Iceland Lava Wall BREACHED! Geologist explains Volcano Eruption

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Geologist Ólafur Íngólfsson joins us on another trip to the volcano. He will talk about the new developments of the volcano as of May 21st. He explains how the volcano acts like a geyser now
The fagradalsfjall volcano started erupting on March 19th. Now two months later we see how the area has developed.
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@GoCoyote 3 жыл бұрын

According to Icelandic news, the walls were made to test the concept to slow down lava in order to allow extra time for orderly and effective evacuations, not an actual system to prevent the lava from advancing. This is to provide information to civil authorities on what type of earth walls would help slow the lava in emergency situations where a wall may need to be built quickly to allow time for evacuations.

@OleSandberg 3 жыл бұрын

yeah, that is the explanation they made up after screwing around for weeks ignoring the scientific models of what might and might not work. They came up with their own stupid idea thinking it would work, and then changed their public explanation when they couldn't admit they were wrong because ... fragile egos or something. Whatever the reason: this explanation is something they made up after the fact - and after ignoring the science.

@hinkelstein69 3 жыл бұрын

@@OleSandberg True science explores such questions with experiments, and that is what they did. In fact, the wall did work. The lava only broke through once it reached the level of the wall, as anyone would expect. Only anti-scientists tell other people to "follow the science" when in fact they want to impose their preconceived notions on them. The "follow the science" people will also change their opinion once an experiment has proven them wrong and come up with an explanation after the fact. You mix up facts and theories.

@eyeonit469 3 жыл бұрын

Kind of resented your tone of voice and mockery of the engineers. All they could hope for is if delaying the lava from flowing down onto the valley, with a thousand pounds of luck, maybe in that time the volcanoes might have reduced its volume of lava. Then they would have been heroes. No different than trying to keep the numbers down on Covid. Try to contain it then hope it doesn't get worse. Easy to be an armchair quarterback isn't it

@TheFaderland 3 жыл бұрын

@@hinkelstein69, " True science explores such questions with" ?? Proven models from climate gurus, linke Mr. Mann??

@koharumi1 3 жыл бұрын

@@eyeonit469 it is possible to contain COVID though you will definitely have outbreaks now and again. Just if people are willing to suffer short term. Larger populations generally will find it harder to contain it. Unless you do what China is doing, mass lockdown of cities.

@nellc9550 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing footage in the middle when Professor was talking about the gases.

@tamo9520 3 жыл бұрын

I agree! Very informative! Thank you for posting this for us all to see. That drone footage is amazingly beautiful!

@JonBear 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Comments like this make it all worth it

@rfresa 3 жыл бұрын

Basically, Iceland is belching.

@beatlesrgear 3 жыл бұрын

Only Congress and Parliament can emit more hot air than the volcano!

@moonshine814 3 жыл бұрын

@@beatlesrgear 😂 ain't that the truth!

@harrynac6017 3 жыл бұрын

2:18 "I'm completely hooked". Even during the interview, he just has to look again and again. 😁

@jojomccarthy8345 3 жыл бұрын

Daddy Geologist is amazing. He knows how fortunate he is to see this, and it shows.

@JonBear 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah you should see his face when we are reviewing the footage. He's so happy we can go there and then make these videos together

@raytribble8075 3 жыл бұрын

I completely enjoyed you and your fathers (the professor) “calming” spin along with the music during your drone footage. Excellent video.

@JonBear 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Ray! I made another video recently where my dad gives an update on the volcano with some more recent footage kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m8Vpq691sZ26p6M.html

@raytribble8075 2 жыл бұрын

I will check it out Jon. I am a geologist by trade and retired. I follow you and the volcanic activities in Iceland and the rest of the planet. I appreciate the excellent videos! Cheers!

@LeeDH22 2 жыл бұрын

I think this is the first time that the KZfaq algorithm has recommended something actually worth watching! What a beautifully shot and informative video.

@JonBear 2 жыл бұрын

That really means a lot. Glad you enjoyed it. I have two other videos that focus more heavily on my dad the Geologist if you want more info on this eruption and the geology of Iceland

@artmchugh5644 2 ай бұрын

This is outrageous!!!! And I have seen women naked !!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@mvdeehan 3 жыл бұрын

It is really good to hear your Dad explain why there is a delay to the “eruptions” Jon.

@lewis5794 3 жыл бұрын

Honestly I had no idea that was why lava, like... really heavy, dense rock would spurt so high but that explanation makes a lot of sense. Really cool channel ngl

@susanm.bedell7898 3 жыл бұрын

We visited Iceland from the USA twice & I tell everyone who’ll listen that for a destination that always offers exciting things to see & do with an intelligent, friendly & fun loving population, Iceland, “the land of Ice & Fire”, simply can’t be beat!!!

@muhammadajiwiyuda4888 3 жыл бұрын

really fascinating, I love the explanation. I'm an geological engineering student in Indonesia btw, shout out to all geologist and volcanologist, AND YOUR FATHER!!! LOVE YOU ALL.

@Arcdemon44 3 жыл бұрын

The music at 8:10 combined with the awe inspiring footage gives an almost spiritual feeling. We are so small compared to the raw power of nature.

@JonBear 2 жыл бұрын

So amazing to hear that! I searched long for a track that fit

@thesavage2054 3 жыл бұрын

I really hope your Dad is willing to keep appearing on your videos. His insightful knowledge makes these some of the best coverage on the volcano on KZfaq!

@JonBear 2 жыл бұрын

We'll collab for more Volcano stuff :) Going to get a Q&A video out soon :)

@nilenethompson-finn9062 3 жыл бұрын

Many thanks to the professor! Also, your drone footage was spectacular.

@hunt4redoctober628 3 жыл бұрын

As a 'lapsed' geologist I have always had a dream to see an active Volcano like this. Its mesmerising! Sadly I've not managed it yet but maybe next year, after the worst of the pandemic is out of the way.

@JonBear 3 жыл бұрын

Iceland is pretty good for tourism now. Many of the people on location were from abroad. Hope you find the chance to go!

@beatlesrgear 3 жыл бұрын

LOL! The Plannedemic is over. Don't fear a minor virus that kills no more than the Common Flu. And don't buy the lies from Sleazy Fauci. He is not a real doctor, he is a bureaucrat who has admitted that he and all of the CDC & WHO have been lying to people all along. Go to Islandi and enjoy the volcano! :)

@suep9445 3 жыл бұрын

@@beatlesrgear wrong.

@leandabee 3 жыл бұрын

@@beatlesrgear 🤣 stop it with your jokes 🥱

@28105wsking 2 ай бұрын

I never saw this when it came out 2 years ago! Great footage! Thanks! But just a word: if so many people worked so hard and so fast without a break, day and night, to put that wall up, please don't call it a "pretty poor attempt". They did the best they could as fast as they could and shouldn't we honor that with kind words of praise? instead of making them feel bad? What else could anyone have done? I think its marvelous and it worked to save the valley and Grindavik, for a while at least. Buying time is important too. If I'm not mistaken, you never lifted a finger to do anything about it, did you? So be nice. Yay for the good guys in Iceland!

@kevin-zt4ix Ай бұрын

wow that can't be two years ago!! Or is it!!

@rebeccaterry7085 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for keeping us updated. Again, I love hearing from your dad!

@malkurznachgefragt 3 жыл бұрын

Still impressive after so many weeks. Guess I'm hooked, too ;) But thanks to you, I don't have to fly to Iceland (no time/money) to enjoy this event.

@JonBear 3 жыл бұрын

I am happy to hear that! I try to convey the experience of going to the volcano in my videos. Not just show off the cool shots :)

@razorransom1795 3 жыл бұрын

This can go on for 100 years, so ? On when it will end.

@bif24701 3 жыл бұрын

I want to hear more from your father. Great photography!

@JonBear 3 жыл бұрын

He will be happy to hear that!

@CadTrii234 3 жыл бұрын

Watching from inside the extinct shield volcano that is the Otago Harbour of Dunedin New Zealand. As an amateur geology fan and local tour guide I take people to see where lava 13 million years ago flowed out to what are beaches and also to columnar basalt columns near the summit called Organ Pipes. I am really glad to hear it first from your Dad about the gas build up in the magma column. Please thank him. Thanks also to you for bringing this to the watching world.

@ChuckD59 3 жыл бұрын

Everyone's a civil engineer when it's time to stop the lava! They tried. They experimented. They learned. Now they know.

@donnamarie3617 3 жыл бұрын

Exactly, a perfect chance to experiment with a relatively "tame" lava flow.

@michaelwoodhams7866 3 жыл бұрын

The lava vs wall isn't as simple as presented. Like the old joke 'I don't have to run faster than the bear, I just have to run faster than you', it doesn't have to hold back the lava forever - just until the lava finds an easier exit.

@CrackerFL 3 жыл бұрын

@@michaelwoodhams7866 it bought them time! Time to prepare and get people out of harms way!

@MrRobertcarlson 3 жыл бұрын

Now they know ______. (how to waste energy)

@pihermoso11 3 жыл бұрын

i think the more logical way to solve it is build a canal instead of a dam.. a canal that would drain to the sea, with a riprap on both sides

@elizabethcantarell5094 2 ай бұрын

SPECTACULAR 🌋!!! The Drone, the music and the star of the show the volcano 🌋 and magma. Thank you great video. Praying for Iceland snd it’s wonderful people. 🙏🏻

@EpicDonutDudeMemes 3 жыл бұрын

I can't get enough of these videos

@mrolsen6987 3 жыл бұрын

X2 on that comment! I've been watching everything from the volcanos since the beginning, sevral times a day 😂👍

@sweettrubble4635 3 жыл бұрын

I can't either. This has been so fascinating.

@Ezekiel903 3 жыл бұрын

Island, the only country with a "real" growth in 2020 and 21!!

@sveddipopps 3 жыл бұрын

Yes come to iceland to visit. We need your cash man.

@moonshine814 3 жыл бұрын

It is so beautiful ❤️

@PiousMoltar 3 жыл бұрын

"A pretty sad attempt" Come on man, I'm sure a lot of people worked really hard on that wall, and honestly I find it rather impressive. I'm not at all surprised the lava has breached it though. I would have been surprised if it didn't...

@agentx7138 3 жыл бұрын

It wasnt the most inspiring description of the wall dramatic interpretation is not looking to be a family trate.

@ouchsp 3 жыл бұрын

It is a sad attempt for a country that has so many active volcanoes!

@razorransom1795 3 жыл бұрын

They may have done better with high pressure water cannons like they did for heimaey eruption to keep it from blocking their rich bay. Those cannon pressure pumps were from usa that one time, good luck on finding that quality from usa or anywhere now.

@kananaskiscountry8191 3 жыл бұрын

i believe the wall was built because Science wanted to see how fast it would take to make that wall break, thats my thoughts, it was also made being it would cover the main road going in and out

@duncanmc4787 3 жыл бұрын

As I heard the wall was only a test if it's possible to gain some time, maybe for an evacuation. It was not expected to hold back the lava for long time. It's not the first volcano on Iceland. They have some experience about that. Maybe more than the average youtube "expert".

@playme129 3 жыл бұрын

The professor is a cool dude.

@ms.donaldson2533 3 жыл бұрын

Ancient people called this "Hell on Earth" I call it a B-E-Autiful View Thank you Very Much!!!!

@timberwolf1575 3 жыл бұрын

The difference between those two attitudes is the abilty to move faster than the lava (or pyroclastic flows), the existence of a social safety net to recover afterward, and an interconnected world where losing your crops isn't a condemnation to starvation.

@jayhill2193 3 жыл бұрын

@@timberwolf1575 also it's calm and remote enough, for now, that it won't catch any townsfolk on surprise, like the Vesuv did to Pompeji.

@kg650ig8 2 ай бұрын

I loved seeing your dad living his life to the fullest and enjoying every moment of it. It's amazing to witness. I wish my dad was like that, but unfortunately, life can be cruel, and I never got the chance to do the things he loved with him. He has now passed away, and I regret some of the decisions I made when I was younger. This world can be harsh sometimes, and it's a painful realization. With that said, I really enjoyed this video.

@louisegogel7973 3 жыл бұрын

Very lovely drone shots, thank you both for taking us all there with you and showing the perspective of the people watching the volcano too, gives us a sense of being there.

@musicmakelightning 3 жыл бұрын

Great shots! Thanks for having father explain the fountains - I didn't understand that mechanism and wondered what made it fly so high for brief periods.

@chintones56 3 жыл бұрын

Me too... it's like he's reading our minds.

@pranaytomar2619 3 жыл бұрын

The wall was a decent attempt to stop a "VOLCANO FLOW". It's not water that can be diverted or contained. This thing flows, cools then builds up in layers. Thus a wall created in the little time they had, was a good attempt to slow down the flow.

@razorransom1795 3 жыл бұрын

They could have made a deep trench all yhe way to the ocean to try to divert it or go old roman school with aquaduct like piping for the lava, they did it for using it.

@razorransom1795 3 жыл бұрын

@Mark Hepworth sigh, then the hydro pump maybe only option if can pump seawater to the area constantly to make a wall high enough that it cannot spill over like they did with heimaey and that one bay, only time diverting lava worked.

@razorransom1795 3 жыл бұрын

@Mark Hepworth welp, it was said that this eruption may go on for 100 years, aka a century. So? On when this one ends.

@razorransom1795 3 жыл бұрын

@Mark Hepworth ya, don't really have to stop it, just give it a good enough path to the ocean and a decent slope to go down that path. Think of it like heated icing, what can ya do corrale that in small model then upsize that if can. Just remember can't go small or shallow ditch with this cause of cooling layers. Problem is if thete are other settlments in that way. Hmmm... Interesting article I just stumbled acrosd, heard of these attempts. Maybe some need to look into yhem more for yhe just in case for the incominy future. Been getting that be prepared feeling. But here previous attempte at such: www.bbc.com/news/magazine-29136747

@razorransom1795 3 жыл бұрын

@Mark Hepworth that's the rub as well

@iddet8867 2 ай бұрын

At this time people were making experiments with these walls. Geologists were fairly certain that this was only the beginning of a larger event. Now in march 2024, such walls have proved to be quite effective in protecting the town of Grindavik; at least until now.

@fpsdovah2572 3 жыл бұрын

Instead of trying to block it why wouldn’t they dig a channel for it to flow out to sea or wherever they want to try and direct it

@pranaytomar2619 3 жыл бұрын

Maybe the amount of magma would overwhelm the channel. Because the lava cools, builds up in layers, then next layer flows above it.....! A very large channel will have to be dug up. Large enough to accomodate the buildup of lava.

@banjocinema1954 3 жыл бұрын

it's my understanding they built the walls to buy some time so they could figure out what to do about the infrastructure between the volcano and the sea. It's kinda naive to call it a "pretty sad attempt" as this youtuber did. If you look at how much it held back, I think it was a successful wall.

@TheBaldr 3 жыл бұрын

@@banjocinema1954 The walls were part experiment, part delay was one of the hopes. It sad because it didn't delay it enough to be successful enough to try another project. It will reach the roads and cables in 2 weeks to a month, not really enough time or scope.

@redfo3009 3 жыл бұрын

👍

@jokerman213 3 жыл бұрын

Doesnt work. We tried that in Hawaii in the past. It may temporarily slow it down. But eventually the lava takes what it wants.

@hopefletcher7420 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Professor, for explaining what is happening. Understanding a little of the volcanic action makes watching even more enjoyable.

@bonnieabrs1003 3 жыл бұрын

I enjoy your father’s description of what’s happening. Thank you both. Stay safe!

@jdubblu88 3 жыл бұрын

Professor Ólafur Íngólfsson, You are a gem and thank you for doing these videos!

@MHarenArt 3 жыл бұрын

I would enjoy some information from your father about the various textures of lava. Very liquidy, very gooey and smooth, and the crumbly kind. What are they called, and why are they so different if it's all coming from the same crater. Thanks for sharing your videos and thanks to your Dad for his excellent contribution! Your drone footage was awesome!!!!!!!!

@lapatron555 3 жыл бұрын

As a geology student in iceland i feel like what you are talking abput here is the pahoehoe and A'A lava flows from Hawaii because the basalt there is very similar to the one in Iceland. We call these Helluhraun (large flat rock lavas) and apalhraun (the jagged hurt your feet kind to walk over). Sometimes there is an inbetween one wich is called Kubbahraun and i feel like Geldingadalir is there abouts because of low gas content.

@lapatron555 3 жыл бұрын

To note, these are sorted as cooled forms! Different lavas produce different forms:)

@MHarenArt 3 жыл бұрын

@Mark Hepworth Yes, Google can be used for sure. I use it a lot. But as you mentioned I thought it would be good for content and, furthermore, the person I am asking for the information is a Geologist, not just a journalist. Also, I think his father enjoys being able to share his knowledge here.

@sheilaathay2034 3 жыл бұрын

You have come to the right place to learn about it💖

@JonBear 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Maggie! We actually made an update video recently, with just my dad kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m8Vpq691sZ26p6M.html

@danielvr4053 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the videos and thank you for your dad's narration. Yours are the first videos of the eruption that had a geologist providing information about what is going. I live in the Northwest (USA) and our volcanism is driven by a subduction zone. So our eruptions tend to be hundreds to thousands of years apart, are less mafic and tend to go boom (Mt. St. Helens) I would love it if the professor could go into even greater geological detail like what is the silica percent of the lava.

@generalputnam8387 3 жыл бұрын

Gorn Tog's channel had an interesting layman's take on the silicious blue "Pélé's Hair" type earlier today, perhaps a crustal pickup. And the Reykjavik Grapevine's Valur showed what appeared to be olivine (greenish from the mantle).

@watrgrl2 3 жыл бұрын

Hello from a fellow Pacific Northwest Native! I was a senior in high school when Mt St Helens blew! I lived north of Everett at the time and heard two very loud deep booms. I remember not having any clear sunshine days for at least 4 months after that.

@danielvr4053 3 жыл бұрын

@@generalputnam8387 Thanks, I will check those out.

@danielvr4053 3 жыл бұрын

@@watrgrl2 I was down in Eugene during that eruption so only got a little ash. I climbed Mt. St. Helen at the last eruption and saw the long columns of hot sticky rocks being squeezed out and forming the lava dome. Nothing like the flows in Iceland.

@olafuringolfsson9151 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the positive feedback. The silicic content of this primitive basalt is probably close to 45%

@chriscooper654 28 күн бұрын

Thank you and your father for documenting this. Please stay safe.

@windfall331 3 жыл бұрын

My neighbor just returned from Iceland- I love being able to watch your videos- closest to being along with her.

@n.a.mcintosh4697 3 жыл бұрын

sounds like typical white privilege

@gmahin 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you thank you……..enjoyed the geology check in with you. Be safe

@OrcCorp 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your great work with these videos! Kudos from Finland! 🙏🏽 Amazing footage 👀🙌🏽

@spoiledmilk9154 3 жыл бұрын

Your welcome

@JonBear 2 жыл бұрын

I really want to go to Finland sometime soon! Most Icelanders would go to a hot country but honestly I like the cold :) And I hate filming in hot humid places haha

@mikerichards6065 3 жыл бұрын

You and your dad should have your own TV show - fantastic presentation and a great explanation of what is going on for non geologists - congratulations!

@JonBear 3 жыл бұрын

Let me pitch this to him!

@nolasmith7687 3 жыл бұрын

A real family effort. Well done. I really like your dad’s explanations. Down to earth and not full of geospeak terminology. Thank you all.

@sunside79334 3 жыл бұрын

drone footage is beyond spectacular, wd. keep it up.

@JonBear 3 жыл бұрын

So good to hear! Thank you!

@L-mo 2 жыл бұрын

Iceland will be the biggest island in the Atlantic soon!

@chinabiden7761 3 жыл бұрын

Your dad should have his own TV show.

@JonBear 2 жыл бұрын

I keep telling him! :D

@RobRoss 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing. This is exactly the kind of volcano I imagined was in Mordor when I was a kid.

@JonBear 2 жыл бұрын

Very relatable!

@lurchie 3 жыл бұрын

GeoDad is my hero! What a magical place to be a geologist!

@mynameforever1 3 жыл бұрын

Now we need an army of drones to capture every square foot for every second in 8k then use computers to render it in 3d

@louisegogel7973 3 жыл бұрын

❤️🧡💛🤍

@MichaelWilliams-te5dw 3 жыл бұрын

im sure they are working on it....

@barbara4944 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely amazing! You and your dad teaming up on these videos are wonderful.

@maxinee1267 2 жыл бұрын

I am from the pacific northwest state of Washington. I really enjoyed your fathers comments and insights. I have been watching Nick on the Rocks from our region and just finished his geology 101 series he is a very dynamic teacher. therefore i am extremely interested in volcanisms. thank you so much for showing us this. its not even on our news for only a few sections. thanks to your father who is so knowledgable and thank you for that drone footage, spectacular footage.

@ElsieDreamWorld 3 жыл бұрын

They should have called this volcano “Sannleikur” if I am not mistaken and that term means Truth . It cannot be contained, it comes out in spurs and all admire it though are afraid of it. Thanks for this update and stay safe.

@bjorgolfurhavarsson3984 3 жыл бұрын

That is perhaps a very apt name. However, the truth rarely leves burned ruin behind it.

@dunruden9720 3 жыл бұрын

spurts

@ElsieDreamWorld 3 жыл бұрын

@@bjorgolfurhavarsson3984 Oh, but many times it does, just check politics😄

@bjorgolfurhavarsson3984 3 жыл бұрын

@@ElsieDreamWorld I see your point there, but not much truth in politics... but that they leave burned earth behind them, true! Perhaps we should call it "The Politician"

@doinafred3049 3 жыл бұрын

Many thanks to the professor !❤️ Each of his words is full in informations. The image is spectacular is unique! Thank you and hope a solution will come out to stop the lava doing too much damage.

@CooksterzLittlefield 3 жыл бұрын

Stunning footage and priceless listening to the Geologist. Will be great to hear his in depth talk! TY

@crazybyproxy 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. The footage was amazing. Thank your Dad as well, it wonderful to hear from someone who knows what is happening. Stay safe

@jarvisfamily3837 3 жыл бұрын

"Gravity never rests" - very true. :-)

@luckysunbird8862 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you... it makes me want to jump on a plane and fly from Australia over to see the volcano myself... 😀

@M124M 3 жыл бұрын

I wish

@titania145 3 жыл бұрын

My dear man, THE WORLD is "completely hooked" on the antics and growth with magnificent displays of this volcano. A sight to remember and be glad people like you bring it to us. 👍 Thanks🕊️💖

@biffnarzilla4649 3 жыл бұрын

Great description by Ólafur of what's going on below the surface of the lava lake.

@smartduck6364 3 жыл бұрын

The volcano is spectacular, awesome video

@watrgrl2 3 жыл бұрын

Loved this Jon! Your dad is a great teacher! I’ve learned more about volcanoes in the few minutes he takes to explain what we are seeing and why than I have ever learned!

@JonBear 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! We are considering doing more videos focusing on other interesting things in Iceland explained with geology

@judycee9263 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for bringing your dad back again. I learned something today. ✌️

@LannyDumbauld Ай бұрын

The music detracts from the majesty of the scenery!

@Bluuplanet 3 жыл бұрын

The wall might work if they worked on the wall continually instead of just putting it up and leaving. Also, the intent would have to be to cause the lava to redirect to another low area. There's no way to simply contain it.

@lindacarruthers3423 3 жыл бұрын

I think you may be right . I have thought this myself , but don’t think I should get too involved with my own ideas since much better and more educated minds have employed themselves in trying to solve the issue of guiding the lava . I do though , look at the feeble looking barrier and think far from enough is being done .

@TheBlacktom 3 жыл бұрын

Are they building another wall south of Nathaggi valley? Also I would dig channels to guide the lava into a smaller area so the road is not destroyed everywhere but a specific spot.

@lubricustheslippery5028 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheBlacktom hmm a bridge over a lava chanel... I want to walk over that.

@chrisosh9574 3 жыл бұрын

The wall was put there to see how effective it might be and to test how well a fibre optic and other cable might last if covered with lava. They laid cable under the berm for the test. There is nowhere to guide the lava to, if enough is produced it will go down Natthagi valley towards the coastal road which can be rebuilt, the biggest concern is damage to the cables that run with the road and are relatively more important.

@orvarsigurgeirsson469 3 жыл бұрын

Yes one of the reasons behind this wall was to see if it would divert the flow back again over to Merardalir.

@stevenkerckhof5879 3 жыл бұрын

I’m so very impressed with your filming and editing skills. You’re a natural. Absolutely loved the video with your dad giving the geologic history of the volcanic zone. I felt I was watching the Discovery or National Geographic channel.

@JonBear 3 жыл бұрын

That's great to hear! I really love this format and I plan on doing more with my dad in the future. I also want to team up with more experts for future projects!

@The333 3 жыл бұрын

Just spectacular. Visited Iceland in 2016, amazing beautiful place.

@maytronix7201 3 жыл бұрын

Oh my word... the production value of what you created is just on point. Simply amazing. Stellar video and it instructs on vulcanology too!

@juliepiemonte1281 3 жыл бұрын

You're lucky it took them so long to figure out the paid parking portion of the adventure.

@MarkFetters 3 жыл бұрын

There is really poor cell service in the parking lot so its hard to pay

@pkendlers 3 жыл бұрын

Gotta pay for the wall...

@station240 3 жыл бұрын

@@pkendlers No I'm thinking the money is to pay for a new carpark when this one gets melted and buried.

@thezuch7342 3 жыл бұрын

I know that if I had been there 15 times, I'd have definitely thrown at least 1 rock into the lava.

@michaelhusar3668 3 жыл бұрын

I've been watching GutnTog videos. That guy has been pumping out videos since this started. He also likes to throw stuff into the lava to entertain his viewers. 🤣

@BootsEditor11 3 жыл бұрын

Very cool, thanks for posting. That lava waterfall was epic as well. 😳

@mierpaul 2 жыл бұрын

Iceland. The land of fire and ice in the middle of the ocean. A land of prehistoric beauty. A place to witness nature in her glory. A world that time forgot. When you visit her take nothing but pictures and leave nothing but footprints.

@Seattle_Kiwi 2 жыл бұрын

Very good video with factual and compelling content.

@devox3291 2 жыл бұрын

So amazingly informative and comprehensive!

@JonBear 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Devo!

@zed4225 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent footage, thanks to Olafur too ) been watching since it's conception. Been fantastic to watch, thanks to people like you who are at ground zero

@jenajenkins5157 3 жыл бұрын

What an amazing footage, I enjoy your father’s information as well. Keep filming😍

@ChakatNightspark 3 жыл бұрын

One thing I thought when I saw the wall is kindof a poor meme at this point. but here goes. We are going to build a Wall, And Have the Volcano Pay for it.

@manuelmenendez3118 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for giving us, the mexican, a break.

@howdydoodey3872 3 жыл бұрын

Nice video. A couple of points - the 'wall' is a restraining gravity dam (not a vertical edifice), and the 'breaching' is an overflow, as the dam is still intact. Another video sometime please, good work.

@JonBear 3 жыл бұрын

Good point! Thanks for that :)!

@shandrabrooks6431 3 жыл бұрын

My child is majoring in geological sciences. I asked them to explain your dad’s field to me. I am greatly impressed by his knowledge. Love all he has to say.

@cyndikarp3368 3 жыл бұрын

What a great privilege to film your Dad! Thanks for keeping us updated. The wall was a test. They accomplished their goal to divert the flow temporarily. They could have further delayed the flow with more equipment building the dam. Massive amounts of water to cool the lava built wall would gain more time for populations to be evacuated. Cooled lava would further divert the lava for an extended time. Iceland sea ports have diverted lava with lots of water before. It would be more difficult to accomplish inland. Maybe possible with aerial equipment to scoop & dump sea water to cool lava. So they learned what they needed to learn. Now to apply the principals learned to save time to evacuate a populated area. All depends on how much lava the volcano is erupting.

@hebneh 3 жыл бұрын

Dams to hold back lava only work if the eruption stops before the volume of lava overwhelms the dam. This is not the first time such a thing has been tried, nor will it be the last, and the attempts in the future will probably not work either, unfortunately.

@nizam_mr 3 жыл бұрын

In Sakurajima Japan, they built walls and drainage system in attempt to redirect the lava to the sea. Sakurajima is also an active one, tho it doesnt spew molten as of now

@hebneh 2 жыл бұрын

@@nizam_mr Actually those paved drains on Sakurajima are for lahars, not lava. A lahar is a flow of water, rocks, and volcanic ash. They happen from very heavy rain, or when a volcano erupts hot lava which melts a great deal of snow, or glacial ice, suddenly.

@JonBear 2 жыл бұрын

@@hebneh I've been to Sakurajima actually! Ash everywhere

@grantbent 3 жыл бұрын

An excellent effort to use the assets you have (a knowledgeable scientific Dad, a cute girlfriend, and a handy drone), to create a subscriber base of volcano-obsessed viewers. Your reporting sensibilities are commendable and you know how to narrate, edit, and choose music. Now all you need to do is monetize this effort so your video production can scale.

@JonBear 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Grant! well put. Yes I believe our efforts are going to pay off!

@janepstk 3 жыл бұрын

I love your Dad, he is so smart, and his explanations are easy to understand.....I enjoy his enthusiasm, keep him visiting and educating us...God Bless...

@juliocean1331 3 жыл бұрын

Great footage, drone work and commentary. Many thanks to you, your Dad and the kind 'breaching of wall' video contributor. Stay safe! 🙏

@DavidOfWhitehills 3 жыл бұрын

There's time to put the cables up in the air, between two tall poles, let the lava flow under.

@rabidsamfan 3 жыл бұрын

I thought about that, but you would still have to deal with the heat.

@sarahstrong7174 3 жыл бұрын

What are you planning to make the poles out of?

@treefarm3288 3 жыл бұрын

Since the flow rate seems consistent, a channel suitably deep could be dug to control the width of the flow.

@SilvaDreams 3 жыл бұрын

@@sarahstrong7174 You would use concrete barriers to redirect the flow around the poles themselves, just hopefully they are metal or concrete themselves and not wood.

@PabloSanchez-qu6ib 3 жыл бұрын

And the road. Don't forget to lift the road.

@KimmyLambert 3 жыл бұрын

can you please tell us about the mulit colored lava coming out of the volcano? what elements determine the colors? I have seen videos showing pink, blue, silver and green lava also white in some places. I would love to know more about this.

@olafuringolfsson9151 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your response. The colors of the molten lava reflect temperature. Yellow-to-white are hottest, while orange-red-dark red are not so hot (but still very hot). Colors tilting towards green and blue are because of refraction of light through gases (like in a rainbow)

@bjorgolfurhavarsson3984 3 жыл бұрын

I know the red/orange/pink hues are due to iron in the lava. The silvery hue is due to the silica that cools smoothly with a mirroring effect. Green, no idea!

@KimmyLambert 3 жыл бұрын

@@bjorgolfurhavarsson3984 Thank you! I understand the green is olivine crystals and the white could be Ryolite? (sp)

@bjorgolfurhavarsson3984 3 жыл бұрын

@@KimmyLambert That (ryolite) is very probable. Ryolite is common allover Iceland in dirty gray/yellowish shades.

@rs2352 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent ! A lot of hard work put in to produce this. Thanks, and also some great perspectives provided by Professor Ingolfsson.

@ismailamiri8650 3 жыл бұрын

This is the best pro video I’ve ever seen about volcanos activity. Well done to the camera man and the rest who helped them

@Trainfan1055Janathan 3 жыл бұрын

They'd _never_ let you get this close to Kilauea in Hawai'i. You'd be fined by now. Also at 2:35, I wouldn't stand that close. I'd be afraid of accidentally falling in.

@jokerman213 3 жыл бұрын

There is spots they would let you get close and even walk across recent past flows where you can still see glowing spots in the lava fields.

@coolkid7377 3 жыл бұрын

i think the camera is making it closer than it seems

@reptilefisch 3 жыл бұрын

My fear would be losing consciousness to the gasses.

@AngusMcIntyre 3 жыл бұрын

American's are soft compared to Icelanders

@santyclause8034 3 жыл бұрын

A coupla good tremors and some uneven ground would do it.

@BOBON0101 3 жыл бұрын

Even Icelanders volcanoes seem friendly .. Getting people together and having fun .. Rest of the world always run from their volcanoes 😜😁

@l.ch.6447 3 жыл бұрын

Hope you're joking.

@allis8379 3 жыл бұрын

Doesn’t appear to have homes in close proximity

@gypsyqueen8896 3 жыл бұрын

Memorizing! Thank you for shooting this and your Father is just great!!!

@ivangpavlovic5721 3 жыл бұрын

Great video of you and your father Jon! Enjoyed it a lot. The drone footage was amazing! Keep up the great work!👍😎

@floriansteindl9075 3 жыл бұрын

"You cannot really stop a lava flow...gravity never rests." One of my geology professors always jokingly talked about his two principles: 1. Nature hates vacuum. 2. Gravity is a bitch.

@jpsholland 3 жыл бұрын

"now we need to pay to park there" Governments are sooooo predictable.....

@spetsig 3 жыл бұрын

Got to pay for more walls ;p

@granmabern5283 3 жыл бұрын

Thé govt is paying for the path upkeep and probably other maintenance as well as security for thousands of tourists. Soooo predictable. Maybe you want local citizens to pay for tourist parking?

@bjorgolfurhavarsson3984 3 жыл бұрын

Actually the payment goes to the landowners who are using the funds to improve and enlarge the parking, thus making it easier for even more people to walk on their land to access the area. The charge is 8 USD for a full day!

@belperite 3 жыл бұрын

To be fair, if I were a taxpayer in Iceland I wouldn't object to those charges if they went to the government given that the lava will soon destroy a road and telecoms infra.

@TimBots 3 жыл бұрын

@@bjorgolfurhavarsson3984 Question, how do you pay for the parking? I read something about an app, however does that also work for tourists?

@thomasbilly1085 3 жыл бұрын

Keep the updates coming. this is awesome

@carolynebarker9884 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this is the first time I have watched but will definitely watch again

@margritkaminsky1470 3 жыл бұрын

Could the earth turn itself inside out? Imagine!

@dougclark9921 3 жыл бұрын

Its where Kong lives

@klingfree4783 3 жыл бұрын

Your father has a way of using scientific language even I can understand.

@JonBear 3 жыл бұрын

So good to hear! He's been teaching geology at the University for a long long time and he still enjoys it! He just reached retirement age so maybe KZfaq will be his new audience :)

@LilyGazou 2 жыл бұрын

👍🏼👏🏻

@englishruraldoggynerd 3 жыл бұрын

This Professor is fantastic at explaining what is going on. Many thanks indeed Professor! 🌋👍🏻😷

@jollyswagman295 3 жыл бұрын

Haunting drone footage. Wonderful blend of music with the raw power of mother nature. Thankyou for your amazing content. The volcano has awoken many deep emotions of wonder.

@selinesbeau 2 жыл бұрын

Imagine you're some little rodent hibernating under ground, then you wake up to something inching its way down your burrow.

@rickdunn7585 2 ай бұрын

Imagine your on a bridge in a vehicle and a Chinese ship hit it the bridge the vehicles and the bridge fall into the water the bridge then pins and crushes you

@nos9784 Ай бұрын

@@rickdunn7585 Imagine you knew the difference between Singapore and china....

@GumriRN 3 жыл бұрын

I wish you & your Dad could do a LIVESTREAM Chat, for we who can’t be in Iceland 🇮🇸 for a once in a century geological event. We’d ask you about Photography & your brilliant Dad about Iceland Geology. Great upload today.

@JonBear 2 жыл бұрын

Great suggestion! I would love to try this