Nature’s grand theatre: Volcanic eruption and northern lights create stunning visuals in Iceland. Watch!
Indonesia volcano display
The quote "Mother Nature is the greatest artist" was proven and how in Iceland's southwest coast where spectators were awed by the most spectacular display of colours as burning orange lava spewed from earth as the sky was painted with the ethereal northern lights.
Volcanic eruption
The volcano responsible for this magnificent display was Sundhnukagigar, which, as per the Washington Post report, has erupted four times since December.
Watch the spectacular display here:
Its eruptions have caused multiple evacuations and have also razed several houses in the nearby Grindavik, a fishing town. The eruptions also breached some access routes but largely missed critical infrastructure.
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The volcano, which is located some 30 miles (48.28 kilometres) southwest of Reykjavik,Iceland'scapital, sits on the Reykjanes Peninsula.
Sundhnukagigar has been erupting for about four weeks. As per AFP, on March 16, lava burst out of a crack in the ground and has been flowing ever since.
According to the Icelandic Meteorological Office's(IMO)most recent measurements from April 9, it was pumping out some 3.6 cubic metres of lava per second.
"It's continuing at a pretty stable rate at the moment, and we don't see any real signs that it will end in the near future," IMO geophysicist Benedikt Ofeigsson told AFP.
Recent volcanic activity
As per the Washington Post, volcanic activity in the Reykjanes Peninsula had not been active for 800 years before the recent eruptions. Volcanologists believe that a new era of seismic activity has begun in the region.
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The volcanic activity was reawakened in March 2021, when an eruption near Mount Fagradalsfjall lasted six months, reports AFP.
Magma, as per the report, is making its way through the Earth's upper crust from a depth of at least 10 kilometres (6.21 miles). Additionally, ground rising, also known as inflation, has been observed in the nearby area of Svartsengi, where a geothermal plant that provides electricity and water to 30,000 people on the peninsula is located.
The inflationas per geophysicist Benedikt Ofeigsson suggests that "all the magma coming from this depth doesn't have the capacity to go straight to the surface (and) is partly stored in this magma storage in Svartsengi."
