Tens of thousands of earthquakes have rattled the Reykjanes peninsula since October 27, 2023, and GPS readings show ground uplift and magma accumulating 4km underground. What makes this different from the similar events in 2021, 2022 and July 2023? It’s all happening right by the Blue Lagoon, the town of Grindavík and the Svartsengi Power Plant.
The Reykjavík Grapevine’s Jón Trausti Sigurðarson visited the seismically active area with volcanologist Þorvaldur Þórðarson on Nov. 8, 2023, to find our what’s going on.
Read our July 2023 feature in which we spoke with Þorvaldur about the current volcanic cycle: https://grapevine.is/mag/feature/2023/07/23/where-theres-smoke/
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Human’s comprehension of time is limited to small scales. Yet science sees beyond these short timescales. Townsfolk not heeding the warnings of scientists is stuff of movies… yet it still happens all too often. One can only hope that the outcome of this magma dome isn’t catastrophic… but science can only predict so much. As an aside I loved listening to the scientist being interviewed. His voice reminded me of my favorite director Guillermo Del Toro, who I could listen speak for hours. Definitely a great attribute for a professor!
Like holes everyone has one
Very best explanation and intelligent description about what is happening there. Thank you so much! Prayers for all
Haven’t seen this comment but what effect does the moon’s gravitational force have on the magma?
Þakka þér Jón! Also to the good professor who explaining it to us nail-biting folks around the world watching this unfold.
I want to see an earthquake while you are doing a video
Thanks for the update❤
الله يحفظك من كل شر امين يارب العالمين أخوك سليمان العربي من المغرب
The Earth lives. We are riders on a wild rock.
I had a dream, a big gigantic wave covered the place where there is a polar bear. I made a video, Get out of this place:
Oops Not an new Apple or Garmin competitor, never mind. A volcano watch a hot name.
I’ve never have seen the blue lagoon.
Mt. St. Helens, in 1980, had similar things happen. There was a growing bulge on its side for weeks, and frequent earthquakes, before it finally erupted explosively on May 18th. I will be interested to see what happens here, and I pray no one dies.
Isn`t is possible to control lava path by seawater, i mean make some kind og lava wall with water ?.
Remain safe & willing to leave in plenty of time if necessary Very informative thanks for sharing your extensive base of knowledge & scientific expertise & experience
Good interview too thanks
Hope for the best & prepare for the worst well said as usual gentlemen thanks
I think it's kind of typical that there is so many volcanic activity around the globe. Like Italy and the US too. What if everything starts to erupt at once? We might enter a new ice age
Almighty Earth
Great video. After reading today on the BBC that the magma is now only 800m below the surface you can see why they're starting to evacuate.
Thank you very good interview. Down in New Zealand here hoping everyone remains safe.