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Another volcanic eruption on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula is imminent, with experts predicting another fissure to open in the coming days — potentially within the town of Grindavík.
"If you look at the eve of previous volcanic eruptions … the probability of an eruption increases when the volume has reached 8 13 million cubic meters ," IMO representatives wrote in a translated statement."If magma accumulation continues in the same way, the lower limit will be reached tomorrow.
"We are really worried that if there is an eruption in the next few days, it will be difficult to evacuate these places," Hjördís Guðmundsdóttir, the communications director of the Icelandic Civil Defense, told the Icelandic news website mbl.is."We know that people are in the town and in the Blue Lagoon , but we have warning whistles in place that will be blown if there is a reason for it.
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