The land between the mountains volcanocafe.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from volcanocafe.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The lava eruption on Holuhraun continues. Lava flows northward from the eruption site. At 20:00 UTC yesterday, the lava extended over a 3-km2. This corresponds to a magma discharge of 300 to 500 cubic meters per second. From observations yesterday evening, the volume of erupted lava is between 16 and 25 million cubic meters. The eruption has not created any ash-fall.
Iceland approves funding for eight geothermal exploration projects thinkgeoenergy.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thinkgeoenergy.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The South Iceland Police have decided to lift all road closures due to the ongoing glacial outburst flood in Skaftá river. However, there is still a risk of gas pollution at Skaftá and so people are warned to stay near its banks.