Photo by Art Bicnick

Dear Commons Community,

A volcano near the village of Grindavik  in southwestern Iceland has erupted for the sixth time since December, according to the country’s meteorological office.  The eruption has produced a night show of the volcano’s orange plumes against a backdrop of green Northern Lights (see video below).

Iceland’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs said the eruption did not “present a threat to life” and that the nearby area had been evacuated. “The impact is limited to a localized area near the eruption site”.

Regional police chief Ulfar Ludviksson told Icelandic media that the evacuation of the of Grindavik was going well.

Most of Grindavik’s 4,000 residents had evacuated in November, prior to an eruption in December, and while residents have since been allowed to return in between eruptions, only a few have opted to stay overnight.

Glad no one was hurt.

Nature’s fury and beauty!

Tony

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