Wow. 18 months later, this video is downright prophetic...

just got this old video of yours recommended to me due to following events over there in general. It's actually pretty remarkable how well this video put together the information and predicted the events currently unfolding. It also explains why the formation of the dike under that row of craters produced such a strong and quick reaction from the Icelandic authorities and civil defense. Some people in authority were clearly paying attention to the history here and realized that this had drifted from problematic to one of the more dangerous scenarios.

@martinvondolgow9029

6 ай бұрын

Yes, just amazing how it fits the current Situation

@jakobfromthefence

6 ай бұрын

It is Nov. 20th 2024 today. Fingers crossed all goes well for Grindavik.🤞

@sikar1967

6 ай бұрын

​@@jakobfromthefence2024?

@martinsz.5299

4 ай бұрын

@@sikar1967 In 2024 we see eruption in the town with burning of some buildings

Your sarcasm is an intrinsic part of the allure of your channel. " ... go with the flow." Great pun! I must say that I have a profound respect for Icelandic first responders regarding emergency preparedness and response. They seem to be quite transparent, almost always be on point, and they don't bandy about.

@JustIcelandic

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks again, always great to have you around :)

I mapped the SW portion of Grindavik as most at risk for lava flow inundation

@JustIcelandic

2 жыл бұрын

There are hills south from Mt. Þorbjörn that help from that direction but the eruption would have to come up at Svartsengi by the Blue Lagoon, or where the land uplift is, to flow over SW of town, or nearby it... Lava from Eldvörp is likely to flow to the sea, and there is already a huge lava field on the seabed there so that path is already mapped and doesn't pose a threat to town. But I do however still need more low pass dronefootage and ground footage from this are to see this better, and already planning the next trip :)

@picolesantos

2 жыл бұрын

Geo your video was amazing on this subject, I like both channels and are my go to in this matter. Thanks for all the hard work!

@mrsfloofage1349

6 ай бұрын

This video is so relevant now! 🌋 🔥 🧊

Prophetic this one :)

@JustIcelandic

6 ай бұрын

I did my homework before this one and found the results scary back then

Incredibly prophetic. Everything you said in this video seems to be playing out. Sadly. What I am also beginning to learn about the Icelandic people is that in adversity, you still have a sense of humour and are very focused on supporting each other. Incredible that the Red Cross only needs to take care of a small percentage of the population of Grindavik. Thank you, Gylfi, for all your dedication to bringing us clear and exciting updates

@juneyshu6197

6 ай бұрын

He was ahead of this!

This video aged very well

This video just gave me goosebumps. The accuracy is phenomenal. It’s terribly sad what’s happening. I can’t imagine how those poor townspeople are coping currently, effectively seeing it break apart more and more each day. However, the response across Iceland has been outstanding, from the government, Icelanders, utility workers, unions, other businesses, rescue teams…… no way would all that support be put in place so quickly here (UK) or in a lot of countries. Iceland loves its people. Each person matters. The rest of the world should wake up and take note. Thanks for your knowledgable videos. Iceland is my favourite country to visit. Whenever I’m there, I feel like I’ve gone ‘home’…. It’s a feeling I don’t get anywhere else in the world. I’m hoping for the best outcome here - whatever that may be! 🤞🏻

This video has aged very well....bravo! Fingers crossed for Grindavik X

Amazingly prophetic

Gylfi your footage is going to be so critical to telling this region's story. It's already strange to see this landscape without the berms around Svartsengi and Grindavik, and without the recent lava flows.

Just found this one year old video and I must say you were really ahead of time. Today we have the sad reality you predicted. It hurts to see the pictures of Grindavik falling apart. I am whatching from Germany with great interest, because I had five wonderful vacation in Iceland between 2004 and 2015 with the Erlingsson group and Hördur Erlingsson as our guide❤

I enjoyed the comment about using the retirement home as a blocking mechanism of the fault. If I was still in school, I'd try to slip that into one of my papers and see if the professor noticed.

@JustIcelandic

2 жыл бұрын

👌 welcome :)

@richard--s

2 ай бұрын

Finally, the sport center had it's fault open in the middle through it... You were not far off... At least now they realize, that cleaning the surface with a bulldozer to fill the gaps would not be enough... Sadly one person died trying this... He was about to do the finishing touches on the surface, made the filling material dense with this rattling compressing manual machine, but there was a system of caves underneath, that did break down and took him in the depth of the underground...

You were spot on with this report!

Rewatching this more than a year later it seems unusually prescient - but hardly surprising as it's based on solid research by you - thank you once again for all the hard work, integrity and a dash of humour and all you have done for your people and your international audience !

Incredible how accurate you were. About both- the place of the fissure and eruption and everything that is going on under the city. At the time of this comment the eruption is beginning to cease.

How prophetic was this video.

You must be a wizard!! Everything you said is turning into a frightening reality… 😳

Prophetic video.

I watched you last time, but never saw this one til now! Sure enough, here comes the dang eruption. Blessings to all the people of Grindivik from Calif.

This video proves the high level of accuracy found on this channel. The rest of the world is lucky to be able to hear this story from a former Grindavik resident who gives it the care and respect it deserves. The panoramic shots of the lava field before erupting are amazingly prophetic. Thank you Glyfi, and love and respect to the Grindavikings and the people of Iceland.

It's so crazy to see how much this landscape has changed in just half a year! And you were absolutely right, Gylfi - those craters were like a road map for events to come. An excellent example of why it's important to enjoy the "here and now," because it's amazing how fast and how drastically things can change!

@JustIcelandic

Ай бұрын

Yes I have many video files now that won't be filmed again, unbelievable change in the landscape

Aged like fine wine

Wow, you put a lot of hard work into this nicely done video. Thank you for all of your time and effort. The saga continues!

@JustIcelandic

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it and greetings from Iceland :)

@MrGaryGG48

6 ай бұрын

@@JustIcelandic This is very informative. I just came across these eruption & earthquake videos about a week ago and have watched at least a couple of dozen in that time! We've had our share of earthquakes in California but nothing like the number you've experienced in Iceland recently!! I'm a new subscriber and will be watching a lot of your work as this recent situation develops. Thank you very much for these fascinating productions.

You know, if there's ever any news of an extinction-level meteor impact threatening earth, I want to hear it here from this wonderfully calm and collected voice.

@JustIcelandic

2 жыл бұрын

I would have to hold on tight during such speech :) but some I do have to think of those things sure my "hottest videos" and thanks :)

Thank you for your posts. It’s nice to hear your dear voice again!

@JustIcelandic

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 😊

It's actually amazing to see this lava field from the volcano we were all watching last year, and then to see that manmade barrier still standing. Thanks for the footage.

@JustIcelandic

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome :)

I love your sarcasm 😊 As well as your photography and videography.

@JustIcelandic

12 күн бұрын

Thanks so much! 😊

Possibility of two eruptions at one time ... that's going to keep the locals busy. Excellent drone coverage. It feels like a hurry up and wait situation. I'm getting antsy. Whatever happens, I pray everyone stays safe.

@JustIcelandic

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, more news coming up later tonight...

Thanks for that data. Best of luck to you. It would be heartbreaking to have to leave one's home. I'm 1 km from the San Andreas fault in California. If (When) the fault breaks, I expect my house to be destroyed so I have some empathy for what you are going through.

@JustIcelandic

2 жыл бұрын

Best of luck, thanks for stopping by and greetings from Iceland

Thank you and Good blessings from Texas

@JustIcelandic

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome and greetings to Texas :)

Thanks for sharing. Before 2016 Iceland was just a mysterious island in the North Atlantic to me. Then I decided to plan a holiday to your beautiful country a year later. When I left Iceland, I was 'saturated' with the beauty of all that I had seen. This was something I never experienced before and it also got me hooked, feeling Iceland is kind of a 2nd home at least mentally. As a photographer I also got interested in geology and I had the privilege to visit the Fagradalsfjall eruption, top of my bucket list checked ! I recognize almost all locations you have flown the drone as I visited these locations last summer. I hope the people of Grindavik and the rest of Reykjanes find some rest and the situation either calms down or an eruption starts in a safe location.

@JustIcelandic

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, it's still a bit hectic there, going to Reykjavík soon to "get the mood" in the south and hopefully back with something nice to show, and always welcome to Iceland :)

stay safe icelandic friends! we are with you, from idaho usa.

@JustIcelandic

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you and greetings to Idaho :)

Thank you for such terrific back history and topography-packed video. Linking to this after the past couple day's earthquake activity (November 12, 2023) and continuing fissure lengthening through Grindavik with so many aspects to consider is constantly thought-provoking.

Awesome drone coverage! And very informative as of now, we have one huge mess with there being about one eruption a month there now . Thanks so much for this :) .

Thank you, that was very informative. I'm sad that Grindavik is potentially in big trouble and hope the coming quakes and/or eruptions are well away from there.

@teddure5290

2 жыл бұрын

I cringed when I saw the buildings that are built on top of the fissure! Very scary. I hope they will be safe and that any eruption will spare their community.

@JustIcelandic

2 жыл бұрын

Yes it's only getting worse as it looks now...

Found this one after watching your most recent videos and WHOO BOY did you call the last two months. Which makes me fear for Grindavik based on your recent thoughts and projections.

This video is amazing! The footage is exceptional! And the narration is excellent! Love the way you explain everything, even love the sarcasm! For an old woman, I am learning so much about your country! Thank you for sharing and I hope everything turns out right!

@barrydysert2974

2 жыл бұрын

This old man couldn't agree with you more !:-) 💜🙏⚡️ p.s. Not being sarcastic!

@JustIcelandic

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you👌 highly appreciated and helps me to move on :)

@palyba1

2 жыл бұрын

@@JustIcelandic Good I want to help you move on! You are doing fantastic work!

@danitajaye7218

2 жыл бұрын

@@JustIcelandic

@danitajaye7218

2 жыл бұрын

I’m an older lady, too, but that doesn’t stop me from falling in love with you over and over…. that voice, that intelligence, that great skill with the camera, that excellent communication…. It’s true. You’re a very sexy man. Lol

11:05 what tragic foresight to focus on the exact fracture that would spawn an eruptive fissure 1 1/2 years later into the town.

Fantastic imagery & great narration my friend. Gives some of us amateur volcanologists a look into your dynamic country

@JustIcelandic

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot and very welcome :)

@JustIcelandic

2 жыл бұрын

Very welcome :)

Those aerial shots of Fagradalshraun are gorgeous! Thanks for another great video.

@JustIcelandic

2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks👌

Thanks for the excellent update. We have plans to fly into KEF in July and, while in Iceland, visit the Blue Lagoon (our fourth time there). If it’s still there. From there to Landmannalaugar, and then to Snæfellsnes and on to the Westfjords.

@BrandonFancher

2 жыл бұрын

Hoping for the best…for Grindavik, Svartasengi, the Blue Lagoon, KEF, et al.!

@JustIcelandic

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks and welcome to Iceland, excellent choice of destinations I must say :) Have a great time and yes, we hope the Blue Lagoon will still be there :)

I enjoy listening to your explanations and viewing your filming of the land. Furthermore, I'll bet I'm learning more from you than I would learn from any of the 'experts'. For sure, I trust what you say and that's not something I'd say about many of the official 'experts' these days in any realm of science. Thank you for your time, effort, views , commentary and for the little smiles you send us.

@JustIcelandic

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, we do have many fine people working in this field here but they don't all dare to speak up loud what they think, but I do my best to try to work from what they feed us with, and make up for the rest with footage, and that seems to be working fine, and greetings from Iceland

@barrydysert2974

2 жыл бұрын

In today's world the "experts" can no longer hide the truth from the intelligent !:-) ⚡️🙏⚡️

@MrKorton

2 жыл бұрын

Shame on you for disrespecting our excellent icelandic scientists!!!

@nuffsenuff2890

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrKorton Mea culpa!

hallo. im from FINLAND, i do understand your language a little bit but now i talk English. i stay now in South Africa, great country. it is great to see all your posts, even if they are a year old. we would never know anything about Iceland ever and now we make so much new friend in Iceland due to the world attention. nice to follow your posts. hope you will be back in your town soon. im a Viking just in another place. greetings

Thank you for another great video. My wife and I have passed through Grindavik so many times. We ate Ice cream there and shopped at the Netto store there. Is it time to talk about Heimaey and how they saved the harbor there. It is a great story. We did a tour of the town and the tour guide was just a child when the eruption happen. He had a first hand account of the day of the eruption. You do a great job of combining video and the stories of the history of Iceland. Thank you Linda and Ben

@JustIcelandic

2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure Linda and Ben :)

So interesting. Beautiful landscape! Thanks

@JustIcelandic

2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks

WOW!😱

@JustIcelandic

2 жыл бұрын

Já mér líst illa á þetta, þó þetta komi ekki upp núna þá vitum við hvað bíður handan hornsins og fyrr eða síðar verða læti, dýr læti...

@HeidaBjorkSaevarsdottir17

2 жыл бұрын

@@JustIcelandic einmitt

Love the sarcasm and its a brilliant theory to lock faults by constructing rigid bukldings aross them! Maybe you should suggest it to the Californian building authorities, they'd love that one! Ha Ha!! Thanks for another fascinating video, i have a friend who is visiting Iceland over the summer so I will be sending her this video, hopefully she'll get to see an eruption, but hopefully it will leave Grindavik alone. Take care.

@JustIcelandic

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot and greetings from Iceland :)

You were so right in your predictions.

This fellow is a smart guy !

Your home is intriguing

@JustIcelandic

2 жыл бұрын

Very much so :) and welcome :)

Impressive video again. I sure hope that the people of Grindavik will be able to keep their town safe.

@JustIcelandic

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Thank you for the excellent breakdown of the recent geologic activity on the peninsula. It helps us all understand how complex planning of a potential eruption here must be.

@JustIcelandic

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

As always, thank you for the update of the situation and the amazing footage; and as always, stay safe Gylfi! - Karen

@JustIcelandic

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! You too Karen :)

Excellent video again! Thanks for that!

@JustIcelandic

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks again!

Brilliant, thank you

@JustIcelandic

2 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome!

Thanks so much for the update. And so interesting looking at the fissure swarms

@JustIcelandic

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, more news coming up later tonight...

Prepare for the worse and hope for the best. Thanks for a great video💫

@JustIcelandic

2 жыл бұрын

Fingers crossed!

Yet another stellar video, helping your viewers understand where things are, how they’re connected, what’s happened in the past, etc. ♥️👍 The new drone footage is fantastic!

@JustIcelandic

2 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated!

this video predicted todays situation. well done

@Gipfel_69493

6 ай бұрын

Absolutely- still worth to look meanwhile sadly some of the comments come True or will Proceed to change the Land and the town and the People‘s Life. Thanks for your Videos!!

Thank you for your in depth look at Grindavik and the surrounding area.

@JustIcelandic

2 жыл бұрын

Any time!

I do love your videos. You might not be a geologist on paper, but you’re definitely one at heart. Such great data and logic and reasoning, all mixed with a dash of humour to keep us all chuckling…

@JustIcelandic

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you so much :) I have to have some fun while making them, works better like that :)

Well, its about time that it erupts, to be in this years tourist season. :)

@JustIcelandic

2 жыл бұрын

It looks actually as a huge tourist ear already

Your work is wonderful. Thankyou

@JustIcelandic

2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks!

This is the best video I’ve seen since this started in 21. Say it then show it . Draw arrows. We the audience don’t know the area or often what you’re referring to. Maps are good but then you look at video and it’s unclear what’s what . This video does a great job at all that. Thanks looking forward to more of your content I’m a volcano fan lol must be a KZread phenomenon. Some of The other channels in Iceland should take a lesson here.

two eruptions and some spitting lava action or that big crack connecting those little dots across the landscape ... "whole lot a shakening going on .." either way.

@JustIcelandic

2 жыл бұрын

Something will give in sooner than later, parhaps not now, but we sure know now what we might face...

@michellesgarden5695

2 жыл бұрын

@@JustIcelandic Im sorry. So long as the people are aware and get out in time

Nice tour of the section of Iceland and educational for a geologist who taught Geologic Hazards before he retired, enjoyed and thank you

@JustIcelandic

2 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear :) my plan is more and less to shoot the complete plate boundaries throughout the country :) where possible, so very welcome

My Wife & I had the Pleasure of Exploring IceLand Sept 2021 . It will ForEver be Top Shelf In Ours Memories . Thank You Just IceLandic for Your Thorough Coverage

@JustIcelandic

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot :)

Hehehe using a retirement building to staple a rift 😆 👍🏻 100% sarcasm award.

@JustIcelandic

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks😆 appreciated

Very good interesting video. I was in the blue lagoon last November 2022 I visited Iceland for 4 days the first time I’ve been and I loved it I will visit again such a beautiful country

Thank you for the update, aerial photography and what the geologists say. Very interesting all of it. The sarcasm is amusing....

@JustIcelandic

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot :)

Thank you very much for this excellent discussion of recent events. Everything is so clearly explained so we will be very well informed should an eruption occur. You are my "go-to" source for Icelandic geology!

@JustIcelandic

2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful to hear, it's mostly volcanos now but I'm trying to get some of my other ideas in between, more soon :)

Very relevant today (14/11/2023). The retirement home has been split in two by the widening fissure.

So cool the layer of the 2 city pictures you found. hopefully no new fissures under pretty grindavik!

@JustIcelandic

2 жыл бұрын

No vents we know about at least

While I am a lava junkie, my heart and best wishes go out to people whose homes and livelihoods are threatened, and I am hoping that they may be spared.

@JustIcelandic

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Lava junkie :)

I always have to think of this: raising the ground by an inch or two doesn't sound like much, but what a force is behind it - the energy that it takes to do that, that force is enormous.

Rewatching this in November 2023, after seeing the cracks opening up in the town following the line of the old craters 🙁

@mreese8764

6 ай бұрын

Yeah. "Nursing home for the elderly severely damaged in recent earthquakes" 🤦‍♂️

Thank you for sharing your updates, please take care 👍👏❤️🌈

@JustIcelandic

2 жыл бұрын

Always welcome 👍 thanks :)

Gylfi, takk fyrir the update. Wishing you guys all the very best here. Wonderful photography godi.

@JustIcelandic

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙌

brill thank you

Great coverage as always! Both drone and verbal. Thank you once again.

@JustIcelandic

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks again!

Thank you for this very infomative video with wonderful pictures. You´re doing a great job.

@JustIcelandic

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much and greetings from Iceland

Excellent update. Appreciate your sense of humour 😉

@JustIcelandic

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly

I like the geology. I love your drone work. I stay for the dry sarcasm! stay safe

@JustIcelandic

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

Your coverage and investigations are so detailed! You are a go to guy!

@JustIcelandic

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks again :)

What a beautiful video. Keep us posted for any new developments in the area. :👍

@JustIcelandic

2 жыл бұрын

Coming soon :)

Between your channel and The Reykjavik Grapevine (I am sure you know each other) I am learning a lot about Iceland. Now I want to visit your beautiful country.

@JustIcelandic

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot :)

So Interesting! Thank You For All You Do To Provide Such Informative Commentary's Of This Exciting News!

@JustIcelandic

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Great video, really appreciated the visuals. 👍

@JustIcelandic

2 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated!

"...and Iceland's hottest tourist spot"....😂

@JustIcelandic

2 жыл бұрын

It sure is :)

@18robsmith

2 жыл бұрын

@@JustIcelandic ....and very soon might be even hotter!

Very informative and thorough. Thank you, and safe travels!

@JustIcelandic

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

My goodness! You have a lot going on at the moment. This was a very comprehensive update. Iceland always looks so quiet and tranquil on the surface but underneath it all, a storm is brewing. I love this channel! Keep up the great work 👍

@JustIcelandic

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 👍 always welcome

This is really complicated. Thanks for the detailed update.

@JustIcelandic

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

A year later and here we are. amazing what science can do. Congrats on the success and keep up the great work!

Thank You😊👍👍👍

@JustIcelandic

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you too

You did an amazing work 🤭

I love the dashes and dollops of sarcasm in your videos :)

@JustIcelandic

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks and enjoy 😉

Thanks for the explanation in this video. Seen on 18-5-2022 at 20:44 in NL

@JustIcelandic

2 жыл бұрын

Always welcome

I love your coverage. One of these days (By that I mean cycling through my favorite creators is many) I want to contribute because I think seeing a Volcano where Kyacking across oceans isn't practical, you bring this marvellous geological place to the remoteness of people. Is Eyjafjallajökull volcano vent one could hike up to see some of the house size rocks it hurled and other cool remnants of that eruptive event?

@JustIcelandic

2 жыл бұрын

Yes it no problem to hike up there :) and welcome to Iceland :)

Grindavik seems like a risky place to build a town, since it has a history of attracting lava flows.

@allangibson2408

2 жыл бұрын

That describes Iceland… The entire island is a lava flow.

@18robsmith

2 жыл бұрын

@@allangibson2408 Add to that, the people who built the town didn't have the geological knowledge we have today. The cove provides a very safe place to off-load fish, so the fish processing and marketing industries grew up there, along with the houses etc.

@JustIcelandic

2 жыл бұрын

Yes the harbour attracted the people back then :)