Volcano Watch 2023: What The Heck Is Happening By The Blue Lagoon?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 พ.ย. 2023
- Tens of thousands of earthquakes have rattled the Reykjanes peninsula since October 27, 2023, and GPS readings show ground uplift and magma accumulating 4km underground. What makes this different from the similar events in 2021, 2022 and July 2023? It's all happening right by the Blue Lagoon, the town of Grindavík and the Svartsengi Power Plant.
The Reykjavík Grapevine's Jón Trausti Sigurðarson visited the seismically active area with volcanologist Þorvaldur Þórðarson on Nov. 8, 2023, to find our what's going on.
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Good to see the Grapevine again. Interesting information about the earthquake situation. Best wishes to Valur, Art and Polly. We miss you!
Yes, we do miss them. It's great to have this explanation by Prof. Þorvaldur Þordarson.
Yes,I still miss Valur & Polly. I hope they are doing well! I started watching them on RG about a week before the exciting eruption in 2021.!
@@bogkaty1291where did they go?
@@snowmiaow They're doing well and working for the national broadcaster :)
Canada is watching with concern. Very educational report. Thanks Jon and Art. Stay safe everyone.
Still missing Valur and Polly, but that was a good interview and it was great to hear directly from Thorvaldur Thordarson - please keep this interesting content frequently updated - thank-you !
I've spotted Valur at RUV. He's in good hands there i think. We'll see more of him when there's an eruption I'm sure.
me three!
I have seen several videos with Thorvaldr in them and I could listen to him talk about volcanism for hours.
The Professor gave a great easy to understand talk.
Yes, let's hope for the best & and prepare for the worst.
For us far-away foreigners these videos have been very much appreciated - nothing like having someone walking around at theses eruption sites, giving the local perspective and interviewing experts.
Totally Awesome
Agreed! Between the teaching on the ground, and the drone footage for the broader picture, there isn't anything comparable! They were concise, succinct, and easy to visualize and understand. Couldn't be better! Hope you have a happy week 💚🙏🕊
Hoping all will go well.
Thanks for the update and information. As a side note, I miss seeing Polly, the dog, (and her owner)!
Me too! I don't watch as much now that they are gone
@@mechelleyeager104they were RG
Me too!
@@mechelleyeager104same here
Same here!
Thank you very much for the information and all the views over that beautiful landscapes.
I miss Valur and Polly, too. It would be nice to know how he is doing. If it is possible send him greetings and say to him, we miss him all very much!
Fascinating. Reykjavik Grapevine has been sorely missed. Welcome back and well done for such an interesting and easy to understand explanation of Icelandic geology and volcanology.
Thank you! That was an unexpected and fascinating account of what's going on right now, both below and above the surface. Until I saw this, I didn't realize Iceland was just going into a cycle that is expected to last several hundred years! 😳
Glad you enjoyed it!
Glad to have RG back. Expert interviews are a good thing.
Great reporter - ask the core questions and give the professor (professional) the chance to give us a proper lecture and explanation. Great reporting 👍
Really enjoyed the professor’s explanation of site specific volcanology. What an accomplished academician! 😎
Was in Iceland a few months ago and fell in love with your country and the Faroe Islands!
Yes, Þorvaldur is an incredibly smart guy - and super nice to boot!
I, too, am in love with the Faroe Islands since I saw a Special about them. In another lifetime, I hope to live there.😊🙋♀️
Stay away. You are part of the problem that kills nature and everything in Iceland
So interesting! It’s great to see interesting news from Iceland again! I miss the frisbee tosses.
So happy to see the Grapevine again; I've missed you!!! Thank you Jon, and what a wonderful explanation by the professor. Great camera work from Art as always, although I do miss Valur and Polly a lot!!! 🐶🐕
Much as I love the excitement of these last 3 eruptions, I really hope and pray that this one doesn't happen, or that, if it does, it will be far away from the power plant and Blue Lagoon
We have been so lucky that there has been no loss of life, no damage to homes and infrastructure until now!
I wait breathlessly for the next RG update.
Until then, stay safe and warm, and all my love to Iceland from a cold, rainy UK!❤xxx
I second your comments and found Jon’s interview skills top notch.
@@deedorothypapineau6920 Thank you.🤩x
Thank you, Jón Trausti Sigurðarson for the update!!
Thank you for having the Professor talk to us. I hope he teaches, he was very easy to follow what he was saying.
He teaches at the University of Iceland - we'd love to be in his classes!
I was stationed at Grindavik June 1984 - 85. Icelands population was appx. 250000. I would climb up the hill / mtn and look down on the Blue Laggoon and rember the group of small evergreen trees on the lower slope that were appx. 4 to 5 feet tall. There was only a small wooden room on the lagoon where people could change clothing after swimming. We even swam during winter. It was a wonderfull year of my life in which I was able to experience the wonderfull beauty of Iceland and the friendly companionship of the people in Grindavik.
I also remember the Blue Lagoon with just this little, wooden shed where you changed your clothes. It cost nothing, imagine that! I grew up in Hafnarfirdi, so these landscapes were my backyard, so to speak. I always found them fun and exciting, but also strangely calming.
I got to Keflavík in 1985. I wish I could remember more of the Icelandic I learned even if I was very bad at it 😂 Listening to the local news reports was how I tried to learn more words.
When serving at the closed NATO base at Keflavik in 1979-80, it was amazing to learn that all the heating was from using hot water from the geothermal power plant. Recall hiking to the top of Mt. Keilir and looking over lava fields to the international airport and the power plant / blue lagoon.
Extremely happy to see The Grapevine back out on the road reporting again. Hopefully, we'll see you more frequently with the current happenings on Iceland. And yes, a cute dog as a co-star could add to your ratings 😊
Our office dog is camera shy ;)
The office dog needs to go for walks. Please let us see him or her; tell us the name too.
Excellent interview with such an incredibly knowledgeable man. Thank you for providing us with this information. I’m not an Icelandic native, but have visited your beautiful country 4 times, hopefully many more visits. Prayers for safety to all in the areas of potential danger. It’s good to see The Grapevine again. Although your coverage was excellent, I miss seeing Valur, Art, and Polly. Thanks again for your information and bringing an expert to provide factual information.
Thank you for this! Fantastic photography from Art again! Always enjoy hearing the thoughts of this expert! Please do more RG videos! Welcome to the new presenter! We will be in 🇮🇸 again in a few days!
Thank you for this video. Prof. Þorvaldur Þórðarson's explanation of the geology and community attitudes was erudite but clear enough to be understood - a warning but without being a sensation-seeking alarmist; hope for the best but prepare for the worst.
At the beginning of every disaster movie is a scientist telling you exactly what's about to happen. Pay attention folks, it's not often that life imitates art this closely.
I appreciate this conversation. It is so quintessential Iceland; and the Icelandic experience. I mean, volcanoes erupt around the world. Each volcanic has its local narrative and its own cultural experience over time.
An abundant and heartfelt thank you to Jón, Þorvaldur and Art - and others who contribute to this work.
Very educational, thank you! Much appreciated. Stay safe
Excellent! Interview with a professional in the field.
Thank you!
Excellent explanation and well spoken english. Kudos.
Learning so much here. Thanks for such an informative channel. Good luck Iceland🇦🇺.
Thank you for this ! I’m quickly learning about volcanoes, as our very first trip to Iceland is December 1st ! We moved our Blue Lagoon reservations to Sky lagoon ! Praying for the best 👍😎
Þakka þér Jón! Also to the good professor who explaining it to us nail-biting folks around the world watching this unfold.
Very interesting and informative. I visited Iceland in October and spent a day on the Reykjanes peninsula hiking beside the lava fields from 2021 and 2022, having dinner in Grindavik, then going to the Blue Lagoon, so this all feels personal.
Thank you Grapevine and Jon!! Great interview with the Professor. Jon you did an excellent job of asking insightful questions and stepping back to let the expert talk. Wish the media here in America would do as good of a job as you did. I hope one day I can visit your beautiful country!!!..
Thanks for watching
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Hey yes you are a lucky Professor to be able to explain all that in that area at this time!
Thank you, Professor, for your excellent explanation of the history and potential repercussions of current events.
Thanks for being back. Looking forward to seeing follow ups. Always nice with the relaxed approach.
I’m happy to find The Grapevine reporting again.
Jon as the new face brings a new perspective to events.
I’m surprised Art is still behind the camera. Hello again.
Every day I check Just Icelandic to get Gylfi’s perspective and his photography.
You should check with him since he’s using heat sensitive cameras on his drones. (When conditions allow).
Like so many I hope events unfold with no loss of life or property.
Hope ,if an eroption will happend that this will in an uncritical area . Best wishes to Valur and Polly , both were an positive presentator from Island . Please give Valur an new contract . Best regards from germany 😊
Thank you for this excellent and educational interview with this excellent Professor. Please continue covering the volcanic activities , thank you and the Professor for your generous time. Prayers for everyone’s safety, from earthquake country in California. Yes earthquakes are both scary and fascinating.
Super interesting! Thanks for this - I really enjoyed hearing about it from Þorvaldur!
Glad you enjoyed it!
We have been to Iceland twice and can highly recommend a trip to this amazing place. Thank you for a great report on what is happening. It has brought back some happy memories!
Fantastic breakdown of what is going on there. Thank you for sharing this ever evolving situation, and including the expert evaluation of Dr. Thordarson! Really enjoyed the presentation.
Glad you enjoyed it!
We want Polly and Valur !
Pretty please....
Òoh lovely to see grapevine back on earthquake and volcanic reporting 🙂 ❤🙏🕯 to all in Iceland
There are 3 channels that I watch for news about the volcanology in Iceland and also about the culture and lifestyle, this is one of those. 😁
Thanks for posting this very interesting clip. The best I have seen so far with explining what is going on, please keep us up to date on what is happening.
Absolute BEST update ever!
Thank you so much for this talk. I enjoyed it very much.
I first came across the Grapevine during past eruptions, back when Valur and Polly and crew would take us on walks out to see the eruptions and also they took us on walks around town, which for me were very interesting since I didn’t know much about Iceland but hoped some day I will be able to visit, especially since I live on the east coast of the USA and flights are not too long to get there.
Anyway, thanks again, and if you see Valur and Polly, please tell them I said hello.
please have him on more often for commentary, well done and some interesting history for that area.
Thank you for the update.
Thank you. 🤗
Jon I am sure you are going to bring us all, a new experience for you and the rest of the world watching
Great format and very informative. We went to Iceland this summer past and fell in love with the country. All our best wishes to all Icelanders and hoping it’ll be a small and safe eruption for you all.
Superb synopsis. Thank you so much RG!
Glad you enjoyed it!
This is a great addition to the knowledge base for what is happening, well done for broadcasting. My only fear is that it may prove to be too late for building the protective wall, events this evening (20.00 Friday 10 November) with the phenomenal level of 3+ earthquakes look like brute force will create a vent and soon. History will tell!
I was surprised when this video popped up on my feed, since Valur there has been so little content I thought the channel was dead - such a shame, I used to watch all the time.
I very much enjoyed that. Love the presenter's laid-back tone. Thank you.
Great video. After reading today on the BBC that the magma is now only 800m below the surface you can see why they're starting to evacuate.
Once again, superb presentation: words and images in dynamic equilibrium: and a purposeful sequence of question-and-answer which generated real insight. Þakka þér fyrir!
That was fascinating. Many thanks for going into such detail. Takk fyrir og þetta reddast! 🌋
Thankyou RG very much..., I'm watching this geological story develop from far away Down-under, Perth, Australia . A fantastic & informative Video 🤗
Very informative report. I thought I recognized the camera-style.
Stay safe and please stay in touch. I have lived in Hawaii and Japan and have experienced earthquakes and volcanic activity over the course of my life, I wish you all the best during this challenging period of our lives. Guo bless pig!
That is a huge area but the first Fagdralsfjall was also a large area. What worries the public the most I think is There was said to be Uplift of 3 inches??
Mt. St. Helens, in 1980, had similar things happen. There was a growing bulge on its side for weeks, and frequent earthquakes, before it finally erupted explosively on May 18th. I will be interested to see what happens here, and I pray no one dies.
Thanks Grapevine for the detail on recent earthquake activity.
Where is Valur and Polly?
Thank you for this information. Hopefully the inhabited areas stay safe. 🙏🏼
Thanks for a great video Jon, and for arranging the interview which made the situation much clearer. It's good to see the superb camera work of Art again, and maybe he will now be able to fulfill Valor's prediction that the ever dedicated Art will be on site with camera ready to record the lava as it first breaks through to the surface :)
Thank You Jõn for the great interview with Thor Thordarson. He is such a respected and knowledgeable man. Praying that the people, animals and infrastructure of Grindavik, the Power Plant, Blue Lagoon and surrounding areas stay safe.
🙏🌋💐
Great information about the area.
The last couple of hours, earthquakes of 4 to 5 are occurring every 5 minutes. Can you give an up date. Praying for all the residents of that area. Please stay safe. Has the probably of where the eruption will break through?
I want to go back to Iceland so bad! :(
Thank you for this information, it was very clear.
Super interesting video/explanation of the magma of the disaster that might come soon. I was glued to the Las Palmas Volcano eruption in 2021 and now I am here worried for your country. Great interview Mr Thorvaldr. The terrain is so inhospitable it makes me appreciate so much my home, green grass and trees lots of birds and plants. I pray there will not be too much damage or none at all. Save the animals please. Stay safe gentlemen thank you for your update. Greetings from Texas USA
This was very informative. Thank you!
Not trying to be rude, but I miss the guy (don't remember name) with Polly too!!! I thought the channel had been canceled until I saw this. I loved seeing that dog--so cute.
Valur and Polly. Yes, miss them too. 😊
Thank you very good interview. Down in New Zealand here hoping everyone remains safe.
Gentleman, thank you for sharing. Have a good day.
So glad to have this channel back. Thank you for this informative and interesting video!
Just found your channel - will be watching more of your videos, both past and current - very well covered - please stay safe!
Very good and informativ interview and filming. 👍
Explanations in the right order and with necessary details on site from someone that really knows what´s going on.
Be able to explain complex scientific situations understandable to "normal" people is not that easy. The geology professor did really well.
Excellent interview, very clearly explained. Thank you both.
Great update. I hope all goes well.
I say this update is the best ever. Very informative educational information I have ever got the pleasure of watching. Your update has even surpassed Dutchsinse who I had found to be the best on earthquake activity globally. Thank you. Many blessings to you all in Iceland.
Thank you for this. I pray for the safety of all the people and structures in this area.
And the animals too❤
Good interview, thank you.
That was fascinating. Thanks to you & the amazing professor who explained what was happening so well. Stay safe.
Great interview with explanation about the history and present day. Much better than what I have seen reported on the national news here in Canada about the situation. Glad we found Reykjavík Grapevine to watch so thank you to Jón and all who contribute to it. Wishing you all the best.
Thank you for the information. Please give the professor a great thank you. It was good to hear that he studied in Havaii.
Thank you for bringing in an expert! You are at a bad spot there on the faultlines. Because magma does protrude there also. Hard to tell if it is nearby Volcano or faultlines......maybe BOTH?
Thanks for the update❤
Wonderful job and such a gracious volcanologist. Thanks
Thank you guys! Fascinating explanation from the professor. Hope things turn out in the best possible way.
Great discussion! Thanks so much for sharing!
Fantastic video. Thank you both
Excellent interview!!
Congrats. Great interview, clear explanations and excellent images. Thanks and kind regards from México.
Amazing, thank you for this informative video.. watching intently and wishing you all the best. Stay safe.
Very good lecture and explanation of the current activity. Thank you
What a lovely Professor! Thank you for this film and even showing us The Blue Lagoon. Brilliant🙏🏻!
This is a good video. However, I'd still like to see Valur Grettisson again, on any site. He has a wonderfully relaxed style of presentation. Does he have his own website?
The professor was so great. I appreciated his scientific opinion and knowledge. Great work here reporting this. You did an excellent job. Thank you. ❤
I watched this video and I have to say, this is the best interview I've seen and your Professor did an exceptional job of explaining the situation. He made it very clear about how this is happening so that anyone could understand. Your counsel person better listen before it's too late!