A volcanic eruption just began in Iceland, sending lava flows towards the coastal town of Grindavik. Lava is now flowing in several directions, with new material being added at a rate of 300 cubic meters per second. This new eruption occurred with little warning in the minutes before it commensed, following a trend set by prior eruptions. All of this is occurring via a 2900 meter long fissure at Iceland's erupting Reykjanes volcano.

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Sources/Citations:
[1] Vedur.is / Iceland Met Office
[2] Catalogue of Icelandic Volcanoes, icelandicvolcanoes.is

0:00 A New Eruption
0:33 Eruption Location
0:45 Lava Fountains
1:30 Lava Flow Pathways
3:09 Expected Eruption Progression