Peter Cobbold Posted March 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2021 18 minutes ago, Bleednipple said: My Icelandic friend who used to head up part of the Iceland Search and Rescue org posted this. It's an auto translate of their local safety advisory, into Polish and English. So if you're planning to be one the "people who are going to erupt" or are going to see the "fireworks", bear in mind that "Poland will humiliate", apparently, and also beware that "The Gossip Station is destroyed at 17.00 today". Made me chuckle anyway. And today at 5:30pm there looks to be atleast 100 onlookers, Good that the authorites bend with the wind and allow the curious access. Have always been impressed with the lack of safety measures at tourist sites. Peter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
john.r.davies Posted March 24, 2021 Report Share Posted March 24, 2021 (edited) Meanwhile, in another part of the forest Mantle? Etna Erupts! Those Sicilians are pretty cool about! There's even a Volcanocam on the cablecar station near the summit, but there must be a large ashfall (?) as nothing is to be seen, and even kilometers away (see cams below on that page,)it's dark just now (1800). But the noise! https://www.skylinewebcams.com/en/webcam/italia/sicilia/catania/vulcano-etna-sud.html John Edited March 24, 2021 by john.r.davies Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stillp Posted March 24, 2021 Report Share Posted March 24, 2021 1 hour ago, Peter Cobbold said: Good that the authorites bend with the wind and allow the curious access. I see they're running buses from Reykjavik to the start of the hiking trail to the volcano, as the car park can't cope. Pete Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Peter Cobbold Posted March 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2021 More than half the population of Iceland live in Reykjavik.........that's a lot of buses if they all want to visit, and who would not ! Peter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RobH Posted March 24, 2021 Report Share Posted March 24, 2021 I've just noticed that the two cones have started to flare at more or less the same time now - have their feed points become joined I wonder ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stillp Posted March 24, 2021 Report Share Posted March 24, 2021 25 minutes ago, Peter Cobbold said: More than half the population of Iceland live in Reykjavik.........that's a lot of buses if they all want to visit, and who would not ! Peter The better-off ones will be taking the helicopter tours - there are six choppers flying. Pete Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stillp Posted March 24, 2021 Report Share Posted March 24, 2021 There seem to be a lot of people there now - at https://www.mbl.is/frettir/innlent/2021/03/23/beint_eldgosid_i_fagradalsfjalli/ I assume the white lights on the LH side are people's phone cameras? Pete Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bleednipple Posted March 24, 2021 Report Share Posted March 24, 2021 2 hours ago, john.r.davies said: Meanwhile, in another part of the forest Mantle? Etna Erupts! Those Sicilians are pretty cool about! There's even a Volcanocam on the cablecar station near the summit, but there must be a large ashfall (?) as nothing is to be seen, and even kilometers away (see cams below on that page,)it's dark just now (1800). But the noise! https://www.skylinewebcams.com/en/webcam/italia/sicilia/catania/vulcano-etna-sud.html John Etna certainly is an impressive volcano, even just for its sheer scale (basal circumference 140km according to Wikipedia). I've been almost to the crater rim, with Italian Protezione Civile people to hold my hand, and I was secretly slightly relieved when the time came to head back down. Nigel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Peter Cobbold Posted March 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2021 2 hours ago, stillp said: There seem to be a lot of people there now - at https://www.mbl.is/frettir/innlent/2021/03/23/beint_eldgosid_i_fagradalsfjalli/ I assume the white lights on the LH side are people's phone cameras? Pete Last night there were two vehicles up there - saw headlamp beams briefly. They must have been official as off--roading is strictly verboten. Peter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Peter Cobbold Posted March 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2021 2 hours ago, RobH said: I've just noticed that the two cones have started to flare at more or less the same time now - have their feed points become joined I wonder ? Yes they look sync'd. Compared with last night the vents are now similar in height and area. i wonder how that happens, why didn't the larger vent steal the flow ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Peter Cobbold Posted March 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2021 Icelanders learn about volcanoes etc from kindergaten onwards. When an accessible eruption comes along thay all want to exeperiience it: from VolcanoCafe Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stillp Posted March 25, 2021 Report Share Posted March 25, 2021 Don't park obstructing the Icelandic army! https://www.mbl.is/frettir/innlent/2021/03/25/hermenn_lyftu_bilum_ur_vegi_vid_gosstodvarnar/ Pete Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RobH Posted March 25, 2021 Report Share Posted March 25, 2021 Iceland doesn't have an army Pete. Those must be the provisional wing of the traffic wardens Wiki: Iceland: Has not had a standing army since 1869, but is an active member of NATO. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stillp Posted March 25, 2021 Report Share Posted March 25, 2021 3 minutes ago, RobH said: Iceland doesn't have an army Pete. Those must be the provisional wing of the traffic wardens Wiki: Iceland: Has not had a standing army since 1869, but is an active member of NATO. Ah yes, thanks Rob; "Norwegian soldiers from the airspace guard at Keflavík Airport had been inspecting the eruption sites and of course got into the same knot as others when their buses were trying to get on." Pete Quote Link to post Share on other sites
john.r.davies Posted March 25, 2021 Report Share Posted March 25, 2021 The "SpaceWeather" site is reporting "Auroras over Geldingadalur" Surely, a mere coincidence? John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bleednipple Posted March 25, 2021 Report Share Posted March 25, 2021 24 minutes ago, john.r.davies said: Surely, a mere coincidence? Yes I guess, but a stunningly gorgeous one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Peter Cobbold Posted March 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2021 High speed geology, the eruption in 1minute: https://www.ruv.is/frett/2021/03/25/eldgosid-a-einni-minutu Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Peter Cobbold Posted March 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2021 1 hour ago, john.r.davies said: The "SpaceWeather" site is reporting "Auroras over Geldingadalur" Surely, a mere coincidence? John Tks John, beutiful ! yes, coincidence. Peter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
john.r.davies Posted March 27, 2021 Report Share Posted March 27, 2021 Extraordinary footage from a photographer who flew a drone through the plume of erupting magma at the biggest crater at Geldingadur: https://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/news/2021/03/22/fiery_eyes_of_fagradalsfjall_craters_video/ It also shows that there is a fissure, with several other, smaller craters erupting magma at the same time. Peter, what's the expected result of this? Another mountainous volcano on Iceland to rival Öræfajökull, or a vast lava flow, covering square miles? JOhn Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stillp Posted March 27, 2021 Report Share Posted March 27, 2021 Here's an opinion John: https://icelandgeology.net/ I like his statement "Do not walk on the fresh lava"! Pete Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Peter Cobbold Posted March 27, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2021 John, see the last section, "the future" https://www.volcanocafe.org/the-reykjanes-fires/ the deep origin of the magma from the mantle 14-17km deep is unusual. There is no magma chmaber in the crust to empty so it might erupt for months, or years and forma shield volcano. But at a mere 6 m^3 per second it;s not going tobe too big. They had 10,000 visitors yesterday and a 5km long carpark. When the pandemic abates I see them making a tourist attraction, its only 10miles roughly from the Blue lagoon adn 25 form the airport, perfect for translatlantic flight stopovers. In 10 days at current rate the lava should over-top the valley, to the NW ( left field of view fo the ruv camera), but nothing is under threat from that. Peter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Peter Cobbold Posted March 27, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2021 NE not NW Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Peter Cobbold Posted March 27, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2021 New webcam with sound https://k100streymi.mbl.is/p2p/mbllive?v=1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
john.r.davies Posted March 27, 2021 Report Share Posted March 27, 2021 Thank you, Peter! Dramatic stuff! John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Peter Cobbold Posted March 27, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2021 3 hours ago, john.r.davies said: Thank you, Peter! Dramatic stuff! John unfortunately its buggy, maybe the gas cloud affects the wireless signal ? or it objects to being bathed in sulphuric acid when it rains. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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