New fissure eruption between Stóra-Skógfell and Sýlingarfell on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula
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The distinct hot thermal signature (black to yellow to red pixels) of a new fissure eruption between Stóra-Skógfell and Sýlingarfell on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwestern Iceland was apparent in 10-minute Full Disk scan GOES-16 (GOES-East) Shortwave Infrared (3.9 µm) images during the 20th-24th November 2024 period (above). Station identifier BIRK is Reykjavik Airport, and... Read More