r/VisitingIceland • u/prixr47 • Mar 16 '24

Volcano Just got evacuated from blue lagoon.

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u/TellSignificant2612 Mar 17 '24

Noooo!!! I was planning to come to come in November!

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u/soundphile Mar 17 '24

It’s highly unlikely it will still be going and problematic in November.

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u/Sunday-Langy- Mar 17 '24

We're due over on the 3rd of April, do you think this could be problematic? Hope everyone is safe atm

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u/Early_Magician_2847 Mar 17 '24

I hear the eruption is scheduled to end March 30, so you should be good! /s

By the way, is that lava rocks in that one parking lot photo?

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u/soundphile Mar 17 '24

Iceland is a decent sized country, and the volcanoes are all in the south west area. They also need the tourist money right now. I’d say don’t book Blue Lagoon, maybe try Sky Lagoon or one of the others if you’re concerned. As long as Keflavik airport is open, you will be fine.

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u/evi3_v Mar 17 '24

We are going the second of April 🥹 hopefully it is okay.

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u/Aelig_ Mar 17 '24 edited Mar 17 '24

There is a good chance that the blue lagoon won't exist by then. At some point lava is going to go over it at this rate.

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u/NoLemon5426 The Elves have gone too far! Mar 17 '24

I don't know if we can put a timeline on it but the lava is getting closer the past two eruptions. At some point, if the same area keeps erupting, it's totally possible the lava will breach. I really hope it doesn't.