{"id":87798,"date":"2023-11-16T19:18:55","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T19:18:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/?p=87798"},"modified":"2023-11-16T19:18:55","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T19:18:55","slug":"iceland-to-face-decades-of-volcanic-chaos-as-locals-fear-new-eruptive-cycle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/world-news\/iceland-to-face-decades-of-volcanic-chaos-as-locals-fear-new-eruptive-cycle\/","title":{"rendered":"Iceland to face ‘decades’ of volcanic chaos as locals fear new ‘eruptive cycle’"},"content":{"rendered":"

The people of Iceland could be set for \u201cdecades\u201d of volcanic chaos after a new \u201ceruptive cycle\u201d saw streets ripped apart and untold devastation across the country this week.<\/p>\n

Iceland has already declared a "state of emergency" in response to the many earthquakes and possible eruption, with Fagradalsfjall expected to spew lava from one of its craters within days, the Daily Star previously reported.<\/p>\n

The town of Grindavik, near the capital of Reykjav\u00edk, is expected to bear the brunt of the Fagradalsfjall volcano's next blast, which has now been expected since last weekend. Already nearly 4,000 people have been evacuated from more than 1,000 homes.<\/p>\n

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The town has suffered catastrophic effects of tens of thousands of earthquakes, with one area of land having sunk about one metre and still moving. A river of magma has also begun flowing under the village.<\/p>\n

"The magma is now at a very shallow depth, so we're expecting an eruption within a couple of hours at the shortest, but at least within a couple of days," said Vidir Reynisson, head of Iceland's Civil Protection and Emergency Management Department, last weekend.<\/p>\n

The Icelandic Meteorological Office said there was a "considerable" risk of an eruption, while authorities in the country have said the flowing molten rock "could obliterate" Grindavik. And now experts have claimed that the chaos could last for \u201cdecades\u201d according to The Icelandic Met Office's Matthew Roberts.<\/p>\n

He told the BBC: \u201cWe expect to see volcanic eruptions along the peninsula, not just repeatedly in the same location. The magma intrusion is exploiting this exact same location again.\u201d<\/p>\n

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