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Next is to check why this is happening and if there is any risk the Road 1 in this area and if anything can be done if that’s the case. I am unclear on what is going on, since this area (I don’t think this one, but nearby) is known for hot spring activity. There has been some earthquake activity at this location in recent months and that is possibly connected to this new hot spring activity. On 9th of May this area had a Mw1,1 earthquake at the depth of 4 km. Over a time period of 130 days, the number of earthquakes in this area is not unusual for Hengill volcano or Reykjanes peninsula in general. This area of Road 1 might continue to get warmer over the next few months.<\/p>\n
Vegager\u00f0in news in Icelandic<\/strong><\/p>\n Jar\u00f0hitavirkni undir Hringvegi<\/a> (vegagerdin.is) – has pictures of the area. R\u00fav has published a news about this and has a video of the area where this new hot spring activity is happening. This is new because vegetation is in this area and is now dying off.<\/p>\n Allt a\u00f0 100 gr\u00e1\u00f0u hiti m\u00e6list vi\u00f0 veginn<\/a> (R\u00fav.is, Icelandic)<\/p>\n Update 2<\/strong><\/p>\n Icelandic Road Administration web camera shows the new hot spring area. The web camera can be viewed here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Article updated 12. May 2023 at 20:41 – Reykjav\u00edk time (+0 GMT)<\/em> The Icelandic Road administration did send out this news report today that new hot springs have been detected at Hveradalabrekka on Road 1 in Hengill volcano. This is an area that sees some heavy traffic. I can’t post pictures here because of copyright, but they can viewed in the news article below. According to the … <\/p>\n
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\nArticle updated 14. May 2023 at 13:01 – Reykjav\u00edk time (+0 GMT)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"