@@Hliarmenn On Wednesday, I was in my hotel in Vík, with some of the people who were on the same coach tour of Iceland that I was on. I was showing them the short video where Isak was flying his drone over the active crater & through the droplets of lava. They were amazed at the quality of the footage & they did ask if Isak lost his drone due to it being hit by lava.
I got to see the eruption when I was travelling from Reykjavik to Keflavik at about 5am on Friday morning. Couldn’t believe that I got to see it erupting. When my plane was taxiing at Keflavik, I could see the smoke & some lava. My plane took off to the north & then turned south as it climbed so we couldn’t see anything. I was so pleased that I got to see my first volcanic eruption. Had a great time in Iceland despite the poor weather. Will definitely come back to Iceland again.
Wow, lucky! I'd absolutely love to see these lava fountains in person. Guess I'll have to settle for the nice folks in Iceland sharing it with the world!
@@brookejacko7231 I could see the red glow in the sky as the bus left Reykjavik. It was really visible for about 10 minutes as the bus drove towards the airport. It helped that it was about 5am in the morning & still dark. Everyone was taking photos of it. I’d been wanting to see a volcanic eruption for a long time. It capped off another excellent Iceland holiday for me.
Another awesome video! All the right questions, all the best comparisons with previous eruptive events, great graphics and ALL succinctly placed in a sub-10 minute video. Volcanologist gold star! Frábær!
@@Hliarmenn we humans work with clay, glass, metals, with a similar process. This is what makes me happy about life is knowing that as events can set humanity back in technologies that we can and will reinvent them as we always have because everything is inspired and sourced from nature. Helicopters planes boats high rises all inspired by nature as well. Weaving baskets from birds weaving nests. Animals dig dens under piles of rocks or pile of tree logs. Animals living up in the trees. We just have to make sure that the plants survive and the trees the rest will follow after that :)
Well Hliðarmenn, congratulations on being the only TH-camr to correctly forecast when this eruption would start! You were the only one who agreed with me on the timing of the eruption. That gives you a lot of credibility with me, and I appreciate your efforts!
Wow, it's definitely an honour to bare that title. I'm excited to put the earthquake method back to the test before the next eruption (if another one occurs).
Yeah, the eruption has remained rather powerful in the last 48 hours despite the tremor charts decreasing. Can't wait for the tremor charts to update as that'll answer a lot of questions.
This was very informative. Thank you for doing it. It had seemed to me that the eruption wasn’t settling down into one or two vents as quickly as previous ones, but you clarified a lot for me. So useful!
Great graphics to show the lava flow evolution during the three days so far. That is amazing that the flow rate might have been 2000 m^3/second in the first hour, but it was a long wall of fountains. It is excellent news that it erupted mainly to the north and farther from Grindavik, the power plant and pipelines, and the Blue Lagoon. The only worry in that direction is if it continues propagating further north in a future eruption that could reach the main road, but that is far away for now.
Ayyy, glad the graphics came out nicely 😁 The location of this eruption is definitely fortunate. If it would've been in the exact same location as the last one, we wouldn've most likely lost another hot water pipe. Will be interesting to get an update from our experts to see where lava is being directed and if it's getting closer to the main road.
Thank you again 😊. I was lucky enough to see the eruption start, while watching Isak's live stream ( was waiting for a couple of days). His drone footage is stunning.
@@Hliarmenn I love your voice and I love these facts that you gave us to think about. For me volcanoes are somehow living creatures, somehow alive. I try out to understand what they are saying and some of them makes me afraid like Katla , Lakai or that Hongatongasomething. You are living in a place made by volcanoes and in a millions years your country will be a continent. That’s magic. I hope that I can visit Iceland. I wish it so badly.
Thank you for detailed explanation as always. Glad that Grindavik and Blue Lagoon is safe. Keep safe and thank you also to Isak for taking the chance in video of volcanic eruption. Amazing stuff.
It is an amazing & ethereal beauty when the fountains reach skyward & fall back to earth like breaching ocean dwellers. Remembering poignantly it comes from the heart of our earth, it is as close to the heat & light of our sun as our organic frame can tolerate, even then from a safe distance.Thank goodness for drones! We get to observe & appreciate Earth's beauty so much more with that technology. When it is night there, I turn off the lights & watch the videos of the magma spray up & fall back. Earth's show makes a unique & mesmerizing movie .. no two eruptions are the same. I wish I could hear, see, & feel it there in real time. Its on my bucket list .. someday I will!
Thanks for an informative and very interesting presentation. So glad that no-one has been hurt and that residents of Grindavik were able to return to their homes and businesses - let's hope that all remain safe and that, the safety holds for any subsequent geological events arising from the current series. Thank you and best wishes. Take care.
Interesting data is the GPS in multiple ways. The subsidence took longer to appear than prior events, but also this is the first time that the subsidence got all the way down to where it was at the beginning of the last eruption. In many ways this one is unique and makes me wonder what is next?
Yeah, forgot to mention the part where it reached the levels at the beginning of the last eruption, definitely another interesting fact. It's safe to say this is the biggest eruption so far. Will be interesting to see if we'll get another one.
maybe this time the fissure was big enough tl release all the pressure? likely will have a longer time before the next erruption. while the lava looks to be thinner. the filling of the reservoire by MET data seems to be slowing down as time goes on. something might be constricting the flow? so possibly we have just a few more eruptions left before it stops. then will have to wait for a new intrusion to happen somewhere else. likely more north? it seems the south part of the peninsula already released most of the tension in the crust.
@@czechvirusS I would say unlikely that it eruptions happen much further north. If you look at the fissure lines and rift map, the mid Atlantic ridge makes a sharp right and travels east along the Reykjanes to the far side of Reykjavik. As for pressure relief, it's hard to say that it's all gone. It's more likely we've reached the maximum deformation point of the rock above the magma chamber. And, the GPS is showing other movements we've not seen before which complicate the mess. Every other intrusion has show minor east-west and north-south rebound. (Which makes sense, as the rock is just perma-pushed out of the way in those directions. Up-down still has to deal with gravity) this time, we're seeing a NESW rebound to the SW, so something HAS changed in the system.
Me and my girlfriend got into hiking because of love to nature, managed to save up for a top destination when it comes to raw nature and got blessed with this now. Our flight is in 6 days. Can't wait
Wow, that's so cool! There are so many great hiking spots in Iceland. One of my favourites is Glymur which is relatively close to the capital. If the winds are favourable when you arrive, you could visit the old eruption sites. From there, you can also get a good view of the new one but again, the winds need to be blowing from the "south" or "east". Hope you have an awesome stay. Keep an eye out for the eruption through the plane window 😁
Hallo, mein Lieber, könntest Du bitte die Übersetzung anmachen? 😊möchte nix verpassen😅 Ich wünsche einen guten Morgen und schönen Tag, viele Grüße Simone
This update was very very interesting. But, you blew my mind when you started tlking about a bathtub. Did I hear that right? Bathtub??? No way would that bathtub lure me in and I love my hot baths. But ths one, nope no way haha.🤣
It's a good sign that it went both further east and north. It not only spared Grindavík but likely also saved Grindavík's road and the main hot water pipe coming from Svartsengi Geothermal plant.
New advertising concept for Iceland; "Working to prevent globule warming one eruption at a time. You're Welcome". I am so glad this eruption is not close to buildings or people. Praying for you all and hoping you get to enjoy this display in safety.
Ayyy, you're welcome 😁 No, Europe/the Atlantic doesn't have a cool ring of fire like the Pacific. There are some volcanic belts in the Mediterranean caused by interactions between the African and Eurasian plates. Iceland owes it's volcanic activity to the mid Atlantic ridge as well as the Iceland Hotspot. This ridge doesn't cut through mainland Europe.
The distance between Europe and America has increased to about 24 cm. (05:41) This will have a huge impact on air traffic fuel consumption and, therefore, the prices in business class for airlines! So far, barely damages and the best, no casualties at all.
Those lava fountains seem to be much higher now than a few hours ago. I know it's likely partially because it's now darker, but still. Also the output seems more like 50 to 100 cubic meters per second. Even at 30 cubic meters per second that's still high this far into the eruption. I'm thinking, and I'm most likely wrong that part of the magma is coming from that 52 cubic kilometer magma body, more so than the last two eruptions.
Output could well be much higher and when I'm looking at the livestream cameras now, it definitely looks like it. This eruption has retained it's intensity for much longer than the previous ones. Could be a an indicator that it'll last longer, possibly longer than the 54 day long march 16th eruption like Geology Hub said. Will be interesting to see what time reveals. Definitely an interesting proposition regarding the deeper reservoir, could be that a new batch came in like with the Geldingadalir eruption. Samples should give us a hint.
@@Hliarmenn That massive deeper magma body is a concern. Even if it doesn't directly erupt in a Laki style eruption, it could provide an extra source of magma to any nearby eruptions. I'm just not sure if new mahma is still being injected into it. If I got my math right on this then the inflow was roughly 83 cubic meters per second, not sure if that increased, stayed the same or stopped.
@@Hliarmenn Eruption is still quite intense. This can't be from the Svartsengi magma body alone can it? There has to be a second, more dominant magma source for this one. How close is this eruption to that massive magma chamber? That 52 cubic kilometer one you mentioned a few weeks ago? See, I'm thinking of two possible scenarios 1: there was far more magma than the 30 million I had estimated the day the eruption started, possibly in the 40 to 50 million range. 2: part of that larger magma body, which has more eruptable magma than the rest of the chamber, found itself a weak zone when the fissure got near it, broke through and is now erupting at the vent we see now. How else could you explain the current ongoing intensity of the eruption? The previous eruptions had either stopped by this point, or they had reduced down to roughly 30% of the current eruption.
Thank you as always for your succinct coverage, with plenty of key facts and estimates to tell us what's known scientifically so far. Pictures of glowing lava at night are beautiful but not very informative. I am concerned about the northward flow of the lava given the size of the eruption. Is Reykjanesbraut potentially at risk, and is there a contingency plan?
Ayyy, glad you enjoyed the video! Fortunately, Reykjanesbraut is safe as the eruption has slowed down by a lot, >90%, meaning the lava flow has stopped advancing Currently lava is building up close to the eruption site.
Iceland is great in detailed observations. Perhaps world TOP!. Evacuations were in time. Protection walls are build. Repairs are made. Situation is analysed, also in Grindavik (cracks, water under village, etc. ) Would be nice to include world wide observations. For instance: There were three M7 quakes in Ring of Fire (Japan and 2 in Russia who caused eruptions). North Europe always is about M1.5 to M3 belowRing of Fire and few days to about 2 weeks later than ring of fire so ..the recent M4 in Iceland may have the same cause as the 3 M-sevens. Would be nice to calculate the volume of the earth many times a day (if possible in enough accurcay). My expectation: if volume of crust decreases magma comes out. But also if magma inside earth gets warmer (by sun activity/magnetism, etc.) than it will expand and comes out. Mostly liquids (magma) expand more than solids (crust) when heated 1 degree celsius. I do see the earth as a vibrating ball or a vibrating and rotating egg with broken shell in the oven (sun heat) and heated from 1 side. These vibrations will cause the plates to have many and complex modes/shapes around the globe. Also the plates move. Would ne nice to see the movements in vectors around the globe many times a day. There are patterns of quakes and patterns of eruptions around the globe so would be nice to analyse them and combine with local observations. Local for details and global for trends and rough expectations/forecasts perhaps within a 2 weeks period and Europe divided in a grid of 9 surfaces. I think AI and sophisticated pattern recognition with models . They see clusters of earthquakes around the globe. help.www.researchgate.net/publication/378961504_An_integrated_approach_for_understanding_global_earthquake_patterns_and_enhancing_seismic_risk_assessment link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41870-024-01778-1 I think besides pattern recognition also global physical models should be made including temperature, magnetism, sunactivity, etc. etc. If possible the flow inside the earth (Computational Fluid Dynamics) and stresses and shapes of crust (Finite Element Analyses) should be calculated, dynamics of earth and core, etc. All several times a day / real time.
Wow, a really interesting idea, would definitely be powerful to be able to measure all these parameters many times a day. Such a system would of course be massive and challenging to construct but perhaps not impossible. Loved your comment and idea, I think you should continue developing it and possibly talk to some experts 😁
I pray for Icelandic independence going forward in an unstable world who's order is collapsing into war and ruin. I pray for the trees in Iceland to spread and for more to be planted. Its not just for Iceland either. Many communities world wide are connecting to farmers more directly for food now then ever before, another potential we often overlook is firewood as a fuel source that connects townsfolk to farmers and gives farmers work to employ others in. I'm always praying for the farmers to plant too many trees they will need the firewood for their own survival and the community going forward. Its great that Lupins are wilding in Iceland because rabbits groundhogs dear etc love grazing on it. Our societies have been so overly industrially focused we forget sometimes where we come from.
Yes and all this lava came from the chamber under the power plant 😅So funny lol ROGL I always said the lava is coming directly out of the fault as the😅😮earth is being pulled apart. Ha haha . So funny.
I worry it is going to go the whole length of the Atlantic ridge, right down to the Caribbean. Also, I heard Iceland is like 32 Yellowstones if it blew? Any thoughts on this?
No chance of that happening. Zero. And I the '32 Yellowstones' comparison is extremely suspect. Sounds like something a clueless TH-camr would say for sake of clickbait.
Fortunately, like Marcus says, we don't have to worry about a cataclysmic event such as the whole ridge erupting as based on what we know about geology, that has never happened. Regarding 32 Yellowstones. That's, again, fortunately pretty far fetched. It doesn't look like Iceland has produced any super eruptions in it's lifetime and there are no current systems capable of such now. So, Iceland and it's current activity is relatively small and will remain so.
It is interesting the eruptions in this series are getting longer and greater volume. That is definitely not the what was being predicted after the first couple.
I think the latest MET Office update on the 26th, the estimated lava field measures 15.1 square kilometers.....there's still a lot of lava erupting seen in Isak's latest video....do you think some of this is from the deeper source feeding the shallow magma chamber under Svartsengi?...what do you think?
Yeah, I saw that. Crazy how large it is and how powerful the eruption has remained, very different to the previous ones. It looks like there's more gas present on the intrusion as one of the vents is producing very high fountains. It's hard to tell what causes this eruption to be so different, could be due to a fresh batch of magma from the deep reservoir, we know that's a possibility. We should've able to confirm that by taking samples so will be exciting to see what our experts find.
I’m so glad you mentioned Isak. He’s a good man, doing great work.
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@@charlesblaicher7589 I totally agree with you. Isak’s drone footage is stunning.
He's given us such a good access to these eruptions.
@@Hliarmenn On Wednesday, I was in my hotel in Vík, with some of the people who were on the same coach tour of Iceland that I was on. I was showing them the short video where Isak was flying his drone over the active crater & through the droplets of lava. They were amazed at the quality of the footage & they did ask if Isak lost his drone due to it being hit by lava.
I got to see the eruption when I was travelling from Reykjavik to Keflavik at about 5am on Friday morning. Couldn’t believe that I got to see it erupting. When my plane was taxiing at Keflavik, I could see the smoke & some lava. My plane took off to the north & then turned south as it climbed so we couldn’t see anything. I was so pleased that I got to see my first volcanic eruption. Had a great time in Iceland despite the poor weather. Will definitely come back to Iceland again.
How visible is it from the road
Wow, lucky! I'd absolutely love to see these lava fountains in person. Guess I'll have to settle for the nice folks in Iceland sharing it with the world!
@@brookejacko7231 I could see the red glow in the sky as the bus left Reykjavik. It was really visible for about 10 minutes as the bus drove towards the airport. It helped that it was about 5am in the morning & still dark. Everyone was taking photos of it. I’d been wanting to see a volcanic eruption for a long time. It capped off another excellent Iceland holiday for me.
@@johnbradshaw7525 that’s great, glad you enjoyed it
@@just_kos99 was watching Isak’s livestream earlier on as he was showing the fire fountains
Another awesome video! All the right questions, all the best comparisons with previous eruptive events, great graphics and ALL succinctly placed in a sub-10 minute video. Volcanologist gold star! Frábær!
Ayyyy, thank you so much, means a lot to know the video came out nicely
For something that has the potential to do so much damage,it certainly is the most beautiful thing.
Much respect for sharing ✨👏🫡
Well said. It's kinda weird to think why us humans find things like this beautiful and want to go as close as possible.
@@Hliarmenn we humans work with clay, glass, metals, with a similar process. This is what makes me happy about life is knowing that as events can set humanity back in technologies that we can and will reinvent them as we always have because everything is inspired and sourced from nature. Helicopters planes boats high rises all inspired by nature as well. Weaving baskets from birds weaving nests. Animals dig dens under piles of rocks or pile of tree logs. Animals living up in the trees. We just have to make sure that the plants survive and the trees the rest will follow after that :)
Always like your videos. Nice of you to plug Isak. Very gentlemanly of you. Teamwork!
Ayy, glad you like them!
Ísak does such a good job with his livestream, every volcano enthusiast should be able to tune into his streams 😁
Well Hliðarmenn, congratulations on being the only TH-camr to correctly forecast when this eruption would start! You were the only one who agreed with me on the timing of the eruption. That gives you a lot of credibility with me, and I appreciate your efforts!
Wow, it's definitely an honour to bare that title.
I'm excited to put the earthquake method back to the test before the next eruption (if another one occurs).
Day 3 fountains are looking taller than ever today. Very impressive. Thanks for your update.
Yeah, the eruption has remained rather powerful in the last 48 hours despite the tremor charts decreasing.
Can't wait for the tremor charts to update as that'll answer a lot of questions.
This was very informative. Thank you for doing it. It had seemed to me that the eruption wasn’t settling down into one or two vents as quickly as previous ones, but you clarified a lot for me. So useful!
Glad it was helpful!
Great graphics to show the lava flow evolution during the three days so far. That is amazing that the flow rate might have been 2000 m^3/second in the first hour, but it was a long wall of fountains. It is excellent news that it erupted mainly to the north and farther from Grindavik, the power plant and pipelines, and the Blue Lagoon. The only worry in that direction is if it continues propagating further north in a future eruption that could reach the main road, but that is far away for now.
Ayyy, glad the graphics came out nicely 😁
The location of this eruption is definitely fortunate. If it would've been in the exact same location as the last one, we wouldn've most likely lost another hot water pipe.
Will be interesting to get an update from our experts to see where lava is being directed and if it's getting closer to the main road.
This one sure is different! Beautiful footage! Issak's lives are great!
Thank you again 😊. I was lucky enough to see the eruption start, while watching Isak's live stream ( was waiting for a couple of days). His drone footage is stunning.
Wow, I missed the start of this one. It's always so weird to be able to watch events like these from the very start.
Thanks so much again, for your wonderful video imagery and thoughtful and non-hyperbolic analyses! Take care, and stay safe as you work!
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Thank you thank you for the updates!! So grateful for your input and information and sights!
Ayy, thank you for tuning in 😁
Thank you for the update👍✨
Greetings from Germany
Thank you stay safe and the blue lagoon survives xxx
Awesome descriptions I am amazed at the height of lava walls building up, keep information coming, thanks.
It’s always a pleasure to hear and see your updates. Thank you for that.
Ayyy, thank you Claudia, always nice to have you tune in and comment.😁
@@Hliarmenn I love your voice and I love these facts that you gave us to think about. For me volcanoes are somehow living creatures, somehow alive. I try out to understand what they are saying and some of them makes me afraid like Katla , Lakai or that Hongatongasomething. You are living in a place made by volcanoes and in a millions years your country will be a continent. That’s magic. I hope that I can visit Iceland. I wish it so badly.
Thankyou i enjoyed watching and your gentle commentry.
As always you are a great source of clear and accurate updates. Thanks so much!
Thanks. From Colorado, USA.
Thanks for watching!
Thnx man for sharing this information and footage. I have been looking forward to this vid
Ayyy, you're welcome MiQ!
Brilliant as always. I love your diagrams too. They really help get a sense of the whole picture and what is going on. Thank you so much.
Glad the diagrams are helpful!
Thanks for tuning in 😁
Lots changed in two days time, its becoming a pretty big crater when I saw it today
Mother Nature throwing a slight curve ball. Impressive sight !
Love knowing what is going on so thank you. We live in Canada 🇨🇦 Amazing footage!
Thanks for watching!
Thank you for the update, you truly are a scholar and a gentleman.
Thank you, Davis Maria!
Thank you for detailed explanation as always. Glad that Grindavik and Blue Lagoon is safe. Keep safe and thank you also to Isak for taking the chance in video of volcanic eruption. Amazing stuff.
Ayyy, thank you for tuning in 😁
Such an interesting update. Very detailed and easy to understand. Thank you, once again!
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for tuning in 😁
Great info!
I have never ever seen anything like this and I'm mighty impressed.
Volcanoes can put on a show
Thanks for all you do Gilfi an shout out to Isak who’s done a fantastic job too.🙏🙏👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧🌋🌋
Hahaha, I'm not Gylfi but it is an honour to be mistaken by him.
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Thank you for making this informative video
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Thank you for the update. Very interesting.
👍👍👍😎😎😎
Wow, that's huge! What terrifying beauty.
Must be spectacular 😁
Thank you for such marvellously clear, factual information and beautiful footage.
Well, thank you for tuning in 😁
stay safe friends the uk is here for you
Thanks for the update. 👍
You're welcome 😁
Thanks for the update 👍 Love from 🇦🇺
You're welcome 😁
Outstanding images. I am sorry that I am not there. Maybe next year
Thank you for this informative video. So glad I found you.
the power of nature so incredible!
Thank you for mentioning Isak, he is awesome. And those moving lava graphics are are the best ever. Thank you again.
He really is!
Glad you like the graphics, I was hoping they'd explain the situation well.
It is an amazing & ethereal beauty when the fountains reach skyward & fall back to earth like breaching ocean dwellers.
Remembering poignantly it comes from the heart of our earth,
it is as close to the heat & light of our sun as our organic frame can tolerate, even then from a safe distance.Thank goodness for drones!
We get to observe & appreciate Earth's beauty so much more with that technology.
When it is night there, I turn off the lights & watch the videos of the magma spray up & fall back. Earth's show makes a unique & mesmerizing movie .. no two eruptions are the same.
I wish I could hear, see, & feel it there in real time.
Its on my bucket list .. someday I will!
If you turn the colour off on your TV.. so it's black and white.. yes
It looks like ocean waves 🌊
Such an incredible "show"
Very informative video thank you a lot.
@@CboyNL you're welcome, thanks for tuning in 😁
Thank you for this! There was some interesting new information that I hadn't heard before!
You gotta admit it's amazingly beautiful! ❤😊
It really is! For some reason, us humans loves the look of eruptions 😂
But also amazingly dangerous. The gases can suffocate you. The heat can burn you.
Thank you so much for this informative video, Hliðarmenn!
Stay safe! 🌋☺️
Ayyy, you're welcome, I'll stay safe 😁
Greetings from Mexico. Thank you. VERY INTERESTING
And thanks for the video. 🙂👍
Thank you for your insights and coverage....very much appreciated....from Washington state.
Greetings fellow Washingtonian!
Ayy, you're welcome 😁
Great update, thank you, take care
Thanks, you too!
Great video!🎉
Thank you! 😁
It is so active, a lot of energy there.
Really is!
Another excellent update video. Thanks for posting it.
You're welcome, thanks for tuning in 😁
Thank you for a very informative update.
You're welcome 😁
🌋 Kia Ora. Helloooo Hlidarmenn!
@@sixthsenseamelia4695 ayyy, hello Amelia! Thanks for tuning in 😁
Thanks for an informative and very interesting presentation. So glad that no-one has been hurt and that residents of Grindavik were able to return to their homes and businesses - let's hope that all remain safe and that, the safety holds for any subsequent geological events arising from the current series. Thank you and best wishes. Take care.
Well said!
Thanks for tuning in 😁
XLNT reportage thank you !!
Ayy, you're welcome 😁
I enjoy your videos. You keep us up to date with both good facts and fantastic video footage. Thank you!
Glad you like them!
Thank you for the information. Nice to know that Grindavik is not immediately affected by this eruption. But, we know it can change at any minute.
Yeah, unfortunately Grindavík's future isn't certain yet.
Thanks for sharing! 😊
You are so welcome!
thank you for the great information! I love Isak. He's a great guy and such a hard worker! New subscriber to your channel! Cheers!
Ayyy, glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for the sub!
Excellent coverage
Thanks a lot 😁
Interesting data is the GPS in multiple ways.
The subsidence took longer to appear than prior events, but also this is the first time that the subsidence got all the way down to where it was at the beginning of the last eruption.
In many ways this one is unique and makes me wonder what is next?
Yeah, forgot to mention the part where it reached the levels at the beginning of the last eruption, definitely another interesting fact.
It's safe to say this is the biggest eruption so far.
Will be interesting to see if we'll get another one.
maybe this time the fissure was big enough tl release all the pressure? likely will have a longer time before the next erruption. while the lava looks to be thinner. the filling of the reservoire by MET data seems to be slowing down as time goes on. something might be constricting the flow?
so possibly we have just a few more eruptions left before it stops. then will have to wait for a new intrusion to happen somewhere else. likely more north? it seems the south part of the peninsula already released most of the tension in the crust.
@@czechvirusS I would say unlikely that it eruptions happen much further north. If you look at the fissure lines and rift map, the mid Atlantic ridge makes a sharp right and travels east along the Reykjanes to the far side of Reykjavik.
As for pressure relief, it's hard to say that it's all gone. It's more likely we've reached the maximum deformation point of the rock above the magma chamber. And, the GPS is showing other movements we've not seen before which complicate the mess. Every other intrusion has show minor east-west and north-south rebound. (Which makes sense, as the rock is just perma-pushed out of the way in those directions. Up-down still has to deal with gravity) this time, we're seeing a NESW rebound to the SW, so something HAS changed in the system.
Awesome footage from Canada
Thank you very much!
Thanks for this!
Thank you for the video. I'm so glad the activity is on the North side, the moss fires may become a problem, though.
Ayyy, you're welcome 😁
Yeah, the moss fires are probably a bigger problem than the lava at this point. Also sucks that they decrease the visibility.
Nice video! You explained everything really well. 👍🏻
Glad it helped!
Why this is terrifying!
Thank you. Very informative
Glad it was helpful!
Me and my girlfriend got into hiking because of love to nature, managed to save up for a top destination when it comes to raw nature and got blessed with this now. Our flight is in 6 days. Can't wait
Wow, that's so cool!
There are so many great hiking spots in Iceland.
One of my favourites is Glymur which is relatively close to the capital.
If the winds are favourable when you arrive, you could visit the old eruption sites. From there, you can also get a good view of the new one but again, the winds need to be blowing from the "south" or "east".
Hope you have an awesome stay. Keep an eye out for the eruption through the plane window 😁
@@Hliarmenn Got right sode windov seet for that :D
So interesting. Thank you for the video.
You're welcome 😁
great video, lots of informations, really interesting, thx a lot !
Brilliant summary :) Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
This was very nice. Now I know the full picture. Thank you.
Ayy, glad it was helpful!
Watching in Vancouver BC.Thanks
Love Canada, thanks for tuning in 😁
Nice update!
Thanks!
Hallo, mein Lieber, könntest Du bitte die Übersetzung anmachen? 😊möchte nix verpassen😅
Ich wünsche einen guten Morgen und schönen Tag, viele Grüße Simone
This update was very very interesting. But, you blew my mind when you started tlking about a bathtub. Did I hear that right? Bathtub??? No way would that bathtub lure me in and I love my hot baths. But ths one, nope no way haha.🤣
Hahaha, definitely not something you'd relax in
Thank you
You're welcome 😁
Is it a good sign that it is a bit further to the east?
This might bode well for the future of Grindavik.
It's a good sign that it went both further east and north. It not only spared Grindavík but likely also saved Grindavík's road and the main hot water pipe coming from Svartsengi Geothermal plant.
Awesome update - thank you!!!
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New advertising concept for Iceland; "Working to prevent globule warming one eruption at a time. You're Welcome".
I am so glad this eruption is not close to buildings or people. Praying for you all and hoping you get to enjoy this display in safety.
Hahahaha, small Iceland always trying to change the world 😂
Thanks for the prayers and for tuning in 😁
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Love the video ! Is Iceland, Ireland, France and Portugal on the same fault line ? Does Europe have its own ring of fire too ?
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No, Europe/the Atlantic doesn't have a cool ring of fire like the Pacific.
There are some volcanic belts in the Mediterranean caused by interactions between the African and Eurasian plates.
Iceland owes it's volcanic activity to the mid Atlantic ridge as well as the Iceland Hotspot.
This ridge doesn't cut through mainland Europe.
The distance between Europe and America has increased to about 24 cm. (05:41)
This will have a huge impact on air traffic fuel consumption and, therefore, the prices in business class for airlines!
So far, barely damages and the best, no casualties at all.
Hahaha, good observation 😂
Those lava fountains seem to be much higher now than a few hours ago. I know it's likely partially because it's now darker, but still. Also the output seems more like 50 to 100 cubic meters per second. Even at 30 cubic meters per second that's still high this far into the eruption. I'm thinking, and I'm most likely wrong that part of the magma is coming from that 52 cubic kilometer magma body, more so than the last two eruptions.
Output could well be much higher and when I'm looking at the livestream cameras now, it definitely looks like it.
This eruption has retained it's intensity for much longer than the previous ones. Could be a an indicator that it'll last longer, possibly longer than the 54 day long march 16th eruption like Geology Hub said.
Will be interesting to see what time reveals.
Definitely an interesting proposition regarding the deeper reservoir, could be that a new batch came in like with the Geldingadalir eruption. Samples should give us a hint.
@@Hliarmenn That massive deeper magma body is a concern. Even if it doesn't directly erupt in a Laki style eruption, it could provide an extra source of magma to any nearby eruptions. I'm just not sure if new mahma is still being injected into it. If I got my math right on this then the inflow was roughly 83 cubic meters per second, not sure if that increased, stayed the same or stopped.
@@Hliarmenn Eruption is still quite intense. This can't be from the Svartsengi magma body alone can it? There has to be a second, more dominant magma source for this one. How close is this eruption to that massive magma chamber? That 52 cubic kilometer one you mentioned a few weeks ago?
See, I'm thinking of two possible scenarios
1: there was far more magma than the 30 million I had estimated the day the eruption started, possibly in the 40 to 50 million range.
2: part of that larger magma body, which has more eruptable magma than the rest of the chamber, found itself a weak zone when the fissure got near it, broke through and is now erupting at the vent we see now.
How else could you explain the current ongoing intensity of the eruption? The previous eruptions had either stopped by this point, or they had reduced down to roughly 30% of the current eruption.
Thank you as always for your succinct coverage, with plenty of key facts and estimates to tell us what's known scientifically so far. Pictures of glowing lava at night are beautiful but not very informative.
I am concerned about the northward flow of the lava given the size of the eruption. Is Reykjanesbraut potentially at risk, and is there a contingency plan?
Ayyy, glad you enjoyed the video!
Fortunately, Reykjanesbraut is safe as the eruption has slowed down by a lot, >90%, meaning the lava flow has stopped advancing
Currently lava is building up close to the eruption site.
Iceland is great in detailed observations. Perhaps world TOP!. Evacuations were in time. Protection walls are build. Repairs are made. Situation is analysed, also in Grindavik (cracks, water under village, etc. ) Would be nice to include world wide observations. For instance: There were three M7 quakes in Ring of Fire (Japan and 2 in Russia who caused eruptions). North Europe always is about M1.5 to M3 belowRing of Fire and few days to about 2 weeks later than ring of fire so ..the recent M4 in Iceland may have the same cause as the 3 M-sevens. Would be nice to calculate the volume of the earth many times a day (if possible in enough accurcay). My expectation: if volume of crust decreases magma comes out. But also if magma inside earth gets warmer (by sun activity/magnetism, etc.) than it will expand and comes out. Mostly liquids (magma) expand more than solids (crust) when heated 1 degree celsius. I do see the earth as a vibrating ball or a vibrating and rotating egg with broken shell in the oven (sun heat) and heated from 1 side. These vibrations will cause the plates to have many and complex modes/shapes around the globe. Also the plates move. Would ne nice to see the movements in vectors around the globe many times a day. There are patterns of quakes and patterns of eruptions around the globe so would be nice to analyse them and combine with local observations. Local for details and global for trends and rough expectations/forecasts perhaps within a 2 weeks period and Europe divided in a grid of 9 surfaces. I think AI and sophisticated pattern recognition with models . They see clusters of earthquakes around the globe. help.www.researchgate.net/publication/378961504_An_integrated_approach_for_understanding_global_earthquake_patterns_and_enhancing_seismic_risk_assessment link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41870-024-01778-1 I think besides pattern recognition also global physical models should be made including temperature, magnetism, sunactivity, etc. etc. If possible the flow inside the earth (Computational Fluid Dynamics) and stresses and shapes of crust (Finite Element Analyses) should be calculated, dynamics of earth and core, etc. All several times a day / real time.
Wow, a really interesting idea, would definitely be powerful to be able to measure all these parameters many times a day.
Such a system would of course be massive and challenging to construct but perhaps not impossible.
Loved your comment and idea, I think you should continue developing it and possibly talk to some experts 😁
I pray for Icelandic independence going forward in an unstable world who's order is collapsing into war and ruin. I pray for the trees in Iceland to spread and for more to be planted. Its not just for Iceland either. Many communities world wide are connecting to farmers more directly for food now then ever before, another potential we often overlook is firewood as a fuel source that connects townsfolk to farmers and gives farmers work to employ others in. I'm always praying for the farmers to plant too many trees they will need the firewood for their own survival and the community going forward. Its great that Lupins are wilding in Iceland because rabbits groundhogs dear etc love grazing on it. Our societies have been so overly industrially focused we forget sometimes where we come from.
More Beautiful than Dangerous I hope?
It currently is 😁
Goodness
"Which is Insane!"
Yes and all this lava came from the chamber under the power plant 😅So funny lol ROGL I always said the lava is coming directly out of the fault as the😅😮earth is being pulled apart. Ha haha . So funny.
I worry it is going to go the whole length of the Atlantic ridge, right down to the Caribbean. Also, I heard Iceland is like 32 Yellowstones if it blew? Any thoughts on this?
No chance of that happening. Zero. And I the '32 Yellowstones' comparison is extremely suspect. Sounds like something a clueless TH-camr would say for sake of clickbait.
Fortunately, like Marcus says, we don't have to worry about a cataclysmic event such as the whole ridge erupting as based on what we know about geology, that has never happened.
Regarding 32 Yellowstones. That's, again, fortunately pretty far fetched. It doesn't look like Iceland has produced any super eruptions in it's lifetime and there are no current systems capable of such now.
So, Iceland and it's current activity is relatively small and will remain so.
It is interesting the eruptions in this series are getting longer and greater volume. That is definitely not the what was being predicted after the first couple.
Volcanoes eh scary almost as dangerous as a politician!
I think the latest MET Office update on the 26th, the estimated lava field measures 15.1 square kilometers.....there's still a lot of lava erupting seen in Isak's latest video....do you think some of this is from the deeper source feeding the shallow magma chamber under Svartsengi?...what do you think?
Yeah, I saw that. Crazy how large it is and how powerful the eruption has remained, very different to the previous ones.
It looks like there's more gas present on the intrusion as one of the vents is producing very high fountains.
It's hard to tell what causes this eruption to be so different, could be due to a fresh batch of magma from the deep reservoir, we know that's a possibility.
We should've able to confirm that by taking samples so will be exciting to see what our experts find.
Are there any climate activists sticking to volcano to stop it from emitting?
Hahahaha, they haven't showed up here in Iceland