Discover a town in Iceland that could explode at any time due to a volcano
In Iceland the population is Grindavik is in a panic about a volcanic eruption after 800 years of sleep. The fishing town has 3,000 inhabitants and is located in the southwest of the country.
In the city center you can see a large crater that has opened up on the main street. This causes smoke to come out of hot water. The city could explode at any momentbut authorities guaranteed that they could predict at least 30 minutes in advance.
Another crater has cut a flower bed in half, and it’s not even possible to see the bottom of it. A crack runs through the entire city. It hit a yard and pierced the entire house.
Scientific explanation for the phenomenon
In Iceland you can see why there are so many volcanoes in the region. A rift shows the separation between the European continental tectonic plate and the North American continental plate. And they move further and further away.
The Icelandic Meteorological Center has determined that there is a pulsating vein of lava on the surface that runs through the entire Reykjanes Peninsula, where Grindavik is located. It is this movement that causes the earth to shake and heave. In other words: This time the lava should not spray out of a volcanic cone, but in the form of a large fissure.
The full report can be found below:
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