Third fissure opens up in Iceland

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5. I think they're up to eight

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but it's all the same volcanic system. A couple of the smaller fissures have been covered over by lava from the #2 fissure, so they only pop up when there's gas to get rid of.

For comparison, there were 21 fissures in the 2018 Kilauea eruption after the first month.

What remains to be seen is whether the other volcanic systems in the peninsula become active during the next few years/decades. In the past, the area has erupted for 200 years at a stretch, probably intermittently.

The first spatter cone, "Bob," seems to have slowed down and is producing gas and steam now, only an occasional dull red glow visible at night.

On edit, they're up to nine.