It's too dangerous to live in Grindavik anymore. Sad for the people, but better to be safe.

A few days I commented that it seems this town has been lost. Even if there is no further significant damage to the town I don't think it's feasible to continue to live there in the way people have, because this could continue indefinitely. It's clearly an extremely active area, and the risks are just too high. My thoughts are with the citizens displaced, and the loved ones of the gentleman who remains missing.

@ligametis

4 ай бұрын

Not the whole town is impacted, like half of it is still fine without major cracks.

@SuperCutealien

4 ай бұрын

There’s another KZread video that shows an overhead shot of the town in the 50s vs now. It was a lot smaller and only on one side of the fault line. You could clearly see the fault. They filled it in and built right over top of it. Really poor building decision.

@LednacekZ

4 ай бұрын

@@ligametis without visible cracks. the whole area is probably littered with cracks, sinkholes and huge caverns just a few meters under the surface. it could open up at any time. the town has no future.

@ligametis

4 ай бұрын

@LednacekZ those cracks do not look that large. I still don't get why this comparably small and slow eruption attracted so much attention. La Palma in 2021 was way more destructive and people talked a lot less.

@BubblegumCreepydoll

4 ай бұрын

This whole Reykjanes peninnsula is in possible danger from Volcanic eruptions. In 1973 or 1974 a the whole town of Vestmaneyjar went under lava and ashes for over a year and the town was evacuated. Then people moved back and have lived there ever since. The Grinvikingar will move back to their town at some point. Volcanic eruptions in Iceland are a constant inconvenience, but we live with it, we are used to it and deal with it in a stoic manner.

Thank you for this! It is such a horrible and tense situation here for all concerned. And my heart and soul aches for everyone.

Many thanks for the factual updates, the new sink hole is terrifying. I am truly concerned for all who are there carrying out their duties regardless of the danger.

Thank you for this very informative video. I feel so saddened for all who have lived there.

I hope the Icelandic government has a backup plan in case the geothermal power plant is destroyed. And they should start looking for a location for New Grindavik, because that old town won't be safe for years.

You can build all the walls you want to divert the flow of magma however, it also can travel underground in Lava Shoots. In other words, the best protection is to get out of it's way.

Scientists are saying that Iceland appears to have entered a phase of increased volcanic activity. So this may be the beginning of a long series of difficulties for the people of Iceland with respect to volcanic activity

Thank you ! I wish you all the best !

I can’t imagine what it is like to have magma erupting from the earth in cracks like this. Those of us who do not live in areas like this forget how active some areas of our planet are. Seems very horrifying. 😢

So far it looks like it could have been so much worse though. - There was so much warning time. Everyone evacuated, late but they did it. - No submarine eruption near the town. - Larger first eruption occurred to the the north. No damage to infrastructure. - Second eruption stopped quickly. Grindavik was never a good location to build a town, but of course that was not known to the people of the time. But everyone got out in time. Only one fatality so far. Life can be rough, but it goes on. All the best to the people who are affected!

@quietone748

4 ай бұрын

Full on damage to the infrastructure now, though, with this second and third eruption. And there is still a possibility of a submarine eruption; it's not over.

@BubblegumCreepydoll

4 ай бұрын

You could probably say that about the whole country. The whole island is basically a big volcano in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean

I'd be very surprised if anyone ever returned to live there.

@Ifyoucanreadthisgooglebroke

4 ай бұрын

They will, in decades when this period of activity ends. However the rift redecorates things during active periods, it'll inevitably shape a natural harbor around there where the rift meets a coastline.

@coronalight77

4 ай бұрын

There's this place called Hawaii. Obviously you've never read a history book.

@cloverfield911

4 ай бұрын

@@WhiteSaberTV I was thinking the same thing....build a NEW GRINDAVIK somewhere west of all the known faultlines. Even the name NEW GRINDAVIK sounds cool, They could still use the harbour for fishing ect ect.

@davidrandall2742

4 ай бұрын

Humans have very-short memories.

@jamesturncliff5960

4 ай бұрын

I would not want to live there after all this happened

Fascinating. We will never conquer nature. The environment matters. While this event is totally natural we must do all we can to help our planet and learn.

I have had to piece together whether the crack in the middle of town is connected further North with the crack where the eruptions in December and now January took place, over the course of a week. This is the first video that actually shows a map of all of the features. Thank you.

Sending prayers for the people and their town 🙏🙏

Thank you so much for sharing with us. God bless

I remember bouncing on that Rainbow thing near the sports center @05:51 now it has a big crack against it.

Even when the eruptions calm down, the lava cools down and there is no immediate danger, what are they going to do with those cracks and sinkholes in the ground? You can't just pour concrete into fissures and even the surface. Is there any data on how deep they can be?

@soly-dp-colo6388

4 ай бұрын

A worker has disapparead in one of the cracks just before this second eruption. They found his tools but they have never found him despite searching for over 24 hours. They said it was at least 20 or 30 meters deep (50 to 75 ft) and they stopped searching because it was too dangerous.

@annarawicz

4 ай бұрын

@@soly-dp-colo6388 What a tragic way to lose life... It seems that the town and its surroundings will be unliveable for decades. Hope the Grindavik residents find new homes away from increased volcanic activity.

@soly-dp-colo6388

4 ай бұрын

@@annarawicz I think there's a housing shortage in Iceland, so fingers crossed for them.

I feel for the people who have lost their homes and jobs without a dout the government should help them. But i find it amazing watching the earth grow and renew itself.

You can see the fissure which runs through Grindavik on old photos. In those times the fissure was next to the town. But they closed the fissure and built houses in top of it...

The next eruption will happen within Grindavik itself. That's the most logical conclusion.

@Julia2nite

4 ай бұрын

Согласна

@AdultModelbydream

4 ай бұрын

67% ecology destroyed, 98.97% biodiversity totally destroyed, 99.95% animal species gone extinct, 78.79% fungus species gone extinct, fungus are medicine for trees, so trees are no more immune from micro life infections, human creatures already acquired 85% land of soil on earth, 21% drinking water river got dried 😢, 2022 birth rate was 88%, 2023 91%, ecology is immune system of earth, biodiversity is nurvurs system of earth 😢, as trees are not immune from micro life infections, all green animals wil face horrible disease soon, 2025 fst cat 6 hurricane landfall 😢 2035 cat7 as temperature will be 62°c 2055 cat 8 temperature will be 65°c and 39% drinking water river will dry totally 😢 2075 fst cat 9 hurricanes will landfall 55%drinking water river will dry with 89% ecology destruction 😢 2475 Highest temperature will be 97°c 😢 Please give rest to planet 😢

@harlycorner

4 ай бұрын

@@Julia2nite это хорошо узнать что я не единственный так думает :)

@mickyr171

4 ай бұрын

Ive thought the same but time will tell

@cactusmann5542

4 ай бұрын

It makes sense since gravity is pushing the intrusions in that direction.

This was a really great segment…. No “yow yow” just the facts. Thank you. Well done! ❤🎉

Looking at thing from a geologist point of view and more importantly in geological time… this is like the beginning of what a future civilization will call west and east Iceland and it is all similar to the great rift valley and the division of this tiny land mass.

Like Hawii , in many places when the cracks showed up, the lava came up

2:57 what is sickle? 3:57 what is sigdal fissure?

Such a shame. Grindavik is a nice looking town, well appointed and serviced for its size.

I wonder if the power plant has higher temperatures in the water they are pumping.

@quietone748

4 ай бұрын

Yes. The water is heated by the geothermal area below it.

Is the air breatheable when this happens?

Is there a map of Iceland that shows the areas most at risk? Is there a map which ground temperatures across the whole country?

I Never Knew Iceland Had (33)Active Volcanoes😮

So sad, did they know there was a fault line/magma tunnel was there when the city was planned/built?

I am so sorry for all of you who live there.

I see trees in the video, I didn't think Iceland had many trees. I bet since the Vikings had been there for over 1000 years, many trees were cut down for building and firewood. And not replanted.

I am quite surprised, considering it's now the middle of winter, that there is so little snow about in these high latitudes ? Would have expected a total white landscape with a burning volcano in its midst,

It’s not done yet… land will split.. plates are still moving

I just wish this eruption would play out so the people of Grindavik could at least know their fate and begin to make plans for their future. I lost my home in 2003 due to hurricane damage but this current set volcanic eruption sequences in Iceland since 2018 is mine bending slow motion nightmare for the people living in and around this entire region since it began in 2018.

🦋- Praying for all 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏. I feel in my gut another volcano will erupt inside the Town soon. 😢Sending love and healing to all Residents ❤

@BUTTERFLY31214

4 ай бұрын

@@korpakukac so sad 😞 you feel this way. A positive- you are alive 🙏❤️. Negative words spoken just come back to you like a boomerang. Things are chaotic everywhere my friend and I pray you keep your faith in God. We are all being tested. I try to stay as positive as I can in these times. May God bring you peace in your heart ❤️.

@proudchristian77

4 ай бұрын

U know, signs & wonders are happening as we watch ! 💒👣👑💝

@BUTTERFLY31214

4 ай бұрын

@@proudchristian77 yes .

@emppulina

4 ай бұрын

I am sure the Christians in this town feel your compassion. And hearing of prayer can be felt as caring by others as well.

@snowmiaow

4 ай бұрын

These events do seem like warninfs

as I am no geologist I wonder why they even where allowed to build this town? I have red this town is direct above the falt. didn't they know before? poor people who didn't know they built their homes above the chasm. I hope and wish they can start a new live somewhere.

Sucks! That's a nice town on the sea! I feel bad for those people!

THanks for the video. But please normalize the helicopter footage sound next time.

Hardy like New Orleans folk.... The heck with nature. Might be time to run and not look back.

People’s entire lives are connected to the town,everything they worked for is now in the hands of the earth, the anxiety must be incomprehensible for them, what now?

If I may ask, the town is near the capital? Are there concerns for the capital?

@annarawicz

4 ай бұрын

Grindavik is about 50 km from Reykjavik. I don't think the capital is in the active volcanic or seismic zone.

As the earth plates are pulling apart Grendavik may be torn in two??

Look it it from further up - The Port appears to be from an eruption that split and let the water in then monkey came along and saw a ready made port but didn't see what caused it. All going according to plan Europe will have a Massive International Port in Iceland ... in about 300 years

You cannot fight against mother nature

That town is done

The Earth is awake and mother nature I think is going to have a big year around the globe.

MOVE THE DANG TOWN!

😭🙏

So the volcano is erupting under ground? Continues to erupt...

Зима на улице, а у них нет снега...

These people are just living on top of a volcano...

😔🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

what is the point of me recycling my garbage, when this is happening in iceland? The earth is recycling us!

It looks like Grindavik is going to be eventually doomed. Hopefully later rather than sooner. Stay safe, my friends.

K when the crack map starts to look like a shattered windshield it’s time to call it quits.

Time to rename Island to Eldland....

As I said before Grindavik is a total whrite off!!

Offer a buyout of property and relocation costs with a deadline. Let them stay at their own risk until ready to accept the terms.

@lala-ct9ir

4 ай бұрын

It's a bit late for that now. This town is evacuated and likely lost for ever.

Could you quantify massive sinkholes. Considering a hole usually contains no mass

@suea7387

4 ай бұрын

Oh, look at how clever I am.

@whiteknightcat

4 ай бұрын

mas·sive /ˈmasiv/ adjective 2. exceptionally large.

“It’s never been so dangerous to be in Grindavik” In fact it’s never been dangerous to be in Grindavik until this Volcanic eruption. That’s funny title that insinuates that Grindavik may have been dangerous in the past. Not at all. LOL. 😂

Be a great time to have ground penetrating radar sleds! They can see caverns under top of surface!

Ii think no one will ever live there again I really hope there are no more accidents

It is time for the whole town to move someplace else they should abandon that town and build someplace else where it's safer that place is now a disaster area unsafe to live. These people need a place to live . The government buy these people out give them another place to live

@quietone748

4 ай бұрын

Greenland??

@jamesturncliff5960

4 ай бұрын

@@quietone748 is that better?

It is almost as though the Gods are giving plenty of warning to Grindavik that they want this land back for themselves. Things could have been be a lot worst really without any downplaying of the agony faced by the inhabitants.

I see what is missing on the video at 1:40, and then read that should be from 17.01. loool Oh I know - they rebuild the 3-4 houses yesterday.

Looks like the formation of a supper volcano. Erupting around the town but unable to break through the surface, maybe tunneling breakage to losen the ground for a bigger Eruption?

@lesterross1

4 ай бұрын

I think you mean "super", but the volcano could be having the town for supper.

Why would someone build a town over a known, active fault zone. Makes no sense. And the poor people that built homes there.

@whiteknightcat

4 ай бұрын

The original Viking settlement was established almost a thousand years ago. There has been negligible activity within such a short time span, and people didn't know about plate tectonics and such until the 20th century.

@grabowskycountry

4 ай бұрын

California does it all the time over their faults. Makes no sense

Thanks for the vid, lol to dangerous to go there, idiot stands on top of collapsed cave, got figure

You would have to be a complete fool to be there after all this time and paying attention for at least a month.

I hope they can get back to Grindadik soon!

@tunneloflight

4 ай бұрын

Even without lava flowing down the streets, the deformation of the crust has destroyed structures, and infrastructure. This active period will end in time, however, it may recur first a century or more. Life is change on a dynamic planet. Holding on to that which is gone is unhealthy in the long term. There comes a time to decide to recover everything that can be recovered or salvaged, to learn, and to move on. If I lived there, which I don't, I would never consider returning. It is too unstable, and too dangerous. Viewed differently, no insurer will cover properties there.

@fabianbuserell8609

4 ай бұрын

Since all signs point to a scenario where this eruptionphase will go on for maybe more than 100 years, I doubt this land will be habitable. At one point, magma was just feet under Grindavik. It is simply too dangerous to live there

@Emilien-hy3sy

4 ай бұрын

people need to move on and forget about this city. It will never be livable again

If the government of Iceland doesn't take care of the people of Grindavic, the tourists of the world should boycott Iceland. When the officials understand the people come first not the government.

@0Davie0

4 ай бұрын

Are you insane? Capitalism rules. The people are just subjects. Matters not if it is Iceland or somewhere else.

@quietone748

4 ай бұрын

Please don't make a blanket statement about policies in another country that you have no idea about and calling for boycotts. Icelanders pay a special insurance in case things like this happen; if a natural catastrophe happens and someone loses their house,, the government will make sure that those people are rehomed.