Thank you for creating this video during your vacation. You definitely earned the time off; so, I greatly appreciate you taking the time to produce and upload content.
Wow great volcano update from the new Icelandic eruption! Thanks for taking the time from your vacation for putting this all together and getting it out to RU-vid - Nicely Done!!
True, the Reykjanes peninsula is the most heavily populated area of Iceland. But this is mostly due to the fact that the capital city of Reykjavik (population 122,853, home of almost a third of Iceland's residents) is on the far northeastern part of the peninsula. The area surrounding Litli Hrútur is completely uninhabited, the closest settlement being Vogar (population 1,161), nearly 5 miles away. According to the government of Iceland, even the airbourne toxic gases currently being released by the volcano pose no threat to anyone except the tourists who want to try to get too close to the eruption. This event poses no significant risk to any of Iceland's towns, so perhaps it's a bit sensationalist to say that it happened on "the highly polulated Reykjanes peninsula." This would be a bit like saying that an eruption at the Cima Dome was in the highly populated state of California. While this is technically true, Cima is in the middle of the Mojave Desert, with no notable populations centers around. Kinda silly.
"Hurutur" is in fact pronounced Rhootür, that is with a silent r in the beginning, and something like a French u or German ü, imagine saying universe with an initial vowel between y and u with which it is usually pronounced in English!
Hi, hope you're enjoying your vacation. I have been wondering what is going on near the Fayal, volcano offshore of Portugal? Is the seismic Swarm volcanic in origin and is this likely to cause any problems. ? Cheers mate. 👍
Hi, Love your video's! Would you like some video's and pictures of the 2022 eruption of fagradalsfjall? We have seen it from a helicopter. So I think you will like it! Best regards: Lucas Buurman.
Most of the gas emitted by this or any erupting volcano is sulphur dioxide SO2 and water vapor. The former is hazardous to the lungs if inhaled. Fortunately the wind is blowing away from the visitors at this eruption CO2 is a minor gas in the mix.
Iceland is a very cool looking place. But I can't pronounce anything in Iceland except Iceland. I hope they speak some English over there. I would love to visit Iceland. See the names of these volcanoes in Iceland? Farfardujitculjulcichbledesaveouyl. What in the F@#%?
*Me, seeing a thumbnail about this from someone else a couple hours ago:* "Meh..." *Me, seeing GeologyHub has posted something about it:* "Ooh yeah, here's the GOOD stuff!!"
Thank you for this very informativ update. It's greatly appreciated that although being on vacation you keep your community updated. Enjoy your stay in the North and have a nice time.
Just want to add this: there are a LOT of poisonous gases coming out of these fissues right now. Stay far away unless you REALLY know what you are doing. And you almost certanily don't, no offense.
Iceland has been really lucky with these recent eruptions! They bring in tourism and haven't yet caused any damage to populated areas. Let's hope it stays that way.
@@EperogiLimousine It sure as hell can. All these people that get close up to these events are standing on ground that could suddenly break open. Sure, it's likely to take several minutes from the first cracks with these type of volcanoes but you never know.
@@CreedBrattonTheOffice no you do, the ground won’t “crack open” suddenly unless your standing over a lava flow that was freshly hardened, which is not allowed and heavily idiotic
The fissure is so long! The eruption is much larger than the previous 2 Fagradalsfjall eruptions! I will start watching the livestreams! The lava fountains are so mesmerizing!
I think it's wild to think that some peninsulas of Iceland was created thousands of years ago and not millions. It's easy to forget sometimes how young this country is and where it is located. I guess it would take lots of millions of years for it to start looking like i.e. the types of rocks you see in Scotland, Norways etc.. (I'm not a geologist, jusk asking :P)
I was in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada once with a geologist who trained in Hawaii. Gazing at some 1 billion year old black rock sticking out of a hillside, he said "wow, looks just like Hawaii". So I guess the answer is "it depends". ;-)
Thank you for taking your vacation time to give us this update! I love how you always include the data and maps. I like to know the specifics. Enjoy Nature for me! 🍀✌️😎
What are those LONG STRETCHES of underground lines of lava called? I remember when Bob erupted 2 years ago, the second 🌋 erupted down along a line of fire 🔥. I can’t recall, what are those long lines actually called, anyone know?
GH is the rate and volume of eruptive product worldwide (estimated total per year) ever compared to the estimated subduction volume total worldwide? It occurred to me that there is always some kind of delta between the two, if indeed this comparison is made or thought of in the geology realm. Just curious.
Given the patterns of the previous two eruptions, can you say something about the amount of toxic gas being released? Is it likely that this will reducing in the next days, and that visiting will again be possible?
There is a lot of toxic gas at the moment together with the moss burn because of the hot weather so people should wear gas masks. You need to walk 10 km to get to the site, but they will probably open an easier way later on, as the eruption may last for weeks. It has been suggested by the police to close all windows here in Reykjavik because of the toxic gas tonight as the wind is changing, but it can´t be worse than Eyjafjallajökull. The best way to see these eruptions is by helicopter.
To me it was one of the most thrilling things to ever witness, the beginning of eruption, with only the sudden smoke taking away all visibility, and then the waiting for true confirmation ofcourse.
Just out of curiosity, has GeologyHub done a video on the Great Meteor Hotspot? Hiked up one of the remnant volcanoes east of Montreal. Curious about other details about it.
