Eruption Would Likely Stop Swarm of Earthquakes Fagradalsfjall mountain. mbl.is/Eggert Jóhannesson Vala Hafstað
Morgunblaðið. The second largest quake since the swarm started hit yesterday. It was of magnitude 5.4.
According to Halldór Geirsson, associate professor of geophysics at the University of Iceland, an eruption would in all likelihood relieve the pressure that has been causing frequent earthquakes in the area. His colleague Professor Emeritus Páll Einarsson agrees.
They share the view that the swarm of earthquakes will likely end with an eruption, sooner or later, which would put an end to the frequent quakes. On the other hand, the quakes could end without an eruption, they note, but that is difficult to predict.
Bird Paradise Látrabjarg Declared Protected From Látrabjarg cliffs. mbl.is/Sigurður Bogi Sævarsson Vala Hafstað “Látrabjarg is among Europe’s largest bird cliffs, and is classified as an internationally important area for birds,” a statement from the Ministry for the Environment reads. “The area is known for its great natural beauty and biological diversity,” the statement continues. “The goal of the declaration of protection is to protect the area’s unique biological diversity and habitat for birds. The area’s rich birdlife is partly based on its abundance of food. Razorbill by Látrabjarg. Photo/mbl.is/Ómar
‘Volcanic Eruptions Always Fascinate’ Ragnar Th. Sigurðsson is ready with the camera. He stands beside a photo he took of the 2010 eruption in Eyjafjallajökull. Photo/Sigurður Bogi Sævarsson Vala Hafstað
“Volcanic eruptions always fascinate and the excitement increases,” photographer Ragnar Th. Sigurðsson states in an interview with
Morgunblaðið reporter Sigurður Bogi Sævarsson. He has been taking photos for nearly half a century, specializing in Icelandic landscape and natural forces.
Naturally, he is closely following developments on the Reykjanes peninsula, wondering whether an eruption is to be expected soon.
Ragnar’s first job as a photographer was at the daily
Passengers Stranded On Board Ferry in Breiðafjörður: Video Auglýsingin endar eftir 5 sekúndur.
Áfram 5 Twenty passengers and a crew of eight are stranded on the passenger ferry Baldur in Breiðafjörður bay, West Iceland, mbl.is reports. The ferry lost power in the middle of the bay yesterday afternoon, while sailing from Brjánslækur, the West Fjords, toward the town Stykkishólmur, on the Snæfellsnes peninsula. The research vessel Árni Friðriksson took Baldur in tow. Photo/The Icelandic Coast Guard Mbl.is reported at 7 am that the tugboat Fönix had reached the ferry and that the plan was to tow Baldur to harbor once it got light outside.