Iceland Volcano Eruption Update; The Main Vent Partially Collapsed, Eruption Site Reopened

This morning, a fairly large section of Iceland s erupting volcanic cone collapsed, causing molten rock to temporarily divert to the northwest. Meanwhile, the eruption site and the hike to this site was reopened to tourists. While much of the 38 meter or over 100 foot high spatter cone remains, lava now has the potential to flow towards the northwest instead of the southwest. This video will discuss the recent eruptive activity at Fagradalsfjall and discuss the reasoning behind a past closure of the eruption viewing site. For clarification, I mean that the hike to the viewing area of the 2023 eruption site had temporarily reopened. It is still not safe to visit the edge of or adjacent to the lava flows which are outlined in this video at within the white region shown at 2m37s into this video. Thumbnail photo credit: Sindri B. , Used with Permission A special thanks to: Bjarki and Sindri B. for footage of Fagradalsfjall s ongoing eruption. If you would like to support this ch