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    The Bárðarbunga volcano in central Iceland erupted in 2014-2015, with the main eruption occurring through fissures up to 3 kilometers long and 1 kilometer wide on August 29th and 31st, releasing 1000 cubic meters of lava per second. The eruption was caused by Iceland's location in a continental rift zone where the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates are spreading apart. Though seismic activity had been increasing since 2007, the effects of the Bárðarbunga eruption were not fatal as gas emissions were not dangerous, no ash was released, and the sparsely populated area meant no people were harmed.

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    The Bárðarbunga volcano in central Iceland erupted in 2014-2015, with the main eruption occurring through fissures up to 3 kilometers long and 1 kilometer wide on August 29th and 31st, releasing 1000 cubic meters of lava per second. The eruption was caused by Iceland's location in a continental rift zone where the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates are spreading apart. Though seismic activity had been increasing since 2007, the effects of the Bárðarbunga eruption were not fatal as gas emissions were not dangerous, no ash was released, and the sparsely populated area meant no people were harmed.

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    Bárðarbunga Eruption

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    The Bárðarbunga volcano in central Iceland erupted in 2014-2015, with the main eruption occurring through fissures up to 3 kilometers long and 1 kilometer wide on August 29th and 31st, releasing 1000 cubic meters of lava per second. The eruption was caused by Iceland's location in a continental rift zone where the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates are spreading apart. Though seismic activity had been increasing since 2007, the effects of the Bárðarbunga eruption were not fatal as gas emissions were not dangerous, no ash was released, and the sparsely populated area meant no people were harmed.

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    THE ERUPTION OF BÁRÐARBUNGA

    In years 2014-2015 there was an eruption of the Bárðarbunga volcano in central Iceland. Seismic
    activity around this area was systematically increasing since 2007. Main eruption happened on
    29 and 31 of August 2014. It was a fissure eruption and a fissure was around 600 meters long on
    29th and 3 kilometers long and 1 kilometer wide on 31st. The lava output was 1000 cubic meters
    per second. After a few hours, in the caldera of the volcano, appeared an earthquake of
    magnitude 5.1.
    Iceland lays on two tectonic plates- North American Plate and Eurasian Plate. It is in a
    continental rift zone, which means that two plates are spreading, causing the mantle to reach the
    surface.

    Bárðarbunga

    The effects of this eruption were not fatal. Gas emissions during the eruption were not dangerous
    to the humans. There was also no ashes released, so there was no danger for air traffic. The area
    is also rarely populated so no people were harmed.

    Oliwia Salwocka

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