# Volcanic Eruption in Iceland **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 1, 2021, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/volcanic-eruption-in-iceland/939124 "2021-04-01T01:05:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2024, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/volcanic-eruption-in-iceland/939124/21 "2024-02-08T09:43:46Z")
Oh. Apparently it is erupting again ! ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2024, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/volcanic-eruption-in-iceland/939124/22 "2024-02-26T17:47:49Z")
> **['It is not very wise to spend the night in Grindavík': Iceland volcano gears...](https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/volcanos/it-is-not-very-wise-to-spend-the-night-in-grindavik-iceland-volcano-gears-up-for-another-eruption)** > > Magma accumulating beneath Svartsengi has reached levels recorded on the eve of previous volcanic eruptions and could burst out imminently, according to the Icelandic Met Office. ---
**Author:** ![FinsToTheLeft](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finstotheleft/32/2930_2.png) [@FinsToTheLeft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinsToTheLeft)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2024, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/volcanic-eruption-in-iceland/939124/23 "2024-02-27T01:02:34Z")
One of the locals posts on Reddit and advises if you are staying at the Blue Lagoon hotel to leave your bags packed in case there is an evacuation. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2024, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/volcanic-eruption-in-iceland/939124/24 "2024-03-17T02:31:47Z")
> **[A volcano in Iceland is erupting for the fourth time in 3 months, sending...](https://apnews.com/article/iceland-volcano-eruption-reykjanes-peninsula-644e18664ef7fa6de0cfae7853c24223)** > > A volcano in Iceland has erupted for the fourth time in three months, sending orange jets of lava into the night sky. And a video: > **[Volcano in Iceland erupts for the fourth time in three months](https://apnews.com/video/iceland-volcanoes-evacuations-a68c7fa961734391a2fefdeef3218d72)** > > A volcano in Iceland erupted Saturday evening for the fourth time in three months, sending orange jets of lava into the night sky. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2024, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/volcanic-eruption-in-iceland/939124/25 "2024-05-29T15:33:56Z")
And it’s off again ! More Icelandic lava spewage … > **[Sundhnúkar - Live from Iceland - Webcams around Iceland](https://livefromiceland.is/webcams/fagradalsfjall)** > > Looking towards the eruption near Sundhnúkagígar, north of Grindavík, from Mt. Þorbjörn. The eruption started December 18th at 22:17:17. Watch live feeds from our webcams with spectacular views of Iceland. Our streaming cameras are placed all around... ---
**Author:** ![FinsToTheLeft](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finstotheleft/32/2930_2.png) [@FinsToTheLeft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinsToTheLeft)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2024, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/volcanic-eruption-in-iceland/939124/26 "2024-05-29T16:30:45Z")
We’re off to Iceland 4 weeks tomorrow and will not be heading to the Blue Lagoon. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2024, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/volcanic-eruption-in-iceland/939124/27 "2024-05-29T22:12:49Z")
That looks like quite a wide area that’s erupting. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2024, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/volcanic-eruption-in-iceland/939124/28 "2024-06-01T02:52:10Z")
> [@FinsToTheLeft](#): > > We’re off to Iceland 4 weeks tomorrow and will not be heading to the Blue Lagoon. My daughter, her husband and their kids were there two weeks ago. Every place they visit erupts in chaos. They lived in Hong Kong for a couple of years, just saying. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2025, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/volcanic-eruption-in-iceland/939124/29 "2025-04-01T12:46:29Z")
This one’s at it again ! Can’t let Pele get all the limelight… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/AM_pkqjbZ0Q/maxresdefault.jpg "🔴 Live Now: Iceland Volcano Has Erupted! - Watch in 4K Ultra HD (Cam B)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AM_pkqjbZ0Q) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/volcanic-eruption-in-iceland/939124.md?page=1)