Iceland is erupting again. . This one gave notice and city was evacuated before the eruption. Lava flows are away from city, the blue lagoon, and other improvements.

Iceland is erupting again. . This one gave notice and city was evacuated before the eruption. Lava flows are away from city, the blue lagoon, and other improvements.

So-called "witch's hair" has been reported drifting in the wind. These are fine glass fibers formed when lava droplets cool rapidly and stretch. They are very light and can travel long distances. Witch's hair can cause skin and eye irritation, and people are advised to take precautions when outdoors near the eruption site.

Source: Icelandic Met Office

Eruption on July 17 as seen from surveillance flight. (Source: Icelandic Met Office/Halldór Björnsson)

Much shaking going on.

Strong aftershock hits Afghanistan after quake kills more than 1,400.

A fresh magnitude-5.2 aftershock has struck eastern Afghanistan - two days after a powerful quake in the same region killed more than 1,400 people and injured 3,000 others, according to the Taliban government.

Rescue efforts following Sunday's magnitude-six quake have been complicated by landslides that have blocked roads, making land travel difficult.

Helicopters have been deployed to aid the search for survivors in the ruins of remote villages, where many are feared trapped under the rubble.

The Taliban government - which is only recognised by Russia - has appealed for international help. The UN has released emergency funds, while the UK has pledged £1m ($1.3m) in aid......

Yesterday (3rd December 2025) the north west of England had a "large" (well, by UK standards) earthquake. At 23:23 parts of The Lake District and neighbouring areas were shaken by a 3.3 earthquake. No reports of serious damage or injury.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgjn8wg53q7o

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Bob Smith
Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society)
Somewhere in the (un)known Universe?

Since last year's July 17th eruption on the Reykjanes peninsula there's a constant accumulation of magma in a magma chamber deep beneath the surface and a continuous ground uplift which is monitored with precision differential GPS measurements.

The amount of accumulated magma already exceeds those from all previous eruption cycles since the Reykjanes fires restarted few years ago:

Diagram of accumulated magma beneath surface and previous eruption events discharging the magma reservoirs:

[Source: Icelandic Met Office; larger image linked]

...and nobody knows when the next eruption will commence and whether prepared dikes that protect the town of Grindavik will be sufficient.