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Iceland warns tourists to stay away from volcano erupting with lava and noxious gases
Authorities in Iceland on Tuesday warned tourists and other spectators to stay away from a newly erupting volcano that is spewing lava and noxious gases from a fissure in the country’s southwest.
The eruption began Monday afternoon after thousands of earthquakes in the area, meteorological authorities said. This one comes 11 months after its last eruption officially ended. The eruption is in an uninhabited valley near the Litli-Hrútur mountain, some 30 kilometers (19 miles) southwest of the capital, Reykjavik.
The area, known broadly as Fagradalsfjall volcano, erupted in 2021 and 2022 without causing damage or disruptions to flights, despite being near Keflavik Airport, Iceland’s international air traffic hub. The airport remained open on Tuesday.
The Icelandic Meteorological Office said the eruption was initially more explosive than the previous two. Aerial footage showed streams of orange molten lava and clouds of gases spewing from a snaking fissure about 900 meters (half a mile) long.
“Gas pollution is high around the eruption and dangerous,” the Met Office said. “Travelers are advised not to enter the area until responders have had a chance to evaluate conditions.”
By Tuesday morning, the fissure and the volume of the eruption had shrunk, scientists said.
“This has become a small eruption, which is very good news,” University of Iceland geophysics professor Magnús Tumi Guðmundsson told national broadcaster RUV.
He said the eruption could “certainly last a long time, but luckily we’re not looking at a continuation of what we saw in the first few hours.”
A 2021 eruption in the same area produced spectacular lava flows for several months. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to see the sight.
Iceland, which sits above a volcanic hot spot in the North Atlantic, averages an eruption every four to five years.
The most disruptive in recent times was the 2010 eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano, which sent huge clouds of ash into the atmosphere and led to widespread airspace closures over Europe. More than 100,000 flights were grounded, stranding millions of international travelers and halting air travel for days because of concerns the ash could damage jet engines.
注释：
spew: v
表示" 喷出；涌出；呕吐；"，means "expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth;"，如：The volcano spewed molten lava. 火山喷出了熔岩。
meteorological: adj
表示" 气象的"，means "of or pertaining to atmospheric phenomena, especially weather and weather conditions"，如：The meteorological study of climates and their phenomena. 气候学对气候及其引起的现象进行的气象研究
Aerial: n; adj
1. n表示" 天线"，means " a wire, rod, etc. often on top of a house or on a car, for receiving radio or television signals"，如：The birds perched on the television aerial. 鸟停在电视天线上。
2.adj表示" 空中的"，means " of, from, or happening in the air"，如：Aerial pollution is a problem that should be solved quickly.空气污染是一个亟待解决的问题。
fissure: n; v
表示" 裂缝；裂沟；分裂"，means "a long narrow opening; break into fissures or fine cracks"，如：Just ahead of us there was a huge fissure.离我们不远处，出现一个大裂缝。
geophysics: n
表示" 地球物理学"，means "geology that uses physical principles to study properties of the earth"，如：I'm afraid geophysics is rather a closed book to me.我对地球物理学一窍不通。
flock: v
表示"聚集；成群而行"，means "gather or move in a large crowds"，如：People are flocking to the cinema to see the new film.人们正蜂拥到电影院去看这部新电影。
中文简要说明：
冰岛政府警告游客与其他旁观民众远离冰岛首都雷克雅未克（Reykjavik）前几天爆发的火山，这座火山裂隙正喷涌岩浆与有毒气体，虽然靠近冰岛的国际航空枢纽基夫拉维克机场（Keflavik Airport），但并未造成损坏或干扰航班，机场今天维持运作。
据美联社报导报导，冰岛气象局（Icelandic Meteorological Office）说，这一次火山爆发，发生于10日下午，发生之前该地区发生上千次地震。这次距离上次正式结束喷发有11个月。
喷发地点位于冰岛首都雷克雅未克西南方约30公里处利特里．赫鲁图尔山（Litli-Hrútur）附近一座无人居住的山谷中。这个地区被广泛称为法格拉达尔火山（Fagradalsfjall volcano），过去曾于2021年和2022年爆发。
英国气象局（Met Office）表示：「火山喷发周围的气体污染严重且危险。在救援人员有机会评估状况前，建议旅客不要进入该区域。」
冰岛气象局表示，这次喷发初期爆发力较前2次更强，从空拍镜头可以看到，橙色岩浆与气体云从蜿蜒约900公尺长的裂缝涌出。
冰岛大学地球物理学教授古德孟德森（Magnús Tumi Guðmundsson）对冰岛国家广播公司（RUV）说：「已经转为小型爆发，是非常好的消息。」冰岛位于北大西洋一个火山热点之上，平均每4到5年就会发生一次火山爆发。
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Iceland warns tourists to stay away from volcano erupting with lava and noxious gases
Authorities in Iceland on Tuesday warned tourists and other spectators to stay away from a newly erupting volcano that is spewing lava and noxious gases from a fissure in the country’s southwest.
The eruption began Monday afternoon after thousands of earthquakes in the area, meteorological authorities said. This one comes 11 months after its last eruption officially ended. The eruption is in an uninhabited valley near the Litli-Hrútur mountain, some 30 kilometers (19 miles) southwest of the capital, Reykjavik.
The area, known broadly as Fagradalsfjall volcano, erupted in 2021 and 2022 without causing damage or disruptions to flights, despite being near Keflavik Airport, Iceland’s international air traffic hub. The airport remained open on Tuesday.
The Icelandic Meteorological Office said the eruption was initially more explosive than the previous two. Aerial footage showed streams of orange molten lava and clouds of gases spewing from a snaking fissure about 900 meters (half a mile) long.
“Gas pollution is high around the eruption and dangerous,” the Met Office said. “Travelers are advised not to enter the area until responders have had a chance to evaluate conditions.”
By Tuesday morning, the fissure and the volume of the eruption had shrunk, scientists said.
“This has become a small eruption, which is very good news,” University of Iceland geophysics professor Magnús Tumi Guðmundsson told national broadcaster RUV.
He said the eruption could “certainly last a long time, but luckily we’re not looking at a continuation of what we saw in the first few hours.”
A 2021 eruption in the same area produced spectacular lava flows for several months. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to see the sight.
Iceland, which sits above a volcanic hot spot in the North Atlantic, averages an eruption every four to five years.
The most disruptive in recent times was the 2010 eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano, which sent huge clouds of ash into the atmosphere and led to widespread airspace closures over Europe. More than 100,000 flights were grounded, stranding millions of international travelers and halting air travel for days because of concerns the ash could damage jet engines.
注释：
spew: v
表示" 喷出；涌出；呕吐；"，means "expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth;"，如：The volcano spewed molten lava. 火山喷出了熔岩。
meteorological: adj
表示" 气象的"，means "of or pertaining to atmospheric phenomena, especially weather and weather conditions"，如：The meteorological study of climates and their phenomena. 气候学对气候及其引起的现象进行的气象研究
Aerial: n; adj
1. n表示" 天线"，means " a wire, rod, etc. often on top of a house or on a car, for receiving radio or television signals"，如：The birds perched on the television aerial. 鸟停在电视天线上。
2.adj表示" 空中的"，means " of, from, or happening in the air"，如：Aerial pollution is a problem that should be solved quickly.空气污染是一个亟待解决的问题。
fissure: n; v
表示" 裂缝；裂沟；分裂"，means "a long narrow opening; break into fissures or fine cracks"，如：Just ahead of us there was a huge fissure.离我们不远处，出现一个大裂缝。
geophysics: n
表示" 地球物理学"，means "geology that uses physical principles to study properties of the earth"，如：I'm afraid geophysics is rather a closed book to me.我对地球物理学一窍不通。
flock: v
表示"聚集；成群而行"，means "gather or move in a large crowds"，如：People are flocking to the cinema to see the new film.人们正蜂拥到电影院去看这部新电影。
中文简要说明：
冰岛政府警告游客与其他旁观民众远离冰岛首都雷克雅未克（Reykjavik）前几天爆发的火山，这座火山裂隙正喷涌岩浆与有毒气体，虽然靠近冰岛的国际航空枢纽基夫拉维克机场（Keflavik Airport），但并未造成损坏或干扰航班，机场今天维持运作。
据美联社报导报导，冰岛气象局（Icelandic Meteorological Office）说，这一次火山爆发，发生于10日下午，发生之前该地区发生上千次地震。这次距离上次正式结束喷发有11个月。
喷发地点位于冰岛首都雷克雅未克西南方约30公里处利特里．赫鲁图尔山（Litli-Hrútur）附近一座无人居住的山谷中。这个地区被广泛称为法格拉达尔火山（Fagradalsfjall volcano），过去曾于2021年和2022年爆发。
英国气象局（Met Office）表示：「火山喷发周围的气体污染严重且危险。在救援人员有机会评估状况前，建议旅客不要进入该区域。」
冰岛气象局表示，这次喷发初期爆发力较前2次更强，从空拍镜头可以看到，橙色岩浆与气体云从蜿蜒约900公尺长的裂缝涌出。
冰岛大学地球物理学教授古德孟德森（Magnús Tumi Guðmundsson）对冰岛国家广播公司（RUV）说：「已经转为小型爆发，是非常好的消息。」冰岛位于北大西洋一个火山热点之上，平均每4到5年就会发生一次火山爆发。
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