Holyhandgrenade@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoA volcanic eruption has started in Iceland, estimated to be ten times more powerful than previous eruption in the areawww.ruv.isexternal-linkmessage-square58fedilinkarrow-up1395arrow-down15
arrow-up1390arrow-down1external-linkA volcanic eruption has started in Iceland, estimated to be ten times more powerful than previous eruption in the areawww.ruv.isHolyhandgrenade@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square58fedilink
minus-squareHolyhandgrenade@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoWhen it erupts underneath a glacier, it causes huge clouds of ash to form. The volcano you’re talking about (Eyjafjallajökull) is a glacier volcano in the highlands whereas this one is on the Reykjanes peninsula on the west side.
When it erupts underneath a glacier, it causes huge clouds of ash to form. The volcano you’re talking about (Eyjafjallajökull) is a glacier volcano in the highlands whereas this one is on the Reykjanes peninsula on the west side.