The Icelanders sprayed water on the lava from the Eldfell volcano on Heimaey in 1973 and they managed to save the harbour on the island. Why not try it here on Reykjanes Peninsula in 2024.
Thanks. Very nice footage that puts it into perspective where the web cams can't. Reinforcing the berm to hopefully redirect the lava to the north side is a valient effort. That being said, they are working against a large reservoir of still molten rock that is 30-40M higher in elevation, and they were very lucky that the initial flows did not follow the hillside slope into this area on day one of the 8th eruption. It was the westward breakout at the cone a week ago which filled the westside valley up there and set all of this into motion. Lava movement doesn't end when the eruption stops. It has inertia and it takes time for friction and thermal loss to bring it to a halt.
I reckon they should build a second berm but this time take it as high as they possibly can and try slope the ground abit to create some run off in another direction but unfortunately Mother Nature is too strong u won’t beat it I feel as tho grindavik is gonna be done but it’s pretty impressive and other places should take note take my hat off to everyone in Iceland they have done an amazing job
The Icelanders sprayed water on the lava from the Eldfell volcano on Heimaey in 1973 & they managed to save the harbour on the island. Why not try spraying water on the lave from this volcano. It's worth a try.
@@johnbradshaw7525 They looked at the latest rate of infill to the magma chamber and compared it statistically to the previous eruptions in the series to figure out an estimate of how high the land rise will need to be for the next one and how long it will likely take to get there.
@@azza_1993 The Bombardier CL-215 is designed to drop 6 tons of water at a time from 200ft and are past the drop zone before the water hits as it gives the water time to disperse into rain.
Well it worked when they sprayed water on the lave from the Eldfell volcano on Heimaey in 1973 to save the harbour on the island. Why not try it again on this lava.
It's an island. They don't have to worry about "wasting water." Nature taking it's course will mean pitting a power plant out of commission that supplies something like 10% of the power in Iceland, the hot water lines that provide heat to most of the penesula, as well as the Blue Lagoon which is their major tourist attraction.
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The scale of this is incredible
A valiant yet seemingly hopeless endeavor 😢
The Icelanders sprayed water on the lava from the Eldfell volcano on Heimaey in 1973 and they managed to save the harbour on the island. Why not try it here on Reykjanes Peninsula in 2024.
Thanks. Very nice footage that puts it into perspective where the web cams can't. Reinforcing the berm to hopefully redirect the lava to the north side is a valient effort. That being said, they are working against a large reservoir of still molten rock that is 30-40M higher in elevation, and they were very lucky that the initial flows did not follow the hillside slope into this area on day one of the 8th eruption. It was the westward breakout at the cone a week ago which filled the westside valley up there and set all of this into motion. Lava movement doesn't end when the eruption stops. It has inertia and it takes time for friction and thermal loss to bring it to a halt.
good luck
wow its really come down the hill since a few hours ago !! glad those Dozers didn't try be ' Too Heroic " & got out the way.....!!
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I reckon they should build a second berm but this time take it as high as they possibly can and try slope the ground abit to create some run off in another direction but unfortunately Mother Nature is too strong u won’t beat it I feel as tho grindavik is gonna be done but it’s pretty impressive and other places should take note take my hat off to everyone in Iceland they have done an amazing job
the tourists in the Blue Lagoon resort are complaining about the construction noises the bulldozers are making.
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It's closed
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Как же это страшно, так мне их там жаль..
A far larger water supply will only put a dent into this. 😆
The Icelanders sprayed water on the lava from the Eldfell volcano on Heimaey in 1973 & they managed to save the harbour on the island. Why not try spraying water on the lave from this volcano. It's worth a try.
There is a new eruption predicted for September. I don't know how they will stop that one. There or in Grindavick.
How can an eruption be predicted for 3 months time?
@@johnbradshaw7525 They looked at the latest rate of infill to the magma chamber and compared it statistically to the previous eruptions in the series to figure out an estimate of how high the land rise will need to be for the next one and how long it will likely take to get there.
Could Iceland get help from Canada with water bombers, they deliver 50t of water per hour?
I feel as tho could be bad for the aircraft dumping that large amount of water wouldn’t be a good idea at all
@@azza_1993 The Bombardier CL-215 is designed to drop 6 tons of water at a time from 200ft and are past the drop zone before the water hits as it gives the water time to disperse into rain.
creating laze is not a good idea
like peeing on a house fire SMH
Well it worked when they sprayed water on the lave from the Eldfell volcano on Heimaey in 1973 to save the harbour on the island. Why not try it again on this lava.
@@johnbradshaw7525 the eruption stopped then lava can flow under water you know that
@@marumiyuhime The eruption didn't end until late July 1973. They started spraying water onto the lava flows in early February 1973.
Why are they wasting all that water? Just let Mother nature take its course.
It's an island. They don't have to worry about "wasting water." Nature taking it's course will mean pitting a power plant out of commission that supplies something like 10% of the power in Iceland, the hot water lines that provide heat to most of the penesula, as well as the Blue Lagoon which is their major tourist attraction.
That is rediculous. Other Nature is cruel why sho7ld Iceland be different from every other country.
Maybe they should call in Tommy Lee Jones so he can redirect the lava flow like in the hit 1997 movie, Volcano. =P