Asphalt ripped up by workers in order to slow down lava flows on the road in Grindavík, Iceland, on Feb. 9, 2024.A volcano in Iceland erupted for the fourth time since December on Saturday, the country’s meteorological office said, spewing bright orange lava into the air.
“Warning: An eruption began in Reykjanes,” the Icelandic Meteorological Office said on its website, while Reykjavik’s nearby Keflavik Airport’s website showed it remained open both for departures and arrivals. In 2010, ash clouds from eruptions at the Eyafjallajokull volcano in the south of Iceland spread over large parts of Europe, grounding some 100,000 flights and forcing hundreds of Icelanders to evacuate their homes.
However, scientists fear they could continue for decades, and Icelandic authorities have started building dykes to divert burning lava flows away from homes and critical infrastructure.
Source: Real Estate Daily Report (realestatedailyreport.net)