{"id":120443,"date":"2023-11-16T14:41:28","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T14:41:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogcamlodipine.com\/?p=120443"},"modified":"2023-11-16T14:41:28","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T14:41:28","slug":"inside-icelands-volcano-ghost-town-being-ripped-apart-by-earthquakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogcamlodipine.com\/world-news\/inside-icelands-volcano-ghost-town-being-ripped-apart-by-earthquakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Icelands volcano ghost town being ripped apart by earthquakes"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Tectonic activity damages roads in Iceland<\/h3>\n<p>Volcanic activity fears have flared in the Icelandic town of Grindavik, where roads are now laced with smoking cracks thanks to a succession of earthquakes.<\/p>\n<p>Magma is swelling roughly 500 metres below Grindavik&#8217;s surface, which was, until recently, buzzing with activity from its 3,000 residents.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, November 15 alone, officials detected 800 tiny earthquakes, with recent clusters of activity creating up to 1,000 separate tremors, causing a series of haunting screeches across the area.<\/p>\n<p>The community &#8211; some members of which fear they are &#8220;done for&#8221; following an eruption &#8211; has evacuated with essential belongings, leaving behind a small concentration of emergency workers minding the buildings and watching as the volcanic activity punches more cracks in the ground.<\/p>\n<p>They are unable to do much more, as experts have warned the town&#8217;s destruction looms.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/78\/590x\/secondary\/smoking-tremor-iceland-5069335.jpg?r=1700132563497\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/78\/590x\/secondary\/Grindavik-iceland-tremors-5069099.jpg?r=1700132563547\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/78\/590x\/secondary\/Grindavik-tectonic-activity-iceland-5069104.jpg?r=1700132563612\"><\/p>\n<p>Pictures taken on the town&#8217;s outskirts show what appears to be white smoke emanating from cracks in the ground, with ridges created by the tremors rising over two feet tall.<\/p>\n<p>A series of breaks in the asphalt on a main road would have stopped traffic in Grindavik, but the photos show empty streets dotted by individual emergency workers.<\/p>\n<p>The cracks extend dozens of metres across the town, and, on top of being several feet high, are similarly wide across the ground, exposing deep trenches.<\/p>\n<p>Icelandic authorities have warned the Reykjanes peninsula &#8211; the area in which the town is located &#8211; will only see this type of activity increase, and potential visitors have been told to keep an eye on travel warnings.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/78\/590x\/secondary\/house-crack-Grindavik-5069106.jpg?r=1700132563649\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Support fearless journalism<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Read The Daily Express online, advert free<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Get super-fast page loading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/logo\/logo-premium-subscription.png\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/78\/590x\/secondary\/grindavik-residents-population-5069111.jpg?r=1700132563691\"><\/p>\n<p>As fears continue to ramp up over an imminent eruption, the Icelandic Met Office (IMO) said activity experienced by Grindavik would ripple across the peninsula.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the BBC, the IMO&#8217;s Dr Matthew Roberts said: &#8220;We expect to see volcanic eruptions along the peninsula, not just repeatedly in the same location.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Instability, Dr Roberts said, could last for decades, and officials have issued a state of emergency but the coming eruption likely won&#8217;t be as explosive as people expect.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/78\/590x\/secondary\/Iceland-emergency-earthquake-5069114.jpg?r=1700132563727\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/78\/590x\/secondary\/Iceland-car-queue-grindavik-5069116.jpg?r=1700132563779\"><\/p>\n<p>He told the broadcaster that, while the town appeared to have been hit &#8220;like an underground freight train&#8221;, over the weekend, the incoming eruption wouldn&#8217;t prove too typical of those seen in Iceland before.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cWe\u2019re not expecting an explosive eruption.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But that won&#8217;t mean the town escapes unscathed, as he warned residents would have to wait weeks before they can return to their homes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/world\/1835638\/iceland-volcano-ghost-town-grindavik-earthquakes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tectonic activity damages roads in Iceland Volcanic activity fears have flared in the Icelandic town of Grindavik, where roads are now laced with smoking cracks thanks to a succession of earthquakes. 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