More Strange Floods From Katla Volcano - New Drone Video From This Dangerous System

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  • @jaym8257
    @jaym8257 3 місяці тому +89

    Congratulations for 100 thousand plus subscribers.

  • @susanjacquier5358
    @susanjacquier5358 3 місяці тому +41

    Good morning from Australia.
    Thanks Gylfi...our 'go to' reporter from Iceland.

  • @kaiying74
    @kaiying74 3 місяці тому +30

    Absolutely beautiful footage Gylfi, the area around Katla looks incredible.

  • @andrewhotston983
    @andrewhotston983 3 місяці тому +49

    It is sobering that even in the high-tech 21st century, nature can keep scientists guessing.

    • @Ninchennase
      @Ninchennase 3 місяці тому +5

      On the other hand it's amazing how much we know and predict these days when 100 years ago it was still just scary mystery.

  • @bertoray5497
    @bertoray5497 3 місяці тому +14

    Iceland so beautiful.

  • @Anne_Umphrey
    @Anne_Umphrey 3 місяці тому +4

    Thank you for the spectacular drone footage, and for the discussion of this very serious volcano, Katla.

  • @bujin1977
    @bujin1977 3 місяці тому +30

    This is just what I needed to hear 11 days before spending two days in Vik! 🤣 Well, I'll be spending two nights at the Black Beach Suites that just creep into view on the right side of the screen at the end of the video.

    • @wtglb
      @wtglb 3 місяці тому +2

      You might have a ring-side seat! 😅😂😂😂

    • @CaSuMog
      @CaSuMog 3 місяці тому +2

      Been there, they are great !

    • @AnnaMarianne
      @AnnaMarianne 3 місяці тому +3

      Enjoy your trip!

  • @adelaferreira4575
    @adelaferreira4575 3 місяці тому +2

    Amazing views of your beautiful country ! Thank you for this update ,hoping the dormant giant doesn’t wake up with huge thunder,in the mean time we all enjoy the natural beauty of Iceland,thanks and safe travels !

  • @darreno9874
    @darreno9874 3 місяці тому +15

    Beautiful country and a great video with a warning for visitors to do their research before visiting Iceland

    • @JustIcelandic
      @JustIcelandic  3 місяці тому +1

      Thanks and welcome to Iceland :)

  • @anitamitchell3452
    @anitamitchell3452 3 місяці тому +11

    Look at you 102K subs. You've only started dear. Thank you for all you give us.

  • @jimgraves4197
    @jimgraves4197 3 місяці тому +16

    Katla is definitely up to something this year. I hope she is just having a restless sleep and doesn't suddenly wake up as that would be much bigger than anything we have seen over the last few decades.

    • @JustIcelandic
      @JustIcelandic  3 місяці тому +8

      It's so hard to guess when it comes to Katla, she's a teaser,

    • @ripbbl5053
      @ripbbl5053 3 місяці тому

      @@JustIcelandic
      Hiya, could you do a video about the 1918 eruption, please?
      What were the consequences for Iceland and Europe?
      Thank you very much
      Take care and GBY

  • @johnfox4691
    @johnfox4691 3 місяці тому +4

    The colours and textures of the landscape at 3:40 are superb.

    • @JustIcelandic
      @JustIcelandic  3 місяці тому

      I have more coming soon Fram that day, got lucky with light conditions and used the time well while it lasted :)

  • @forthedisenfranchised4366
    @forthedisenfranchised4366 3 місяці тому +2

    Wonderful video Gylfi. I really struggle to comprehend the scale of the landscape, it is so massive and mysterious - I bet there're so many hidden landscapes within and around the glacier (most rarely explored). I hope it never goes bang again, but we will see, these floods are very intriguing.

  • @quietone748
    @quietone748 3 місяці тому +4

    The view from that high up shows the mud washed into the sea from the two floods, which is cool. Also, the shot over the Thorsmörk hills shows how truly massive Katla is. At first I thought it was the clouds, but then I realized those are some awfully solid clouds.

    • @JustIcelandic
      @JustIcelandic  3 місяці тому

      Thanks :) actually shot above the Torfajokull caldera, you almost got it right though :)

  • @louyeo6571
    @louyeo6571 3 місяці тому +3

    Good evening Gylfi , greetings from Devon, uk. Yet another fascinating video with your insights about the continually evolving nature of your extraordinary island. Be well …

  • @zfid
    @zfid 3 місяці тому +1

    Am always in awe of the landscape and terrain! Your drone footage and photography is stunning.

  • @emom358
    @emom358 3 місяці тому +6

    Such a beautiful country, thank you Gylfi.

  • @Argleeb
    @Argleeb 3 місяці тому +6

    Hello and many thanks for your timely updates and videos! Best wishes for coming days ❤

  • @shaunpapworth4269
    @shaunpapworth4269 3 місяці тому +2

    Hello Gylfi Thank you for a great update on the Katla volcano and the Mýrdalskökull glacier, and the amazingly beautiful views from your drone.
    I can imagen Katla must becoming a great concern for the people of Iceland, that would be a devastating disasters for us all around the world if Katla erupted.
    Thanks again and stay safe.

    • @JustIcelandic
      @JustIcelandic  3 місяці тому +1

      Katla is teasing us all the time so we might be safe for a few more years, but I do however thing the experts are right. its something more cooking than usual, and it don't smell good

    • @shaunpapworth4269
      @shaunpapworth4269 3 місяці тому

      @@JustIcelandic Thanks Gylfi yeah definitely not looking too good at all.

  • @rustybones5540
    @rustybones5540 3 місяці тому +5

    Very informative. Never a dull moment in the Iceland of volcanoes.

  • @gregkral4467
    @gregkral4467 3 місяці тому +2

    Absolutely amazing landscape, all those rills and fissures, wow, great video sir. Hope all goes well.

  • @stephyadcock1233
    @stephyadcock1233 3 місяці тому +4

    Brilliant update, thank you.
    There was yet another M3 earthquake there last night. Those little volcano elves are having a right good party down there in the depths of Katla aren't they lol

    • @JustIcelandic
      @JustIcelandic  3 місяці тому

      Might have to do with geothermal activity, it's obviously very hot under there right now :)

  • @PetPrepRadioShow
    @PetPrepRadioShow 3 місяці тому +1

    Love your channel! An Icelandic horse lover, I absolutely love your style and content! Thank you for all of the hard work you put in to bring us such great content! May God Bless You!

    • @JustIcelandic
      @JustIcelandic  3 місяці тому

      Thank you so much! I have been filming horses every now and then, need to make a horsing around video soon :) and always welcome :)

  • @cindiedeasey1352
    @cindiedeasey1352 3 місяці тому +4

    Beautiful - as always. Iceland is on my bucket list.

  • @RockJumper
    @RockJumper 3 місяці тому +2

    Good morning Gylfi, usually from Massachusetts but now from Iceland too! I will be traveling along the South Coast tomorrow, and knowing that Katla had a 3.5 earthquake only hours ago and after watching the video, I will be keeping a sharper eye on her for certain! Thank you for the wonderful video footage of the area, as always! -Karen

    • @JustIcelandic
      @JustIcelandic  3 місяці тому

      You might even get northern light tonight so I would check it out, and goof luck and welcome back to Iceland Karen :)

  • @timpointing
    @timpointing 3 місяці тому +1

    It will be a difficult decision when it comes to alerting tourists about the potential for danger in this area. A difficult balancing act between enough to keep them safe but not so much that they stay away from Iceland entirely. I do not envy the decision makers!
    Yet another beautiful video from our favourite Iceland information source. I am regularly amazed at how high your drone is able to fly and how steady/stable it is!

    • @JustIcelandic
      @JustIcelandic  3 місяці тому

      Many thanks, drone videos are very stable now but I sometimes have to do some fixing in post though. Have lots to show from the summer so stay tuned :)

  • @gigi3242
    @gigi3242 3 місяці тому +2

    Hope Katla is just being a bit grumbly, turns over and goes back to sleep. The video is visually stunning, such a beautiful place. Best regards.

  • @bartjes2509
    @bartjes2509 3 місяці тому +2

    Thanks for sharing Gylfi, images like on 3:45 make me want to go back to Iceland next summer to explore even more of the highlands...

    • @JustIcelandic
      @JustIcelandic  3 місяці тому

      Will publish the full version soon :)

  • @MajesticNaturePhotography
    @MajesticNaturePhotography 3 місяці тому +1

    Excellent video Gylfi, as always!!
    Absolutely LOVE the drone footage in this one - absolutely beautiful!!
    It definitely raises an eyebrow to hear of so many floods in such a short time, that's for sure. Hopefully this is just Katla burping, and not getting ready for a big event. If a big event were to happen, I'd be fearful for the residents of Vík.
    I am always amazed by the efficiency of the Icelandic people! Here in the U.S., that road would've taken years to repair, countless pointless meetings, and miles of government red tape. Kudos to the workers for getting that repaired so quickly! Just goes to show what a "can-do" attitude can accomplish... and perhaps a bit of the þetta Reddast philosophy as well :p
    I agree with your suggestion - a SMS warning is a great idea!! A little information never hurts, and worst-case scenario, people are more informed and better prepared. I hope the Icelandic Officials heed your recommendation!
    Thank you again, Gylfi!
    You always bring the best information and videos!!

  • @johnbradshaw7525
    @johnbradshaw7525 3 місяці тому +6

    Good evening Gylfi. I hope you are well. Another excellent update video on Katla. My tour wasn't affected by the glacial flood that happened last month as we were driving along the south coast when the glacial flood started. I do like the south coast of Iceland. Got to stay in Vik this time and visited the church that's overlooking Vik.

  • @rolloakagaryr1527
    @rolloakagaryr1527 3 місяці тому +7

    Good evening Glyfi I have been in your home area of Akureyri for a few days I kept looking for little white car with camera mounted on the friont, now heading down is east side at Laugar. And I might have got myself another job to come back to my spiritual home. Great informative video as always

  • @suehayes2001
    @suehayes2001 3 місяці тому +3

    Thank you for the update on Katla.

  • @Suemack24
    @Suemack24 3 місяці тому +5

    Please more Kayla clips. It’s magnificent.

  • @kimberleyh1946
    @kimberleyh1946 3 місяці тому +4

    Thank you, Stay safe!

  • @laynelair2233
    @laynelair2233 3 місяці тому +4

    Thanks for the update Gylfi! 🧐☕😎✌️

  • @maurasmith-mitsky762
    @maurasmith-mitsky762 3 місяці тому +4

    Hello. Wonderful video. As usual, I’m in awe of the geography you so ably share. 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽❤️

  • @DianeSmith-h3t
    @DianeSmith-h3t 3 місяці тому +3

    It’s amazing how Icelanders just crack on and get things fixed quickly, they could teach us all a thing or two,
    Thanks G. Once again fab filming.
    Di…Cumbria

  • @LilA-zl6tf
    @LilA-zl6tf 3 місяці тому +2

    Congratulations for over 100K subscribers! Well deserved. - And thank you for this Katla update with such beautiful scenery!

  • @jesselomas8626
    @jesselomas8626 3 місяці тому +4

    Stunning footage from you once more

  • @MultiOranuch
    @MultiOranuch 3 місяці тому +1

    Good morning from Stockholm - So thanks a lot for uppdating 👍 - Hope that Katla Volcano System is still calming cause we (my thai friends and I) will drive to Vik i Myrdal again next June. But we can stop Nature process, alright.
    A little scary but must to accept if Katla Eruption will begin. Only change A trip plan. Take Care & Best Wishes

  • @prisd7821
    @prisd7821 3 місяці тому +1

    What a magical land. I sometimes wonder if mother nature put it there to show us her power and the strength of the people of Iceland . Another marvellous piece of filming.

  • @springsogourne
    @springsogourne 3 місяці тому +2

    Beautiful work! Wow 😮 thank you for the update!

  • @johncampbell9216
    @johncampbell9216 3 місяці тому +4

    Magnificent views, sir.

  • @TheAnnie41
    @TheAnnie41 3 місяці тому +2

    Thank you for another wonderful video. I love all of your videos.

    • @JustIcelandic
      @JustIcelandic  3 місяці тому +1

      Glad you like them! Much appreciated :)

  • @tthappyrock368
    @tthappyrock368 3 місяці тому +1

    Since it's no longer summer, this latest flooding doesn't seem like it can be due to seasonal melting -- unless your country also has been experiencing unseasonably warm weather. I hope the warning system you mentioned gets made more robust before anything happens. Congratulations on 102k subscribers and thank you for another beautiful video of your country!

    • @JustIcelandic
      @JustIcelandic  3 місяці тому

      The seasonal earthquakes last into October since it's not so cold now, still melting and no new snow yet. And thanks for watching, finally did the 100k target, took a while :)

  • @billdouglas2936
    @billdouglas2936 3 місяці тому +2

    Thank you, Gylfi.

  • @Angelvoice4977
    @Angelvoice4977 3 місяці тому +4

    Another great video from you always great to see from Island 🇮🇸

    • @JustIcelandic
      @JustIcelandic  3 місяці тому

      Glad you enjoyed it

    • @Angelvoice4977
      @Angelvoice4977 3 місяці тому

      @@JustIcelandic congratulations 100 000 subscribers 👍😁🇮🇸

  • @veronicahenderson17
    @veronicahenderson17 3 місяці тому +1

    Stunning footage!
    Strange seeing the finger of the glacier that I climbed in February. Still recognisable, heading up towards the ice cap, but with so much less surrounding snowscape, of course. It's a beautiful mountain to climb, and the place where I really felt a bond with Iceland.

  • @pennyburns6123
    @pennyburns6123 3 місяці тому +4

    Thx. The sky in that one clip was very strange. Stay safe. Blessings your way.

    • @JustIcelandic
      @JustIcelandic  3 місяці тому +1

      Much appreciated!

    • @Marc_Gagné
      @Marc_Gagné 3 місяці тому

      Should have added a timestamp.

    • @pennyburns6123
      @pennyburns6123 3 місяці тому +1

      @@Marc_Gagné 3:46

    • @Marc_Gagné
      @Marc_Gagné 3 місяці тому

      @@pennyburns6123 Yes, I see, the clouds and mountains blend.

  • @Celeste-in-Oz
    @Celeste-in-Oz 3 місяці тому +1

    I respect how serious the topic is… but 3:35 is the most stunning, other-worldly landscape I have seen in some time ✨

  • @daled.4495
    @daled.4495 3 місяці тому +1

    Very nice, Gylfi. Not only is Reykjavík beautiful, but it is such a clean city. I dream of visiting your beautiful country one day. Thanks, Gylfi.

  • @lennyhall87
    @lennyhall87 3 місяці тому +1

    Excellent video as always, you are doing a Great job of spoiling us with your beautiful work. Coffee coming next week. Please, I Hope You Have a Better Day, Boscawen NH

  • @Pikaia2207
    @Pikaia2207 3 місяці тому +1

    Beautiful images, beautiful scenery.

  • @darrenmarrable2530
    @darrenmarrable2530 3 місяці тому +2

    Love your content. Amazing coverage and spectacular footage. ❤

  • @Earl_Robinson_UK
    @Earl_Robinson_UK 3 місяці тому +2

    Stunning beauty! We got married in the sight of Reynisdrangar last year and so want to go back to carry on our exploration of Iceland.

    • @JustIcelandic
      @JustIcelandic  3 місяці тому +2

      Nice to hear :) and welcome back to Iceland :)

  • @causewaykayak
    @causewaykayak 3 місяці тому +6

    Lovely footage 🇨🇮

  • @ericfielding2540
    @ericfielding2540 3 місяці тому +1

    You took good advantage of some beautiful weather to get the video shots you used here. I hope that Katla gives folks plenty of warning before she does anything dramatic.

  • @paulaweber-lohmeier5919
    @paulaweber-lohmeier5919 3 місяці тому

    An amazing landscape! All your videos are beautifully filmed, and this is no exception. Thank you!

  • @Soken50
    @Soken50 3 місяці тому +2

    Iceland is certainly going through interesting times at the moment, I hope Katla doesn't cause any losses if it ends up waking up. Thanks for the great visuals.

    • @JustIcelandic
      @JustIcelandic  3 місяці тому

      I hope so too, she usually wakes up shaking and I'm mostly worried about hikers in the region that need longer time to move back to the highway from where it's easy to get into safety.

  • @lloydbellis7360
    @lloydbellis7360 3 місяці тому +1

    Great information and filming as always.
    Thank you
    👍👍👍😎😎😎

  • @markpitts5194
    @markpitts5194 3 місяці тому +4

    Good evening G. !

  • @Smartlady56
    @Smartlady56 3 місяці тому +1

    What a beautiful area you filmed.

  • @UKOnation
    @UKOnation 3 місяці тому

    I often stop and view the fantastic images, study the landscape, all it´s forms and shapes. I love to view your videos.
    Best regards

  • @jacquie-h4530
    @jacquie-h4530 3 місяці тому +1

    Thank you for another informative video about your beautiful country, beautiful and desolate but with a reminder that there is some danger if you don't take care.

  • @Yivvin
    @Yivvin 3 місяці тому

    Thank you for the update and stunning footage 💖

  • @michaelamcgregor8125
    @michaelamcgregor8125 3 місяці тому +5

    Vulcanos are soo impressive.
    as long as they are calm enough if you visit them. Just followed some documents about the Tonga vulcano also

  • @alienallen2983
    @alienallen2983 3 місяці тому +1

    Thank You for the update 👍🙏>>>💚

  • @WhiteTiger333
    @WhiteTiger333 3 місяці тому +1

    Gorgeous drone footage! If I lived around there, I would have my really good gas mask purchased, along with replacement filters. (To avoid any last minute rush if large earthquakes around Katla begin!). I can only imagine the amount of ash to come through a glacier.

  • @mareekelly1579
    @mareekelly1579 3 місяці тому +2

    Once again, thanks Gylfi. A lot of volcanoes worldwide are making people worry.

  • @teddybear4020
    @teddybear4020 3 місяці тому +1

    thank you so much 4 this vid and update reposting

  • @jimmyjames2022
    @jimmyjames2022 3 місяці тому +1

    Such a beautiful landscape around Katla, your drone flights really capture the ethereal nature of it Gylfi. I'd be concerned crossing a wide coastal plain where jökulhlaups occur without a good SMS warning system in light of this recent frequency. I get that GOV doesn't want "scare" tourists but I'd be more inclined to advise *all* tourists arriving in Iceland about the various risks.

  • @maxkendall1298
    @maxkendall1298 3 місяці тому

    Thank you, and greetings from NZ

  • @janmccann8081
    @janmccann8081 3 місяці тому +3

    Oh boy! But so beautiful!

  • @karinlindblom2934
    @karinlindblom2934 3 місяці тому +1

    Wow that is huge. It took some time berfore I realiced that the background at 3:32 wasn't just a cloud but also the vulcano. Very beautiful footage. I suddenly wanted to visit but I think I belong to the group of people who wil haev to wait for a long time

    • @JustIcelandic
      @JustIcelandic  3 місяці тому

      Hope you can make it to us some day but this shot is from a long trip that I filmed both from the drone and the car, trying to figure out how I present it but I know you will like it :) Coming soon...

  • @patriciamueller3986
    @patriciamueller3986 3 місяці тому +4

    Beautiful country! In iceland you have to be concerned about volcanoes. Here in mississippi we're dodging hurricanes. It's crazy! 🗻🌋

    • @JustIcelandic
      @JustIcelandic  3 місяці тому +1

      Good luck dodging hurricanes with greetings from the volcano island :)

  •  3 місяці тому +1

    How awesome that was! Pressing replay 🤓👍🏼

  • @StormyWitchnado
    @StormyWitchnado 3 місяці тому +1

    So beautiful! ❤

  • @RedTrish
    @RedTrish 3 місяці тому +2

    Beautiful scenery thank you

  • @SW-MOTO
    @SW-MOTO 3 місяці тому

    Excellent information. Many thanks for your updates. Greetings from Switzerland.

  • @elizabethrauscher2685
    @elizabethrauscher2685 3 місяці тому +2

    A stunning ragged landscape

    • @JustIcelandic
      @JustIcelandic  3 місяці тому

      Yes it's been shaped from floods from Katla

    • @elizabethrauscher2685
      @elizabethrauscher2685 3 місяці тому

      @@JustIcelandic also from multiple eruptions by the way the gorge has multiple defined ridges down to Vik

  • @smith...1
    @smith...1 3 місяці тому +1

    Sending love from Australia 🌏🤩

  • @paulrandig
    @paulrandig 3 місяці тому +1

    You talk about your volcanos like someone talking about the different characters of the various animals of his live stock: With respect, with care, with love, sometimes with a bit of worry. How to read them, about their unique behaviour, what to expect, how to take care, about the danger they could be and about the way to handle it. You make me feel kind of at home in Iceland and become comfortable with the idea of volcanos around. And I am from Austria, where the nearest active volcano is really, really far away.

    • @KatlaJokulsdottir
      @KatlaJokulsdottir 3 місяці тому +1

      There's a nice article - in a scientific journal mind you - about hazards from Katla volcano ("Katla volcano in Iceland, potential hazards and risk assessment"). The Icelandic author, Jónas Elíasson, describes here as an "old lady" who "besides being unpredictable and gloomy [...] also has a very complex character." About the question whether the length of times between eruptions are linked to the intensity of eruptions, he writes "When there has been a large eruption, the old lady takes a long rest." (This is backed up wit statistics of course)
      So yes, (some) Icelanders speak of volcanoes as having personalities 🙂
      The nice thing about Katla is that at least she doesn't poison the land (provided she erupts underneath the glacier and not in some far-away fissure like in the year 940). Hekla is a nasty fluorine-spitter.

    • @JustIcelandic
      @JustIcelandic  3 місяці тому

      Thanks for sharing, well said 🙂

    • @JustIcelandic
      @JustIcelandic  3 місяці тому

      Much appreciated 🙂 always welcome

  • @e.k.4508
    @e.k.4508 3 місяці тому +2

    Congrats on the first 100.000! 🎉🎉🎉 Will you show us the Silver Button in a post?

    • @JustIcelandic
      @JustIcelandic  3 місяці тому +1

      Very soon, have a video in the making where I talk about the channel :)

  • @johntwigg3714
    @johntwigg3714 3 місяці тому

    Best regards from the U.K. stunning video, thank you.

  • @RWBHere
    @RWBHere 3 місяці тому +1

    Thanks Gylfi. I guess that villagers from Vik call themselves Vikings?
    Congratulations on earning 100,000 subscribers!

    • @JustIcelandic
      @JustIcelandic  3 місяці тому

      I don't thong they do :) and thanks, the 100k celebration video is online now

  • @jangoosen5407
    @jangoosen5407 3 місяці тому +1

    Thanks for this reminder to be mindful 🙂

  • @evahedstrom8789
    @evahedstrom8789 3 місяці тому +1

    Beautiful filming

  • @Marc_Gagné
    @Marc_Gagné 3 місяці тому +2

    Are you a guide? I would certainly call you first while planning a trip to your fabulous country.

  • @DarrenNugent-md4kd
    @DarrenNugent-md4kd 3 місяці тому

    Here's to better times for Iceland keeping my fingers crossed for you and the icelandic community hoping nothing happens that would affect your gorgeous country much love from myself and the UK 🇬🇧 to Iceland 🇮🇸 and mr and mrs Gylfi ❤

  • @RankinMsP
    @RankinMsP 3 місяці тому +1

    It seems governance in Iceland is about disaster management.
    Good luck with it all.
    Gorgeous footage once again. ❤

  • @susiesue3141
    @susiesue3141 3 місяці тому

    Great information! Thanks for sharing! 😊

  • @lasmoans7146
    @lasmoans7146 3 місяці тому +2

    Very dramatic landscape

  • @penihavir1777
    @penihavir1777 3 місяці тому +1

    Thanks for another great update… the first 1/4 and I’m sure the rest too! 🤦‍♀️
    I had to stop watching for several hours because of the connection issues here (whole country). Still no cell, but WiFi back up, so I can watch the rest of the video. 👍

    • @JustIcelandic
      @JustIcelandic  3 місяці тому

      Hope you get the connection issues solved and greetings from iceland :)

  • @johnziggykelleher4871
    @johnziggykelleher4871 3 місяці тому +2

    Thanks Gylfi. You are getting the pole increase in Mean Surface Temperature from global warming and also heat from below the earth's surface. Sorry for that.Cannot imagine the power of an eruption of Katla . I will have to go pop culture on you and mention the movie, Katla. Seems to be a homage to Tarkovski's , Solaris , and an indication of the destruction .Thanks Brother.

  • @hreader
    @hreader 3 місяці тому

    Many thanks for that as ever. Yet another background worry for everyone. I did though like your aerial view of Solheimajokull Glacier on which I've walked several times. Back in September I picked up a piece of ice enclosing both coarse ash from Katla 1918 and very, very fine ash from Eyjafjallajokull in 2010 and was astonished to see just how fine that ash was - mixed with water it becomes paste (which I think is then used for beauty treatments, it's so fine!). A graphic reminder of just how powerful steam explosions are. My father (who studied the nineteenth century in Britain) often used to say that my interest in volcanoes made him think of the energy from steam which powered the UK's industrial revolution. I've never seen a large-scale explosive eruption, possibly just as well! My friends here in the UK sometimes find my volcanoes a bit alarming.

  • @hinzlakunzla4172
    @hinzlakunzla4172 3 місяці тому

    What a beautiful video, thank you!

  • @alayneperrott9693
    @alayneperrott9693 3 місяці тому +1

    Old Lady Katla should be treated with the greatest respect. Her historic eruptions have sent large ash plumes over NW Europe, with a significant effect on the weather, but some of her (prehistoric) eruptions in the last few millennia were even larger.

    • @JustIcelandic
      @JustIcelandic  3 місяці тому

      I agree, it's a huge system and the Eldgjá story.......to huge to be even talked about too much around here...The Katla system is way larger than most think...

  • @PhilthySteel
    @PhilthySteel 2 місяці тому +1

  • @adamzimmerman6660
    @adamzimmerman6660 3 місяці тому +3

    That region near Kleifarvatn is staying fairly active.

    • @JustIcelandic
      @JustIcelandic  3 місяці тому +1

      Yes the earthquakes hit just by the place I was talking about in my last update, I'm preparing a trip to this area in the next days.

  • @Stephen-zq2wf
    @Stephen-zq2wf 3 місяці тому +1

    100,000 Love IceLand & Gylfi !
    100,000 Viewers Appreciate your Hard Work / Diligence / InSights / Geo Science & IceLands Nature

    • @JustIcelandic
      @JustIcelandic  3 місяці тому

      Much appreciated and thanks from Iceland :)