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 channel, consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: ) (YouTube membership: ) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: ) (GeologyHub Merch Etsy store: ) Google Earth imagery used in this video: ©Google & Data Providers This video is protected under “fair use“. If you see an image and/or video which is your own in this video, and/or think my discussion of a scientific paper (and/or discussion/mentioning of the data/information within a scientific paper) does not fall under the fair use doctrine, and wish for it to be censored or removed, contact me by email at tccatron@ and I will make the necessary changes. Sources/Citations: [1] / Iceland Met Office 0:00 A Volcano Erupts 0:33 Why the Site was Closed 1:05 Volcanic Gas 3:12 Lava Output Estimate 4:01 Conclusion