THANK YOU Alina, Art and Dr. Thor. Such a densely informative conversation, details and specifics that we cannot get in the general public easily from everyday sources. And the best part....although I have a degree in a science that allows me to understand easily, the way Dr. Thor is presenting the info, I could picture virtually anyone I know being able to fully understand and appreciate the points, given the 'plain language' that Dr. Thor is purposefully using for that exact reason. So Thanks again, and hoping to see more in the future!!! B.T.W. the folks protecting Grindavik, Svartsengi and the Blue Lagoon are absolutely amazing in the work they've done, and the speed and efficiency that they get it done, especially when Mother Nature is the one controlling the timing parameters in which they must work.
Thanks Alina and Art for that fascinating conversation with Þorvaldur Þórðarson, I don't know if you have considered a report on the construction of the berms, from the planning to the implementation, the logistics and people involved. Best wishes to you from Scotland.
thank you for the interview so much interesting information and borvaldur bordarson has so much knowledge and is so easy to understand the way he explains it when it can be a very difficult subject to understand
I imagine that being a geologist/volcanologist (whatever) trying to predict the upcoming eruptions must be a very thankless undertaking. The facts: The basis of all current knowledge about this area is based on something that happened over a period of 2-3 centuries 800 years ago, and the only "concrete" evidence is the to-the-best-of-our-knowledge history of the lava fields from that time. The tools of observation available now to our scientists are certain to add vast amounts of knowledge about what is going on, but we now have a mountain of new observations piling up that have yet to be processed and interpreted. Give our scientists a decade or so to consolidate the knowledge being acquired, but DO NOT expect pinpoint forecasts of imminent events right now! They must be doing the best they can, but there are limits....
Wow, that was a great interview, with so much information about very different topics all around volcanoes and their impact or non-impact, putting things in perspective, etc. These current eruptions in 2024 on Iceland are way more powerful than in Geldingadalir from 2021 to 2023 (in neighboring areas), thereforethe current eruptions of 2024 are not for the public. But there still were and might be way more powerful eruptions in other systems on Iceland that changed the weather of Earth for some time... Our atmosphere needs to be replenished, otherwise it would vanish slowly over millions of years... ... Maybe I think of Mars, which (or who?) has lost almost all of it's atmosphere, but Mars is also smaller than Earth. Mars is my addition here... Wow, what a wonderful interview. And there might have been others that I have missed... But I can find them if I want... So, many thanks to you two out there in the sun, there were great follow up questions based on his response, that's great, take in what he says, process it and you have another question ready, that's great! And many thanks to everyone behind the cameras, behind the scenes making this possible!
That was another great video. Many thanks for all the information to Alina, Art and Professor Þórðarson. I would be interested: Art made a video for the Reykjavík Grapevine before the first eruption in Fagradalsfjall. "Lullaby For The Sleeping Giant [Fagradalsfjall Volcano, Iceland, March 2021]" Would it be possible to perhaps make a current video, with roughly the same trajectory, so that the differences from then to now might be/become visible? I'm looking forward to all of your next videos.
