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picturesareme
Sunday, March 21, 2021 9:26:12 PM

Some absolutely cracking video footage on this Icelandic news article of the volcanic eruption. 


https://www.ruv.is/frett/2021/03/21/800-ara-thogn-rofin-med-storkostlegu-sjonarspili?itm_source=parsely-api


Devonian
Sunday, March 21, 2021 10:11:52 PM


Some absolutely cracking video footage on this Icelandic news article of the volcanic eruption. 


https://www.ruv.is/frett/2021/03/21/800-ara-thogn-rofin-med-storkostlegu-sjonarspili?itm_source=parsely-api



Originally Posted by: picturesareme 


Gandalf The White
Sunday, March 21, 2021 11:24:34 PM
BBC News was reporting tonight that the Icelandic authorities were saying that activity was subsiding but it still looks as active as ever tonight and the lava field seems to have grown quite substantially today.
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picturesareme
Sunday, March 21, 2021 11:50:49 PM

BBC News was reporting tonight that the Icelandic authorities were saying that activity was subsiding but it still looks as active as ever tonight and the lava field seems to have grown quite substantially today.

Originally Posted by: Gandalf The White 


There was a partial collapse of the cone which has allowed for a new river of lava which can be seen flowing on the right.

Hippydave
Monday, March 22, 2021 8:22:18 AM

A little covering of snow in Iceland today as well - nice little contrast


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Darren S
Tuesday, March 23, 2021 12:11:00 AM

This is what drones were made for. Actually he's lucky his drone survived this! Mental...




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Hippydave
Tuesday, March 23, 2021 8:54:43 PM

Things are rather active again this evening - no idea if it's a coincidence but last 2 days have had very little activity during the day and then quite a lot late afternoon and in to the evening. 


Quite addictive viewing


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doctormog
Tuesday, March 23, 2021 8:58:31 PM


Things are rather active again this evening - no idea if it's a coincidence but last 2 days have had very little activity during the day and then quite a lot late afternoon and in to the evening. 


Quite addictive viewing


Originally Posted by: Hippydave 


Part of the issue is that it is more difficult to see the activity during the day but it shows up beautifully at night. The three vents have now become two I think with the smallest one merging with the one beside it.


For a different perspective to the stream I shared previously there is also one round the other side: https://www.mbl.is/frettir/innlent/2021/03/23/beint_eldgosid_i_fagradalsfjalli/ (with sound).


On a different note Etna is currently erupting again in case you wanted a change of scene 


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULbuPLm6eNU 


picturesareme
Tuesday, March 23, 2021 9:31:34 PM


Things are rather active again this evening - no idea if it's a coincidence but last 2 days have had very little activity during the day and then quite a lot late afternoon and in to the evening. 


Quite addictive viewing


Originally Posted by: Hippydave 


It's just that the activity shows better when it's dark, and because of the camera it appears more dramatic, but in reality it's no different to what it is in the day.

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Wednesday, March 24, 2021 6:53:48 AM

Both the Sicilian and Icelandic volcanoes active as of this morning. It looks like the Italian one is winning in the snow stakes with serious snow in the past few days at the summits though of course where the active craters are it's just bare cinders. I guess if you could take all the snow that falls in Sicily in a winter and plonk it over Dorset in one go we'd have been buried under metres of the stuff with incipient glaciers a result. 


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Hippydave
Wednesday, March 24, 2021 6:57:42 AM


 


It's just that the activity shows better when it's dark, and because of the camera it appears more dramatic, but in reality it's no different to what it is in the day.


Originally Posted by: picturesareme 


That's not quite true IMO - if you looked at yesterdays feed there was essentially no lava being ejected from either cone and very little flowing out. Later in the day and well before it got dark the activity picked up.


It's undoubtedly true that at night you can see the hot areas of the lava much better than during the day and that bit looks more impressive albeit probably isn't so much but if you compare the activity just around/in the cone it certainly appears to have picked up. This morning for example is still showing quite a lot of material (for this eruption) being ejected from both cones, yesterday morning there was essentially none. 


 


 


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doctormog
Wednesday, March 24, 2021 7:00:01 AM


That's not quite true IMO - if you looked at yesterdays feed there was essentially no lava being ejected from either cone and very little flowing out. Later in the day and well before it got dark the activity picked up.


It's undoubtedly true that at night you can see the hot areas of the lava much better than during the day and that bit looks more impressive albeit probably isn't so much but if you compare the activity just around/in the cone it certainly appears to have picked up. This morning for example is still showing quite a lot of material (for this eruption) being ejected from both cones, yesterday morning there was essentially none.  


Originally Posted by: Hippydave 


Yes, the lower of the (now) two vents has been more active since yesterday evening.


In case anyone is interested, this a short article detailing the composition, temperature and source of the lava/magma.


http://earthice.hi.is/sites/earthice.hi.is/files/characterization_of_the_1st_and_2nd_day_of_volcanic_products_from_geldingadalahraun_2021.pd


Roger Parsons
Wednesday, March 24, 2021 7:40:12 AM
I have a splendid fist-sized lump of "ropy lava" I picked up in Iceland in 1972 which has since been examined and sniffed at by countless students! Its wonderful smell faded long ago, but is fresh in my memory.
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Hippydave
Wednesday, March 24, 2021 7:40:28 AM


 


Yes, the lower of the (now) two vents has been more active since yesterday evening.


In case anyone is interested, this a short article detailing the composition, temperature and source of the lava/magma.


http://earthice.hi.is/sites/earthice.hi.is/files/characterization_of_the_1st_and_2nd_day_of_volcanic_products_from_geldingadalahraun_2021.pd


Originally Posted by: doctormog 


You missed the 'f' from the hyperlink when you edited it I think but ty for the link, will have a look later after the school run


I had a look back through the Etna feed as well from last night and that got quite active for a while - 5:34AM this morning is a good place to look, really nice contrast with the blue skies, snow and fountaining lava.


 


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Roger Parsons
Wednesday, March 24, 2021 4:34:55 PM

I've just enjoyed this short clip:
Iceland: Close-up drone footage of volcanic eruption
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-56512554



Roger


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doctormog
Wednesday, March 24, 2021 7:16:04 PM

I am trying to work out if I would love or hate to be in that plane!



doctormog
Wednesday, March 24, 2021 7:17:39 PM
Hippydave
Wednesday, March 24, 2021 7:32:08 PM


I am trying to work out if I would love or hate to be in that plane!



Originally Posted by: doctormog 



Not a good time to suffer a mechanical I imagine!


Webcam has supplied both temporary whiteout conditions and lava today, which was nice! Second cone is very active, main one less so although a vent has opened up lower down so a new flow is coming out from that.


Judging by the people standing near to it the depth is starting to pile up a bit - can be a bit hard to judge when no one is next to it, other than watching what was a small ridge slowly disappearing in to the cooling lava.


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Saint Snow
Wednesday, March 24, 2021 7:42:20 PM


I am trying to work out if I would love or hate to be in that plane!



Originally Posted by: doctormog 


 


 


Isn't that just a screengrab from the 2012 film?


 




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Devonian
Wednesday, March 24, 2021 7:46:33 PM

Anyone for a game of “the floor is lava” ?

https://www.ruv.is/frett/2021/03/24/hraunpollar-fljotir-ad-myndast-i-geldingadolum

Originally Posted by: doctormog 


Impressive. It happens in lava lakes on Hawaii I think but I can't quickly remember the name for it. But, I bet the lava flows when they cool will be a bit 'aa'.

doctormog
Wednesday, March 24, 2021 7:57:21 PM


 


 


Isn't that just a screengrab from the 2012 film?


 



Originally Posted by: Saint Snow 



 I thought it looked familiar!  


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Gandalf The White
Wednesday, March 24, 2021 9:37:48 PM


 


Very interesting, Michael, thanks.


Location: South Cambridgeshire
130 metres ASL
52.0N 0.1E


doctormog
Thursday, March 25, 2021 1:41:48 PM


Things are rather active again this evening - no idea if it's a coincidence but last 2 days have had very little activity during the day and then quite a lot late afternoon and in to the evening. 


Quite addictive viewing


Originally Posted by: Hippydave 


Just to come back to this point Dave. It appears that it is indeed more than just a perception due to light levels and is apparently due to increasing activity in the evenings so far. The magma that is erupting also appears to be coming directly from the mantle and not from magma chambers in the crust. Overall activity does not seem to be decreasing and may in fact be increasing (which ties in well with some of the livestream footage).


This information has been taken from: https://www.ruv.is/frett/2021/03/18/helstu-tidindi-annar-minni-giganna-saekir-i-sig-vedrid 


Hippydave
Thursday, March 25, 2021 10:27:41 PM


 


Just to come back to this point Dave. It appears that it is indeed more than just a perception due to light levels and is apparently due to increasing activity in the evenings so far. The magma that is erupting also appears to be coming directly from the mantle and not from magma chambers in the crust. Overall activity does not seem to be decreasing and may in fact be increasing (which ties in well with some of the livestream footage).


This information has been taken from: https://www.ruv.is/frett/2021/03/18/helstu-tidindi-annar-minni-giganna-saekir-i-sig-vedrid 


Originally Posted by: doctormog 


Go team me


I was reading quite a few of the articles from the Volcano Cafe you linked to the other day, which were really fascinating. Seems like if the dyke isn't being topped up the eruption may gradually dwindle over a period of a couple of weeks, maybe a bit more but if it is being topped up still it could last considerably longer. So could be either an interesting but in the scheme of things pretty small eruption or something more impressive/noteworthy. I'd hope for the latter, particularly as it currently looks like there still wouldn't be any issues with settlements etc.


Was watching the feed on and off today and the larger cone had a chunk of the rim fall off earlier (about 4ish I think it was) but as it was above the lava level it didn't do anything. Does show how unstable the cones are though and something more interesting may occur and lead to a short term large increase in flow.


 


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