast Guard helicopter was called in to rescue a woman trapped at a former viewpoint at the Fagradalsfjall eruption site. After crossing the new lava field to reach the hill, the woman did not feel up to it to return the same way and called for help. The hill is now surrounded…
Swedish architect honored in ilina with a park named after him – spectator.sme.sk
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Worley wins the women’s giant slalom in Lienz before Vlhova
BRATISLAVA, December 29 (Xinhua) – Two-time world champion in giant slalom Tessa Worley took the victory in her favorite branch of the FIS World Cup race in Lienz, Austria on Tuesday. The 32-year-old French alpine skier first finished ahead of the Slovak World Cup champion Petra Vlhova (+.30 seconds) and the Swedish winner of the…
The caves in Þeistareykjahraun are to become a natural monument
The Icelandic Environmental Protection Agency and the municipality of Þingeyjarsveit have announced plans to declare Þeistareykjahraun caves a natural monument. If the offer is accepted, the caves will be legally protected. There are at least fifteen caves in the Þeistareykjahraun lava field, which is about 25 kilometers from Húsavík. This high-temperature, high-temperature geothermal area contains…
The Icelandic Meteorological Institute announces the formal end of the eruption
Today it is 10 months since the eruption of the Fagradalsfjall volcano and three months since the last lava flow, and as Fréttablaðið reports, the Icelandic Meteorological Institute announces the formal end of the eruption on the Reykjanes peninsula. At the end of November, the national police commissioner, in consultation with the Reykjanes police commissioner,…
Rail Baltica Hackathon 2021 winners announced
The goal of the Rail Baltica Hackathon was to explore new and innovative ideas in one of three core elements: Connectivity, Sustainability and Community. A total of more than 150 people from more than 20 countries participated in the hackathon in various roles on 17 solutions. The Hackathon ideas were evaluated by a panel of…
Slovan Bratislava wins tenth in a row in the Slovak ice hockey league
BRATISLAVA, December 13 (Xinhua) – HK Nitra resisted for two periods but could not stop HC Slovan Bratislava in the Slovak ice hockey premiere, Tipos Extraliga as the guests extended their unbeaten run to ten matches on Sunday. Slovenia’s Canadian forward Brant Harris, the league’s most productive player with 35 goals, opened the scoring on…
Bessastaðakirkja Church will be given a new look
There are plans to renovate the interior of the Bessastaðakirkja church, located at the presidential residence of Bessastaðir. The church, consecrated in 1796, is considered one of Iceland’s most important buildings. It was built of lava and dolerite rocks, known as gray basalt. “During the renovation, the architectural history of the church and its artistic…
Volcanic alphabet – D for Dimmuborgir
Bad luck, there is no volcano in Iceland with a name that begins with D. But in our volcanic alphabet, I decided not to omit this letter and focus on the dark place that is a product of the volcano – the Dimmuborgir lava field. Over the past several thousand years, high volcanic activity in…
Zvolen snapped up Slovenia’s five-match winning streak in Slovakian Tipos’ Extraliga
BRATISLAVA, November 6 (Xinhua) – The 14th round of the Slovak ice hockey premiere Tipos Extraliga saw leader HC Slovan Bratislava’s five-match victory over HKM Zvolen on Friday. HKM Zvolen’s Swedish goalkeeper Robin Rahm was the hero of the game, he disarmed all the home team’s 33 shots on goal and reached his first shutout…
The Icelandic Lava Show will open in Reykjavik
According to press releases, a permanent Icelandic Lava Show is to open in the Grandi district of Reykjavik by the summer of next year. Three years ago, the world’s first and only live lava show was opened in Vík í Mýrdal in the south of Iceland. The exhibition in Vík recreates the eruption of a…
Slovan Bratislava dominates Slovak Tipos Extraliga with 5 straight wins
BRATISLAVA, NOVEMBER 1 (Xinhua) – Ice hockey club Slovan Bratislava remains the undisputed Slovakian Tipos Extraliga leader after winning their fifth game in a row on Sunday, facing HC Kosice in the traditional West-East derby 3-2. Guest forward Michal Chovan opened the scoring in the capital, but Slovan Bratislava responded with three own goals in…
What is your relationship to football?
Tonight in Karlavagnen we want to talk to you about football. What is it about making you love a special team? Have you followed the team from your home area since you were a child? Are you one of those people who just can’t miss a home game when your favorite team is playing? What…
Volcano activity has decreased
For approximately four weeks, no lava flow was observed from the Geldingadalur volcano crater. This is the longest interruption in volcanic activity since the eruption began. – ADVERTISEMENT – Geophysicist Páll Einarsson states, however, that despite such a long pause, it is far too early to conclude that the eruption is over. In the entry…
Serbia is now following the Swedish covid-19 model & quest;
For several weeks, Serbia has registered a very large number of covid-19 cases – most days between 6,000 and 8,000 people test positive. But the country’s leadership insists it will not return the country to a deadlock or use restrictive measures to hide the latest wave of pandemics. That was the message that Prime Minister…
It’s like falling from the top of Hallgrímskirkja
“Many people try to approach the volcano crater in Geldingadalur. It’s very dangerous, ”says volcanologist Þorvaldur Þórðarson. It has already been warned many times not to walk on lava. “At the eruption site you should be very careful and not get too close to the crater, because there are places with lava in the form…
Seismic activity in the Keilir and Askji areas
The Scientific Council on Civil Protection met yesterday at a regular meeting to discuss seismic activity in the Reykjanes peninsula and the Askja region. As of September 27, tremors have been ongoing southwest of Keilir, at the northern end of the igneous tunnel that formed earlier this year and erupted at Fagradalsfjall. About 2,000 earthquakes…
Yrsa nominated for a literary award in Great Britain
The book Gatið by writer Yrsa Sigurðardóttir was nominated for the British Petron Prize, awarded for the best Scandinavian crime novel. Yrsa already received this award in 2015 for her novel Bakið, and last year was nominated for an award for her book Aflausn. Gatið’s book, published in 2017, tells the story of a large…
The longest interruption in a volcanic eruption
Even though lava has not been drained from the crater for several days, the volcano at Fagradalsfjall is still active. “It has not been announced that the eruption is over. There is still gas and heat coming from the crater, but not much has happened in the last ten days. All in all, relatively little…
The longest eruption of the century
The eruption at Fagradalsfjall has thus become more permanent than the eruption of Holuhraun in 2014, which lasted 180 days. A group dedicated to the protection of volcanoes and nature from the south of the country discuss this on their Facebook page, where it is said that the Surtsey volcano is generally considered to be…
Evacuation in the Nátthaga valley
Unexpected increases in volcanic activity and fast-flowing lava flows led to an evacuation in the Nátthaga Valley. Suðurnes police and rescue teams worked today to evacuate the area at the Fagradalsfjall eruption site after the lava river unexpectedly began to flow south from Geldingadalur to Nátthaga. Gunnar Schram, chief of police in Suðurnes, says that…
Eruption at Fagradalsfjall – eight times an hour
The pulsating activity of the eruption increased significantly last night. Currently, the crater erupts eight times an hour. There has been pulsating activity in the crater since yesterday afternoon. The volcano behaves similar to this spring. “The pulsing started yesterday afternoon, around 4pm. We have about eight blasts an hour. “ Kristín Jónsdóttir, Nature Conservation…
Geldingadalur comes to life again
No signs of an eruption have been observed in the Geldingadalur valley since September 2, but plumes of fire are again visible from around 5:00 in the morning yesterday. Böðvar Sveinsson, a nature conservation specialist at the Icelandic Meteorological Institute, confirms that lava can be seen in the crater, and around noon it began to…
We don’t want to be surprised by Askja
The rise of the ground near Askja indicates that magma is accumulating beneath it. Freysteinn Sigmundsson, a geophysicist at the University of Iceland, says the process is just beginning. This explains the change in the behavior of the volcano, which has been quiet for the last 40 years. Öskjuvatn / photo: Iceland News / Tom…
We don’t want to be surprised by Askja
The rise of the ground near Askja indicates that magma is accumulating beneath it. Freysteinn Sigmundsson, a geophysicist at the University of Iceland, says the process is just beginning. This explains the change in the behavior of the volcano, which has been quiet for the last 40 years. Öskjuvatn / photo: Iceland News / Tom…
What does Iceland sound like? Iceland volcano sound and techno? It sounds great!
After the first sound map of Iceland in history, the Noise From Iceland project has been released on an album basis. These are field recordings from the island and music composed to them. Almost an hour of noise in total – volcano, lava, waterfalls, Icelandic animals and rivers, plus techno and trance. Album “Noise From…
What does Iceland sound like? Iceland volcano sound and techno? It sounds great!
After the first sound map of Iceland in history, the Noise From Iceland project has been released on an album basis. These are field recordings from the island and music composed to them. Almost an hour of noise in total – volcano, lava, waterfalls, Icelandic animals and rivers, plus techno and trance. Album “Noise From…
A look into the crater
“The lava field has not expanded in a few weeks, and the lava has not spread to new lands,” says Magnús Tumi Guðmundsson, professor of geophysics at the University of Iceland, referring to the eruption of the Fagradalsfjall volcano in southwestern Iceland. “There are times when the lava does not flow at all and the…
The lava river in the Nátthaga valley
The lava flowing from the crater at Fagradalsfjall has changed direction and now flows into the Syðri-Meradalur valley and from there down to Nátthaga. Daníel Páll Jónasson recorded the “lawfall” in the film just before noon. Volcanologist Þorvaldur Þórðarson is in the Nátthaga valley. The lava is halfway to Nátthaga [wideo]. As the valley fills…
Hundreds of thousands of tourists have visited the volcano
More than 250,000 tourists have visited the site since the volcanic eruption in Fagradalsfjall began. This figure was published on the basis of a counting device that measures the number of tourists visiting Iceland’s ‘hottest’ place. – ADVERTISEMENT – Due to the fact that not everyone hikers to the volcano near the device, the number…
Study of the impact of lava on underground infrastructure
According to mbl.is, in the Nátthagi valley, near the Fagradalsfjall eruption site, a trench was dug into which pipes were installed and various insulating and filling materials were laid to assess the impact of flowing lava on these installations. The works were carried out by the energy company Landsnet. In addition to Landsnet, project participants…
A new fissure in Fagradalsfjall
According to mbl.is, a new rift has appeared at the site of the Fagradalsfjall eruption. You can observe lava gushing out of it. When the new fissure was first detected on August 9, it was too early to tell if it was a crater or just a small hole belonging to the main lava mouth.…
New measuring instruments in Gónhóll
Workers at the Icelandic Meteorological Institute are currently working on installing measuring devices in Gónhóll near the Fagradalsfjall volcanoes, due to new fissures that have formed there in the last two weeks. The hill, which was named Gónhóll, was a popular viewpoint during the eruption, but is now surrounded by lava and only accessible by…
New rifts in Gónhóll
In Gónhóll near Fagradalsfjall, you can see new fissures that have apparently formed in the last two weeks. The area was a frequently used volcano viewpoint, but is now surrounded by lava and is only accessible by helicopter. The fissures are likely fractures formed by the spreading land and extend north of Gónhóll towards the…
Just six more meters and the lava will flow out of the Meradalir Valley
If the lava continues to flow at its current rate, it will begin to flow out of the Meradalir Valley in approximately three weeks. The lava field in the Meradalir Valley now covers just over four square kilometers. Volcanologists Þorvaldur Þórðarson and Ármann Höskuldsson were at the eruption site today to take measurements. Þorvaldur Þórðarson…
Del 1 av 4. Den enögda kaninen
En landsbygd-noir-historia om de som ger sig av och om de som blir kvar. En dramatisering av Christoffer Carlssons roman Den enögda kaninen av Lotta Erikson och Helene Lindholm. Regi: Nicolas Kolovos. Med: Jonathan Silén – David, Amy Deasismont – Eva, Wilhelm Johansson – Lukas, Victoria Dyrstad – Alex, Magnus Roosmann – Valldeman, Anna Persson – Ylva på Ylvas…
They race against time and the flowing lava
Volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula attracts tourists from all over the world. Delighted by the beauty and power of nature, they travel to see this amazing phenomenon. However, what impresses some is a threat to others. The owners of the land and the house of Ísólfsskáli, which is located on the path of flowing…
During the eruption at Fagradalsfjall, the lava flow models work
In collaboration with the Institute of Meteorology and the University of Iceland, models are being developed for the flow of lava from the eruption that began in Geldingadalur on March 19 and has been going on continuously for almost three months. During this time, the eruption changed its rhythm several times. Successive craters open and…
Rescue operation on Lake Þingvallavatn
At 7 a.m., the emergency services received a call from three young girls who had gone out on a boat to Lake Þingvallavatn and could not return to the shore. After the boat began to pour water, the girls called for help. The rescuers from the Landsbjörg group who went to the rescue reported that…
This lava is not textbook behavior
“This eruption produces all kinds of lava: visceral, stone (aa), volcanic glass and all other types,” says volcanologist Þorvaldur Þórðarson about the eruption at Fagradalsfjall. It refers to the fact that this eruption produces all types of basaltic lava that exist on land. In an interview with Spegillinn, Þorvaldur says that scientists learned many new…
Trail B has been opened leading to the volcano
After yesterday’s temporary closure of the routes leading to the eruption site in Geldingadalur, the emergency services and the police decided to open Route B. Suðurnes police chief Gunnar Schram said the trail is more difficult and longer, which should be kept in mind by all hikers. The A and B hiking trails to the…
Will bus transport be offered to the eruption site?
Sigurður Guðjón Gíslason, head of the Hraun landowners association, told mbl.is that some of the parking fees charged near the eruption site in Fagradalsfjall in southwest Iceland will be used to finance improved access to the area. This would include building a better car park, installing toilets and offering regular bus connections to the top…
The crater is gradually closing
Information about the current condition of the crater after the eruption in Fagradalsfjall in southwest Iceland was provided by mbl.is Þorvaldur Þórðarson, a geologist at the Institute of Geosciences at the University of Iceland. He explained that most of the lava flowing out of the crater now flows under the lava crust and is not…
Routes to the eruption site
Courtesy of the Imi.is institute, we can learn about the development of the volcanic eruption in Geldingdalur. Model available HERE presents the progress of lava flows since March 20 this year. Both variants of the road leading to the volcano are also marked on it. Circles marked with a dashed line are an area of…
Changing the trail to the volcano after the road to Gónhóll is closed
The approach to the eruption sites at Fagradalsfjall changed a bit yesterday morning as the lava closed the hiking trail leading to the area’s most popular viewpoint, which was called Gónhóll. Bogi Adolfsson, chairman of the Þorbjörn rescue team, says he hopes people won’t try to climb the hill because the lava is still hot.…
Copenhageners are the least anxious home-based employees in the world according to the new ranking
The pandemic has paralyzed many – physically, mentally and financially. But Copenhageners who work at home have emerged relatively unharmed according to a new ranking, which suggests that they are least anxious anywhere in the world. To investigate the effect of the pandemic on those working at home, Prices for small businesses rated 43 cities…
Thousands flee in Goma: “Houses burn and people suffer”
The Nyiragongo volcano, near the million-strong city of Goma in the eastern part of Congo-Kinshasa, erupted yesterday. Now tens of thousands of people are fleeing after the volcanic eruption. “The situation is very serious. The houses are burning down and people are suffering “, says Alexis Kabere, who is one of those who live in…
Volcanic eruption in Congo-Kinshasa – hundreds have fled their homes
The Nyiragongo volcano in eastern Congo-Kinshasa has erupted. Most of the nearby town of Goma is without electricity and hundreds of people have fled their homes. Nyiragongo is one of the world’s most active volcanoes and in its most recent eruption in 2002, 250 people were killed and 120,000 became homeless after lava flows reached…
A flaming tongue of lava flows into the Nátthaga Valley
The lava begins to flow down into the Nátthaga Valley at high speed. Elvar Þór Ólafsson, who was in the area this morning to watch the eruption progressing, filmed the rapid flow of the lava flow. The fortifications that were built in Nafnlausadalur were probably broken yesterday night. They were built to protect Suðurstrandarvegur and…
Stretching can increase your tolerance for pain
To stretch or not stretch? Should you do it before or after training? Does it prevent or heal injuries? Stretching is always a hot topic. Although effective in improving flexibility, its usefulness in reducing pain is questioned. Back pain is one of the most common health conditions in our society. Up to 80 percent of…
Safety barriers will provide time for a possible evacuation
As reported by mbl.is, around noon yesterday, a huge river of lava began to flow just beyond the eastern protective barrier at Mount Fagradalsfjall. Lava from the lava lake further downstream flows through underground channels towards the edge of the lava field. As a result, the height of the protective barriers built on the south…
Interactive 3D models of the lava flow
The Department of Photogrammetry at the Icelandic Institute of Natural History has developed 3D models of the eruption site in Geldingadalur. The photos on the basis of which the models were prepared were taken from the plane and processed in the program Agisoft Metashape. Representatives of the Icelandic Civil Protection and Crisis Management Authority, the…
Protective barrier near the volcano
As reported by Vísir, the construction of a protective barrier near the volcano in Geldingadalur began yesterday evening. Local authorities hope to stop the flow of lava into the Nátthaga Valley from where it can flow south towards Suðurstrandarvegur and cause damage to infrastructure. In yesterday’s interview with Vísir Fannar Jónasson, the mayor of Grindavík,…
The trail to the volcano was closed
Suðurnes County Police announced this morning on their Facebook page that the trail to the eruption site would be closed. The reason for the closure is the ongoing modifications of the tourist trail, which should make the site more accessible to visitors. Jón Haukur Steingrímsson, a geotechnical engineer at Efla who works to improve the…
The Hanged Man’s Hill – a new novel by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir
A Chinese delegation is on its way to Iceland, while an employee of the president’s residence discovers the body of a man on the Gálgahraun, a gloomy lava field. It quickly turns out that this is not suicide, but Hanged Man’s Hill it was not accidentally chosen by the killer. “Hanged Man’s Hill”Is the next…
The danger zone around the eruption will be enlarged
After a change in activity that took place in the volcanic eruption in the Geldingadalur Valley, about 15 cm pieces of lava are thrown from the largest crater. Therefore, it was decided to enlarge the danger zone. Nature experts from the Meteorological Office met this morning to discuss the situation at the eruption site on…
Lava flow animation
The eruption at Fagradalsfjall has been going on for a month now, and it is only natural to question frequently whether it is possible to predict how long it will last? New fissures have formed several times since the eruption began, and for the past two days lava no longer flows from the northernmost crater.…
The eruption site can be visited from 12:00 to 21:00
Over the weekend, you will be able to visit the eruption site from 12:00 to 21:00. In the coming days, anyone interested in visiting the eruption site will be able to set off on the route at 12:00. The eruption site will be monitored by police and rescue teams from 12:00 p.m. to midnight, but…
What will the new lava field be named?
The magma flowing out of the craters creates a new lava field that has become a hot spot – no name. The question arose among many, how to name the lava field resulting from the Geldingadalur eruption? In the city closest to the eruption site, Grindavik, a name competition for the new lava field has…
Anton and Sofia remarry – after the wedding on TV
The interview was done in “Karlavagnen” on 13 April. The whole episode is called “In love at first sight” and can be listened to in the app Sveriges Radio Play. Host: Farah Abadi.
More craters at the eruption site
Four new craters opened at the eruption site at Fagradalsfjall this morning. Such information was released this morning on the FB site of volcanologists at the University of Iceland. Volcanologist Þorvaldur Þórðarson says this is not a surprise, but points out how important it is for people to stay outside areas identified as dangerous. The…
More fissures may form in the eruption area without any warning
Another, fourth fissure, formed midway between the fissures that opened on April 5 and 7. The area of increased danger in Fagradalsfjall is marked on the presented map. The members of the Civil Protection Scientific Council met to discuss the progress of the Fagradalsfjall eruption. The meeting focused on seismic data and measurements, lava distribution,…
Thousands are evacuated after volcanic eruptions
Thousands of people in the northern part of the Caribbean island of Saint Vincent are being evacuated due to a volcanic eruption. The TV pictures show glowing lava rivers flowing down the volcano, while hundreds of people try to get close to capture the event on their pictures with their mobile phones. The government has…
Webcam destroyed by lava
Yesterday, one of the webcams owned by mbl.is, set up at the eruption site on Mount Fagradalsfjall, was shut down due to technical problems. It was not yet known that the camera had been destroyed for good, carried away by an inexorable stream of lava. It was only yesterday evening that it was found in…
Bubble / Gos – what a volcanic eruption in Iceland sounds like
On March 19, around 9:15 PM Icelandic time, a red glow visible from Reykjavik appeared in the sky. Moments later it was confirmed that the eruption had begun on the Reykjanes Peninsula. From then on, the volcano dictates the living conditions on the island. It is probably the best documented and most accessible volcanic eruption…
Another rift opened in the Geldingadalur Valley
Around midnight, scientists from the Icelandic Meteorological Office noticed another fissure that appeared in the valley where the eruption was taking place. Einar Hjörleifsson, a nature conservation specialist at the Icelandic Meteorological Office, says rescuers have observed a new crack. It is located approximately 420 meters northeast of the eruption, which is still ongoing at…
French fashion show at Reynisfjara Beach
As reported by mbl.is, the big Yves Saint Laurent fashion show last week in Iceland was kept a secret. About 250 people took part in this event – Icelanders and people who were sent to Iceland by a fashion house. Fashion houses find it difficult to showcase their clothing lines during the COVID-19 pandemic, so…
The specialist cautions not to bring the dogs to the eruption site
The Icelandic Meteorological Office’s Natural Hazard Coordinator Kristín Jónsdóttir said on Twitter that visitors to the Geldingadalir eruption site on the Reykjanes Peninsula should leave their dogs at home. Dogs are at risk of fluoride poisoning. “Leave your dogs at home!” Geochemical measurements show that there is fluoride in the pools of water near the…
Two new cones about to emerge
The small ash cone from the volcano at Geldingadalur became very active on Wednesday and is now almost as big as the first one. It also looks like the valley will soon be filled with lava, so the big question is: What happens next? Experts say that the lava will probably head east towards the…
From Iceland – Advised not to bring dogs into the eruption
Kristín Jónsdóttir, group leader of nature conservation at the Icelandic Meteorological Office, has advised dog owners to leave their pets at home when traveling to Geldingadalur. In a short post on Twitter, Kristín states that mineral measurements indicate that fluoride is found in the puddles around the eruption sites and that the pH value of…
Day five in the Geldingadalur eruption
From Iceland – Photos: Day five in the Geldingadalur eruption Published March 24, 2021 Five days from the lava finally appearing near Fagradalsfjall in Reykjanes, Geldingadals volcano shows no signs of slowing down its flow yet. Once again, the scary Grapevine Newsteam was on hand to bring you the latest news magazine from the site…