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During the night of December 18, 2023, the long-awaited eruption of a volcanic system on the Reykjanes Peninsula occurred as a fissure tore open the ground near the town of Grindavik, Iceland. Lava and smoke spewed out of the molten crevice in a fiery spectacle.
Over a month earlier in November, residents of the town of Grindavik were evacuated as a precaution following thousands of earthquakes and tremors hinting at the upcoming eruption.
Only a few weeks after the first eruption on the morning of January 14, 2024, another fissure opened up in the Earth in the same vicinity as the previous one following an increase in seismic activity, lasting nearly two days.
Less than a month later during the early morning hours of February 8, yet again a volcanic eruption ripped wide the Earth, unleashing lava from the igneous world below.
On the night of March 16th, once more a maw tore open on the surface near Grindavik, unleashing the most powerful eruption to date and reddening the skies of the Icelandic capital of Reykjavik.
On May 29th, the volcano erupted for the fifth time, prompting the evacuation of the nearby Blue Lagoon geothermal spa. The eruption caused fountains of lava to shoot over a hundred feet in the air along a 2 mile (3.4 km) fissure.
On the evening of August 22nd, a new fissure opened up on the Reykjanes peninsula, causing the sixth volcanic eruption in that area since it first erupted in December.
For more information on the Icelandic volcanic system, visit the Catalogue of Icelandic Volcanoes.
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Clear skies above Iceland allowed polar-orbiting satellites a view of the Reykjanes volcano and its lava field.
Timespan Start: 2024/08/26 12:14 - 2024/08/26 15:36
A new volcanic fissure opened up on the Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland, blasting out fountains of lava from within the Earth. JPSS satellites were able to witness the fiery spectacle from low-earth orbit.
Timespan Start: 2024/08/23 02:37 - 2024/08/23 06:25
Volcanic activity continues on Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula from the May 29th eruption.
Timespan Start: 2024/06/05 02:43 - 2024/06/06 13:23
Timespan Start: 2024/05/29 13:25 - 2024/05/30 15:55
A fissure has opened up near Grindavik, Iceland, spewing lava onto the surface as a new volcanic eruption occured earlier this morning. The lava ejection from the eruption could be seen in high-resolution from NOAA-20.
Timespan Start: 2024/05/29 13:25 - 2024/05/29 13:25
Cloud free skies above the Reykjanes Peninsula of Iceland allowed polar-orbiting satellites the chance to capture a plume of ash and gases coming out of the volcanic fissures there.
Timespan Start: 2024/03/27 02:32 - 2024/03/27 16:03
Overcast skies could not hide the newest volcanic eruption near the Icelandic town of Grindavik from polar-orbiting satellites. The onboard VIIRS instrument utilized the Day/Night Band product to catch this bright spectacle through the thick cloud layer.
Timespan Start: 2024/03/17 02:09 - 2024/03/17 06:39
Under clear skies over Iceland and the surrounding waters, polar-orbiting satellites got an unobstructed view of the volcanic eruption hotspot and smoke plume streaming from it.
Timespan Start: 2024/02/08 11:17 - 2024/02/08 15:03
An ash plume from the volcanic eruption in Iceland extends far out from the fiery source, as captured by polar-orbiting satellites.
Timespan Start: 2024/02/08 06:28 - 2024/02/08 15:09
The volcanic system on the Reykjanes Peninsula of Iceland erupted once again, witnessed from both the GOES-16 and Meteosat-10 geostationary satellites in this dual-view imagery.
Timespan Start: 2024/02/08 05:00 - 2024/02/08 16:20
Iceland’s town of Grindavik was impacted by lava flows on Sunday. This imagery captured by polar orbiting satellites shows the hot spot created by the lava.
Timespan Start: 2024/01/14 12:26 - 2024/01/16 14:54
The ground opening its fiery maw near the Icelandic town of Grindavik was captured by VIIRS polar-orbiting satellites.
Timespan Start: 2024/01/14 11:06 - 2024/01/16 15:45
The thermal signature of the volcanic eruption near Grindavik, Iceland. Imagery captured overnight by polar-orbiting satellites.
Timespan Start: 2023/12/18 23:15 - 2023/12/19 13:19
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