A new Bloomberg UK piece looks at how Iceland plans to turn the volcanoes which have woken up on the Reykjanes peninsula into a positive.
The piece by Ragnhildur Sigurdardottir explores how the eruptions are being managed.
There are some striking images of the lava in Grindavik, which has been evacuated several times.
This is well worth reading.Geologically, Iceland is turning a corner. “The eruptive phase we have just entered will last about 300 to 400 years,” says Thor Thordarson, a professor of volcanology at the University of Iceland. “We will be living with this threat long term.”
“We could have a pause for some months, years or even decades,” says Thordarson. “But volcanic activity will resume on the Reykjanes Peninsula very likely this century — the question is where.”
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