By Isabelle Yr Carlsson and Tom LittleCOPENHAGEN (Reuters) -A volcano spewed lava and smoke over southwestern Iceland for a second day on Friday raising fears of spreading pollution hours after its eruption forced the evacuation of a spa resort.Fountains of glowing molten rock shot into the night sky when the volcano first erupted on the Reykjanes peninsula on Thursday.The flow from the volcano has since slowed, Rikke Pedersen, head of the Nordic Volcanological Centre, said. “We have a quite intense fountaining and high output in the beginning and it rapidly declines, but that doesn’t tell us anything about how long it will last.”The meteorological office warned that wind could carry gas pollution from the eruption towards the south and southeast.The nearby Blue Lagoon spa, which has large outdoor pools heated by geothermal energy, was evacuated late on Thursday and said it remained closed on Friday.”We just went there as tourists looking for a good day,” said real estate broker Dennis Murphy, from Cape Cod, Massachussets, who was there with his daughter.”The next thing you know, the ground is exploding right next to us,” the 53-year-old said. They watched the sky turn red as they were being evacuated.”There was definitely a sense of urgency as we were trying to get out of there. The …
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[mwai_chat context=”Let’s have a discussion about this article:nnBy Isabelle Yr Carlsson and Tom LittleCOPENHAGEN (Reuters) -A volcano spewed lava and smoke over southwestern Iceland for a second day on Friday raising fears of spreading pollution hours after its eruption forced the evacuation of a spa resort.Fountains of glowing molten rock shot into the night sky when the volcano first erupted on the Reykjanes peninsula on Thursday.The flow from the volcano has since slowed, Rikke Pedersen, head of the Nordic Volcanological Centre, said. “We have a quite intense fountaining and high output in the beginning and it rapidly declines, but that doesn’t tell us anything about how long it will last.”The meteorological office warned that wind could carry gas pollution from the eruption towards the south and southeast.The nearby Blue Lagoon spa, which has large outdoor pools heated by geothermal energy, was evacuated late on Thursday and said it remained closed on Friday.”We just went there as tourists looking for a good day,” said real estate broker Dennis Murphy, from Cape Cod, Massachussets, who was there with his daughter.”The next thing you know, the ground is exploding right next to us,” the 53-year-old said. They watched the sky turn red as they were being evacuated.”There was definitely a sense of urgency as we were trying to get out of there. The …nnDiscussion:nn” ai_name=”RocketNews AI: ” start_sentence=”Can I tell you more about this article?” text_input_placeholder=”Type ‘Yes'”]
