Just noticed there is nothing here on the third major eruption in three years at the volcanic zone in Reykjanes, Iceland. Here is a nice vid of one of the crater walls collapsing.
A rare, powerful earthquake struck Morocco killing more than 1,000 people and damaging buildings from villages in the Atlas Mountains to the historic city of Marrakech.
After spending some time in the Thot thread, when I came here and read "magmatic dike" my first thought was "that would make an excellent title of a porno where a lesbian tries out dick for the first time..." Yeah, I need help...
...and now for something completely different; a short interesting read about volcanic gasses in the Greek/Roman world, in the ancient town of Hierapolis, Anatolia.
Yesterday morning there was a story about the authorities waiting on the final evaluation to lift the evacuation order for the town of Grindavik. The eruption began at 10:17pm local time.
Live view of the fountains:
Yesterday (Evening):
Today (NYT interview said flow might hit power plant, this Iceland Review piece is saying buildings may be spared):