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Proposal Submitted To Make Developments At The Eruption Site
Plans to improve infrastructure in the area surrounding the Geldingadalur eruption have been submitted to the Director General of the Prime Minister’s Office. The proposed plans consist of creating a better car park, a service centre and having information for tourists to…
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Volcano And Drone: A Seismic Soundtrack
Images of Iceland’s recent volcanic activity have travelled around the globe, and touched people’s imagination in a variety of ways. A short sequence of drone footage recently captured by The Grapevine even moved one Australian composer to write a soundtrack for it.…
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The Two Northernmost Craters Have Stopped Erupting
A month has passed since the volcano in Geldingadalur first erupted, and the two northernmost craters have stopped erupting. Birgir Óskarsson, a geologist at the Icelandic Institute of Natural History, confirms this in a conversation with Vísir. This news is also reported…
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A Quarter Of The Population Have Visited The Volcanic Eruption
A quarter of the population of Iceland has made their way out to Geldingadalur to visit the new volcano, Fréttablaðið reports. Interest has been rising since the eruption, with more people visiting recently than when it first erupted. According to Þjóðarpúls Gallup,…
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350 Suggestions For Name For New Lava Field Submitted
Erupting volcanoes create lava fields, and the burning question on the minds of many Icelanders is: what to name the lava field formed from the Geldingadalur eruption? RÚV reports that the nearby town of Grindavík held a contest from March 31st through…
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Eruption Site Closed To The Public Today Due To Bad Weather
The weather at Geldingadalur is extremely wet and windy today so the police in Suðurnes have decided to close the eruption site to the public. According to information from the police in Suðurnes, police officers are on duty on Suðurstrandarvegur monitoring the…
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PHOTOS! We Visited Geldingadalir And Found A (Beautiful) Inferno
On Friday, our team journeyed to the eruption at Geldingallir at night to capture the newest fissures on camera in the moonlight. What did they find? A hellscape—but a picturesque one. Enjoy! Note: Due to the effect the Coronavirus is having on…
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New Crack Opened At Geldingadalur Over The Weekend
A new crack has opened at the eruption site in Geldingadalur over the weekend. According to a natural hazards expert at the Icelandic Meteorological Office, it is believed the crack opened on Friday night at 3 o’clock. The crack is between the…
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One Does Simply Walk To Geldingadalur: A Magmanificent Day Out
Over the past two months, Iceland’s been shakin’ like the Stevens due to the crazy amount of seismic activity going down on the Reykjanes peninsula. Finally, in mid-March, the surface cracked, giving way to an all-new volcano: Geldingadalsgos. It’s a special eruption;…
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The Culmination Of Aeons Of Serendipity: Flying To Geldingadalur, Iceland’s Newest Eruption (feat. Plato)
We really don’t stand a chance, do we? With calm surrender to my fate, these were the words that entered my mind as the helicopter steadily emerged over a ridge on the Reykjanes peninsula. In front of me—of us—the pudgy black tephra…
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Recommendations To Not Visit The Eruption Site, High Amount Of Gas Detected In The Surrounding Area
Advice from the site manager of the police in Suðurnes, Hjálmar Hallgrímsson, states that people should avoid going to the eruption site in Geldingadalur due to a high amount of gas in the area. The cold weather has also frozen much of…
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A New Fissure Has Opened At Geldingadalur
Lava is now flowing out of a new fissure that has opened up at Geldingadalur. The Icelandic Meteorological Office noticed around midnight and have stated it is difficult to detect the size of the crack right now. Einar Hjörleifsson, a nature conservation…
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Volcano Closed Today Due To Gas Pollution
The volcano in Geldingadalur and the new eruption at Meradalur will be closed today due to the risk of pollution. This is stated in an announcement from the police in Suðurnes. There will be a light wind in these areas today, so…
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Photos: Geldingadalsgos At Night
The Reykjavík Grapevine paid another visit to Iceland’s volcanic eruption last week, this time to report what it’s like to witness the earth belching fire at night. Daylight hike The sun set at just after eight o’clock that day, so the team…
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Authorities Appeal For Volcano Visitor Safety Awareness
Icelandic authorities yesterday called for visitors to the volcanic eruption site in Geldingadalur to be more aware of safety. Local police reminded visitors to come equipped with crampons to walk on icy hiking trails, and officer Gunnar Schram told Vísir that they…
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Volcano Opened At 10:00 – Very Slippery Trail Today
The eruption site has been opened from 10:00 today after being shut late last night to avoid people being stuck out there, Fréttablaðið reports. The rescue team at the site are advising people to bring boot spikes with them as the trail…
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Saga Stories #5: Volcanoes In The Sagas
Join Dr Matthew Roby on a trip to see the volcanic eruption in Geldingadalur! While we’re there, Matthew will explain the surprising absence of volcanoes in medieval Icelandic literature, before going on to talk about some of the rare instances in which…
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Concerns That Person Diagnosed Outside Of Quarantine Was Linked With Group Trips To Eruption Site
Þórólfur Guðnason, the chief epidemiologist, is worried that a person diagnosed outside of quarantine may be linked with the group trips to Geldingadalur. He also believes it is impossible to link the infection that occurred outside of quarantine to other cases in…
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Advised Not To Bring Dogs To The Volcanic Eruption
Kristín Jónsdóttir, group leader of nature conservation at the Icelandic Meteorological Office, has advised dog owners to leave their pets at home when heading up to Geldingadalur. In a short post on Twitter, Kristín states that mineral measurements indicate that fluoride is…
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Volcano Site Closed By Weather And Gas
Police closed the volcanic eruption site in Geldingadalur last night, after weather conditions deteriorated and levels of airborne sulpher dioxide rose in the area. There is little visibility at the site today according to mbl.is, with high winds, snowfall and sub-zero conditions…
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Geldingadalur Open Today: Will Keep Monitoring Air Quality
The chief of police in Suðurnes has decided to open the eruption site today as the air quality is better today. This was announced by the National Commissioner of Police’s Civil Defense. The Icelandic Meteorological Office has also set up a weather…
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Rescue Team Finished New Route To The Eruption Site
The rescue team Þorbjörn has completed a new hiking route to the eruption site at Geldingadalur, Vísir reports. The trail starts at Suðurstrandarvegur and the rescue team state that well equipped hikers can make the trip in an hour and a half.…
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Missing Man At Geldingadalur Has Been Found Safe And Sound
The owner of a car left at Geldingadalur has been found after he was thought to be missing. The man simply stayed the night in Grindavík, not realising that rescue teams were out looking for him, Vísir reports. Upon waking up, the…