Iceland… is on fire.
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With earthquake swarms, volcanic eruptions, and lava fountains that spew fifty to a hundred metres into the air, this tiny country is experiencing volcanic activity on a staggering scale. But the engineers of Iceland are fighting back…
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0:00 Iceland is on Fire
4:40 Iceland’s Unique Geology
9:07 Seismic Swarms
11:18 The Reykjanes Fires Cycle
17:13 Predicting Eruptions
20:56 Defending Against Lava
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References
“Volcanic Activity at Fagradalsfjall on the Reykjanes Peninsula”, via vedur.is https://astrumspace.info/fagradalsfjall
“Iceland Is Entering a New Volcanic Era”, via bbc.co.uk https://astrumspace.info/volcanicera
“Hotspots and Mantle Plumes”, via earthds.info https://astrumspace.info/mantleplumes
“The Geology of Iceland”, via guidetoiceland.is https://astrumspace.info/icelandgeology
“Diverse Mantle Components in the 2021 Fagradalsfjall Eruption”, via ncbi.nlm.nih.gov https://astrumspace.info/diversemantle
“The Icelandic Town Abandoned to the Volcanoes”, via bbc.co.uk https://astrumspace.info/grindavik
“Geology and Structure of the Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland”, via sciencedirect.com https://astrumspace.info/reykjanes
“Mitigating Volcanic Hazards on the Reykjanes Peninsula”, via ngm2024.se https://astrumspace.info/volcanichazards
“Protecting Iceland’s Towns from Lava Flows with Dirt”, via norwegianscitechnews.com https://astrumspace.info/lavaflows
“Iceland Builds Defences for a Future of Increased Volcanic Activity”, via reuters.com https://astrumspace.info/lavadefences
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It should be used to carve natural paths. Just guide the way by digging.
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Cube Chemistry has an amazing elements channel.
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The 1000ft geyser of lava was amazing 😮
How about the irony of a place called ice land and its full of hot volcanoes. Stay safe Iceland 🇮🇸
Info was great, but some of these clips are so inconsistent lol
iceland isnt a continent
'Hörn' is pronounced Hearn!
did you let an AI make this for you? A lot of the text and im'two continents tearing apart'ages don't make any sense together. Why are there iron filings when talking about (incorrectly)
icelander here. at 5:05 your pronunciation of Reykjanes barely had an accent. be proud of this because ive heard MOST others on youtube say it as "wreckaness". good job
Nice documentary!
I just KNOW this is trumps fault
Late 2019 when they locked the world down cause of Covid. So thousands of less plains car truck, vehicles in general that use oil. Less oil being pumped more volcanic activity.
So long as you believe the evolution myth you will not understand the reality.
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With volcanic activity world wide, would it be beneficial or possibe to drill holes in order to relieve the pressure. Preventing catastrophic eruptions, perhaps a controlled spill way out to un populated areas/ocean.
02:31 shows map where Iceland looks bigger than England, but at 03.51 says that Iceland is smaller than England. It is true, but your visuals need to reflect that. Choose a better map next time.
Just like to say for the citizenssof Iceland, do be cautious and stay safe. Lava flows no doubt is a thing of beauty but it doesn't care about anybody? It just flows and destroys eveything in its path
Icelander here. Just wanted to say that this was a great video, Take care Stay safe and of course Admire Iceland 😉
You asked so here it is, Fagra-dals-fjall, a compound name. Directly translated using cognate words in English Fair-dale-fell. So the easiest way to pronounce it is to pull the compounds apart into its constituents and remember that Icelandic always stresses the first vowel of each word. Fa(g)ra-Dal’s-fyattl (the ttl as in little or in tittle…. Faire-dale’s mountain. 😊
For those wondering why he called iceland and the 2 parts of the atlantic continents, i assume he's using the geologist definition of continent. Where each plate is a continent, land or not.
Continent doesn't have a real definition by itself, so multiple scientific specialties have different definitions.
It's like how there is no such thing as "trees". They evolved from many groups, have differing anatomy, etc.
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Icelander here.
Terribly…. is the answer
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Will my only first hand volcanic experience has been on the island of Hawaii. That's Pāhoehoe type lava. I can see how the scientists can predict flow and also how they can redirect it. I can see the possibilities.
ʻAʻā is just something else! It's far less influenced genealogical structures and I really don't see how they can redirect it. I'm pretty sure a lot of that is Influenced from childhood memories of seeing Iceland fighting lava flows with flooding seawater upon it.
Crazy fascinating though!!!🥰🥰🥰
But can we get to the center of the earth?
This makes me want to visit Iceland even more
Recently back after a six month trip. I was living at Strandakirkja. I spent one morning at the eruption site; just me and a vulcanologist from the Lava Show. A magical experience.
🇮🇸 Well articulated with supportive grapics and video.
Is that a good idea. Trying to control tectonic changes? We barely understand weather patterns. How are we going to know the impact this will have?
OMG all that Ice will melt!!
I hope everyone will be safe, but man, this is so cool!
Iceland is a great place to visit. Be aware. I stop at Costco in Iceland for fuel. The pump won't take my card. It turn out their employee installed a skimmer at the pump. Costco will not take responsibility of it. PS: Costco Iceland is NOT Kirkland. Is a separate company.
cinematography is wonderful
it really is something that mankind actually has the capability to predict and control such earthy events.
Aren't you like 25 people over there? Just leave we can make room in our basement.
Mind-blowing to see Iceland's ancient 1000-year cycle awakening—those lava defenses are incredible engineering!
What are the chances this is just Cronus waking up 🤔
I'd love a video on hotspot.
The whole damn earth is waking up beneath our feet.
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It depends on wether if the volcanism becomes gaseous and explosive. Basalt eruptions are managable. Hunga Tunga sized eruption would be like a nuke going off
Great upload
In anime, we have "Fire Force." What does everyone think we should nickname these real-life brave folks? Lava Force or Magma Force? Give me your vote (or a better name) in the responses 👇
what are they learning and adapting from New Zeland and Hawaai etc?
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