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Warning Iceland volcano eruption is ‘imminent’ as tourist attraction evacuated

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/blue-lagoon-iceland-volcano-eruption-b2506139.html

The spa has faced a series of closures over recent months as a wave of seismic activity continues to affect the country

Warning Iceland volcano eruption is ‘imminent’ as tourist attraction evacuated

Iceland’s iconic Blue Lagoon spa was forced to evacuate on Saturday as meteorologists warned of an “imminent” volcanic eruption nearby.

The spa has faced a series of closures over recent months as a wave of seismic activity continues to affect the country.

According to Iceland’s national broadcaster, lava has begun flowing after “intense seismic activity” in the area around the lagoon.

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infeeeee

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Is 'meteorologist' the correct word here? I would expect a lava warning from a volcanologist or geologist instead.

PostingInPublic

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IMO "Icelandic met office" provides these warnings. Windy with a chance of pyroclasts.

https://en.vedur.is/about-imo/news/volcanic-unrest-grindavik

GreyShuck

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That links to an earlier report that mentions the warning on the Icelandic Meteorological Office website - and it is there., so it looks like part of the job of meteorologist in Iceland is indeed to issue larva warning - and I notice that earthquakes feature on that page too.

autotldr

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This is the best summary I could come up with:

Iceland’s iconic Blue Lagoon spa was forced to evacuate on Saturday as meteorologists warned of an “imminent” volcanic eruption nearby.

The spa has faced a series of closures over recent months as a wave of seismic activity continues to affect the country.

In a statement on its website, the spa said: “Due to increased seismic activity in a known area, a few kilometers away from Blue Lagoon, and our unwavering commitment to the safety and wellbeing of our valued guests and staff, we initiated an evacuation of our premises today.

Iceland’s meteorological office said in their latest update that the magma intrusion appears to have stopped, after a fissure of around four kilometers opened on the Reykjanes Peninsula.

There have been ongoing disruptions in the area for months due to volcanic activity with residents of nearby town Grindavik having been evacuated.

The most disruptive in recent times was the 2010 eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano, which spewed huge clouds of ash into the atmosphere and led to widespread airspace closures over Europe.

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