Post by Shibumi-Mandeville I-12/Hwy59 on Mar 23, 2021 14:31:54 GMT -6
here is a 24hr live cam set up showing the eruption.
Have been reading about this area...its been 600 some odd years since this area saw an eruption.
There is a conversation that this might be a shield eruption since the lava is being identified as coming straight from the earth's mantle instead of most of the recent volcanic eruptions in Iceland that are shallower pools of magma.
Many shield volcano eruptions last for a long time...even years. Way too soon to tell.
If it is a long-lasting shield eruption depending on the lava flow it could affect travel to and from Iceland by air as the main road from the airport passes as close as 8 miles from the eruption site...though it's further given the terrain it would have to overcome to reach it. It's closer to the coast to the south in the opposite direction.
The lava is currently filling the valley.
