So rather than the magma moving elsewhere, and creating a new eruption in a different location, like it's been doing for the past several months. This vent seems to be a major path of least-resistance, so a new up-flow of magma is recharging it.
Yes, it seems this is how it has evolved since March 16. The previous ones were so short in duration, but the plate movement have made the path clear for the deeper source to rise. The volcano is on the Eurasian plate and this is probably were the deep source is located. The Svartsengi source which is shallower and smaller is just at the boundary of the North American plate with its own network of cracks of fault lines and sills and it created the smaller eruptions before this big one.
If you take a look when this happened there is a break out in the pond down stream of the lava flow. This caused the lava level in the pond to start dropping then cone wall sagged down and pinched off the lava tube. So the lake rose and overflowed over the rim. I would contend the flow rate didn't really change and as observed there is a lot of variation in output we just couldn't see how much lava was coming out.
Because with all the other vents shut off the up-welling magma has only one place left to go, so the volume coming out of the remaining vent is going to increase.
So rather than the magma moving elsewhere, and creating a new eruption in a different location, like it's been doing for the past several months.
This vent seems to be a major path of least-resistance, so a new up-flow of magma is recharging it.
Yes, it seems this is how it has evolved since March 16. The previous ones were so short in duration, but the plate movement have made the path clear for the deeper source to rise. The volcano is on the Eurasian plate and this is probably were the deep source is located. The Svartsengi source which is shallower and smaller is just at the boundary of the North American plate with its own network of cracks of fault lines and sills and it created the smaller eruptions before this big one.
Totally amazing and fascinating as always thank you ❤️🙏
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If you take a look when this happened there is a break out in the pond down stream of the lava flow. This caused the lava level in the pond to start dropping then cone wall sagged down and pinched off the lava tube. So the lake rose and overflowed over the rim. I would contend the flow rate didn't really change and as observed there is a lot of variation in output we just couldn't see how much lava was coming out.
Thank you for the update .. always interesting ..
Thank you for your comment . You are always welcome.
Thank you
It’s Interesting what is doing mother Nature
And what about the residence in this Area😮🤞
Iceland is on the gap between two plates in the mantle of the Earth that are separating, Lava is coming up to fill the gap.
True, the crack is in the Earth lithophere or crust .
The wall collapse!
The lava fall ended when the rear wall of the volcano collapsed. I've put up a short showing the moment it fell.
I am uploading the video about this.
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Because with all the other vents shut off the up-welling magma has only one place left to go, so the volume coming out of the remaining vent is going to increase.
Watched news from 7hrs ago saying downgraded, and lagoon open since lava flow less now. Why are they gaslighting?
gaslighting what ?
No gaslighting - just typical Lame Stream media doing what it dies best - emotional half truth and narrative generation.
Thank you 😊