An eruption has now started (relatively close to last year’s)

Originally Posted by: doctormog 

An eruption has now started (relatively close to last year’s)

Originally Posted by: doctormog 

An eruption has now started (relatively close to last year’s)

Originally Posted by: doctormog 

Either that's been going a little while or the lava has poured out fast. At first I thought that was an old lava field but you can see in bottom left it's burning at the edge. 

Originally Posted by: picturesareme 

I might be wrong but I think it is based on an old lava field but is now extending it having erupted through the previous lava. It will be interesting to see what develops.

Originally Posted by: doctormog 

The whole outline of the lava field is now glowing making me think it's probably fresh lava, or more is erupting underneath. 

Originally Posted by: picturesareme 

The whole outline of the lava field is now glowing making me think it's probably fresh lava, or more is erupting underneath. 

Originally Posted by: picturesareme 

Yes, I wonder if it has spread out and/or melted some of the old lava as well as, as you say, more erupting underneath.

And yes agreed Patrick it definitely has that Icelandic fissure look about it.

Originally Posted by: doctormog 

I'm trying to place the location of that new opening in the map I remember in my head from last year, and I just can't! 

Originally Posted by: Chunky Pea 

See the red line on this image: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FZPiWJPUsAE4SMp?format=jpg&name=large 

Originally Posted by: doctormog 

Ah, thanks. Definitely a new fissure so given its alignment. Also seems to be in a location where fresh lava flow will not threaten to close off main road along the south coast as was much feared during the first eruption. Though these are very much early days yet. 

Originally Posted by: Chunky Pea 

Here is another image showing the location of the new fissure a bit more clearly: https://i2.wp.com/www.volcanocafe.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/map.png?ssl=1

As ever there is some great info at VolcanoCafe.

Originally Posted by: doctormog 

Perfect, thanks! 

Nice drone image of the new opening in that VolcanoCafe link. 

I video captured the the moment the fissure opened from one of the MDL cams while it is still available and will post up here later, just so as to keep for posterity. The thing about these sort of eruptions is that the can last only a few hours or days,, or could go on for months! 

Originally Posted by: Chunky Pea 

While I’m at it here’s a link to several more images from a Coast Guard helicopter this afternoon. They give a nice indication of current scale and context: https://www.facebook.com/Almannavarnir 

Originally Posted by: doctormog 

Another great link! Bookmarked.

'JustIcelandic' on YT has just uploaded some footage. Not very close but he'll have better footage up later on no doubt. 

BIG NEWS - A Volcanic Eruption Just Started in Iceland - The First Video - YouTube

Originally Posted by: Chunky Pea 

You beat me to it lol  i rather enjoy JustIcelandics film clips, they're always informative and often entertaining.

Originally Posted by: Windy Willow 

I knew it wouldn't be long before the guy from Reykjavik Grapevine was on the case. Amazing footage here!

Originally Posted by: Darren S