According to reports, since the end of October, strange phenomena have occurred near the Fagradal volcano in Iceland. The Reykjanes Peninsula in the southwest has experienced approximately 1,400 earthquakes within 24 hours. Due to the impact of the earthquake, horrifying cracks appeared on the ground in the town. A magma channel appeared below the town, which was 3 meters wide and about 15 kilometers long. Hot gas was erupted from the ground.
Local residents have also been evacuated, and the warning of a possible eruption of the local volcano has not yet been lifted.
Latest reports indicate that Icelandic authorities are considering injecting water into the volcano's lava during an eruption.This can not only cool down the lava, but also change the flow direction of the lava through water flow.This protects the town of Grindavík and vital infrastructure.
Icelandic authorities and European experts will soon evaluate the possibility of using water injection to cool lava, said Reynisson, the head of Iceland's civil protection and emergency management.
In fact, Icelanders have successfully implemented water injection before.
In 1973, cracks appeared in the ground on the Icelandic island of Heima, only 150 meters away from the city center, and lava gushes out. The locals successfully controlled the spread of the lava using water injection.
It is reported that Iceland is one of the countries with the highest latitude in the world, near the Arctic Circle, and at the junction of the American Plate and the Eurasian Plate.
It is located right on top of a geological hotspot of hydrothermal plumes rising from the depths of the mantle toward the crust, so various geological activities (volcanic eruptions, earthquakes) are relatively active.
There are 33 active volcanoes in Iceland.It is the country with the largest number of active volcanoes in Europe. On average, a volcanic eruption occurs in Iceland every four to five years.