Respiratory disease increased markedly following one of Iceland’s largest volcanic eruptions, a new study has found.
The findings could have significant implications for actions taken to protect the health of the 800 million people living near active volcanoes. Only last month, lava burst through a crack in Icelands Mount Fagradalsfjall in the first eruption of its type for more than 800 years.
The new research, led by the Universities of Leeds and Iceland, examined the health impacts of pollution caused by the Holuhraun lava eruption in 2014-2015.
It showed that, following exposure to emissions that changed chemically from gas to fine particles, incidents of respiratory disease in Iceland rose by almost a quarter, and the incidence of asthma medication dispensing by a fifth.
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2021-04-07 15:40:53 GMT2021-04-07 23:40:53(Beijing Time) Sina English
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People watch lava flowing from a volcano near Iceland’s capital, Reykjavik.
Lava is flowing from a third fissure that opened overnight in Iceland’s nearly 3-week-old volcanic eruption near the capital Reykjavik, officials said yesterday.
The spectacular eruption began on March 19 when a first fissure disgorged a steady stream of lava, flowing into the Geldingadalir valley of Mount Fagradalsfjall on Iceland’s southwestern tip.
The new split comes two days after two fissures opened around 700 meters from the initial eruption, creating a long molten rivulet flowing into a neighboring valley.
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