Iceland: Near Capital Reykjavik Fagradalsfjall Volcano Erupts.
Fagradalsfjall Volcana erupted just 40 kilometres (25 miles) from Iceland‘s capital Reykjavik on Friday. It turned lit up the night sky colouring it crimson. Photos showed a red glow over the volcanic summit, which might be seen for miles within the night sky. The Icelandic Meteorological Office said that consistent with the initial information, the fissure is about 200 metres long.
The vast North Atlantic island borders the Arctic Circle where it straddles the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, a crack on the ocean bottom separating the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates.
The shifting of those plates is partially liable for Iceland's intense volcanic activity.
Thirty-two volcanic systems are currently considered active within the country.
Ringed by active volcanoes
Iceland has 32 volcanic systems currently considered active, the very best number in Europe. The country has had an eruption every five years on the average .
The vast island near the Arctic Circle straddles the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, a crack on the ocean bottom separating the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates.
The shifting of those plates is partially liable for Iceland’s intense volcanic activity.
The most recent eruption was at Holuhraun, beginning in August 2014 and ending in February 2015, within the Bardarbunga volcanic system in an uninhabited area within the center of the island.
That eruption didn't cause any major disruptions outside the immediate vicinity.
But in 2010, an eruption at the Eyjafjallajokull volcano sent huge clouds of smoke and ash into the atmosphere, disrupting traffic for quite every week with the cancelation of quite 100,000 flights worldwide which left some 10 million passengers stranded.
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