Iceland Volcano Eruption Update; End of the Eruption? Children Under 12 Banned at the Volcano

The new volcanic eruption which recently began in Iceland just outside of the nation’s capital may have finally ended. The Meradalir vents are no longer erupting any fresh magma, meaning the eruption may have finally ceased. However, molten lava flows may still be visible and hazardous volcanic gasses remain. While the eruption could reactivate, current short term ground deformation and harmonic tremor sensors do not support this. Also, children under the age of 12 were banned from the eruption site due to hazardous volcanic gasses. Links to more official sources: Icelandic Meteorological Office: Government of Iceland: University of Iceland: Regularly updated datasets: Ground deformation: Harmonic tremor: If you would like to support this channel, consider becoming a patron at Another way to support this channel is to make an order via our gemstone and geology related etsy store at . This channel’s merch store is also on etsy at . Graphics of eruption dates are courtesy of the Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institute. Google Earth imagery used in this video: ©Google & Data Providers Special Thanks to: -Daníel Freyr, @danielfj91 (Twitter) -Department of Civil Protection in Iceland (Almannavarnir), -Iceland Met Office, 0:00 Meradalir Eruption 0:31 Harmonic Tremor 0:56 End of the Eruption? 1:08 Ground Deformation 1:43 Still Molten Lava 2:14 Children Under 12 Banned at the Volcano