4:56 whoever made this fence makes the best fence in all of Iceland.

@karllove57

4 ай бұрын

It is fastened to a concrete wall under it. You can see the low wall in this video. We tend to build things to last in Iceland 🙂

Great video..nice of the Coast Guard to share it. Thanks

You got that uploaded fast! I saw your helicopter circling over the burned out homes while watching a livestream on another channel. KZread makes the world seem so much smaller and connected in surprising ways sometimes.

That house where the lava stopped at the fence has very good magic protection! 😎

@sarahlouise7163

4 ай бұрын

we are talking about that wooden picket fence 😁@@TheSecretChateau

@Mike.T

4 ай бұрын

@@TheSecretChateau🤦‍♂️

@Frank01985

4 ай бұрын

The owners knew about it too, they left their cars and all!

4:50 - Fence builder has played a blinder there! WOW.

@stanneh1978

4 ай бұрын

amazing 😂

@lamarw7757

4 ай бұрын

The lava just stopped at that point. The wooden fence would stand no chance against the lava

@AbsoluteNOPE

4 ай бұрын

@@lamarw7757 Utter Rubbish. That fence stood up to the Lava and WON.

@JazzFunk22

4 ай бұрын

😱

@stanneh1978

4 ай бұрын

@@AbsoluteNOPE this!

Finally! Somebody with actual information and reportage. Thank you. EVERY news outlet I've checked on today has nothing but hype from yesterday.

@freebirdh604

4 ай бұрын

You want to try, Live from Iceland, which provides links to GPS readings, seismo’s, live EQ maps and links to volcano educational / geological stuff, so you can learn for yourself and see the evidence. Also Shawn Wilmsey channel, geology proffesssor, who ‘flew’ a drone (remotely from USA, with the assistance of ground crew in Iceland), over the original eruption and we were very fortunate to be in the right place at the right time to see the fissure erupt nearest to the town. I have been following both sites since about start of December 2023. I am very sceptical of the ‘shock horror’ sites but these 2 are genuine information channels.

@freebirdh604

4 ай бұрын

And the Iceland Met office gives updates, but nothing of much depth

@nohandle257

4 ай бұрын

@@TheSecretChateau Yeah, I figured but HE put it up and nobody else I can find this morning is telling us anything.

@betterl8thannvr

4 ай бұрын

All of the information in this video is also on Icelandic news sources. Ruv.is is where I look for updates.

@iwishiknew7713

4 ай бұрын

@@nohandle257 if you live in that area, perhaps investing in a drone to fly around might help. Don’t know if they are allowed in your country. Hope this helps. Sorry for your situation right now.

Truly remarkable footage . Unbelievable stress for the people wondering if there town will ever be declared safe again and can start to repair the damage .

That is crazy seeing the building that was saved by the mad-made wall

Best, non-sensational coverage out there. Timely. Thank you. Prayers for those neighborhoods still affected.❤️❤️

Thank you. Brilliant footage.

I flew out of Iceland the morning this happened. Prayers to all those affected

Great footage! Very helpful to see everything.

The berm seems to have done a great job holding back the lava flow from the northern end of the eruption.

@thor.halsli

4 ай бұрын

Its effectiveness impressed me to. I wouldn't be surprised if more 'at risk' towns gets a berm or two in the coming years

@lorigreen4134

4 ай бұрын

Why didn’t they build it sooner and surround the vulnerable homes?

@glenspryszak6005

4 ай бұрын

So far...... this will never end...

@dragoncarver287

4 ай бұрын

keep in mind that the fissure crossed the berm. As much as the berm directed lava from the town, it did nothing to hinder from the closer fissure. I wouldn't even consider living there now.

@billwinward9324

4 ай бұрын

@@dragoncarver287 there isn’t anything that humans can do if the magma won’t play fair! 😀

Thank you so much for your detailed information and amazing footage .

The earth wall they erected did a good job redirecting the lava from the 1st fissure despite it breaching it. All credit to the skill and knowledge of the icelandic people.

Imagine your Town surviving a volcanic Eruption but YOUR House is the only one that burned down

Thank you for this reporting and documentation. Thank you for all you are doing. The power of our planet is awe inspiring and here terrifying. Please be safe.

Yeah. I mean, the fence didn't even catch fire 😮!!!!?

Thank you for sharing this good aerial footage.

The wall held back a lot, but when it breaches on the town side you can’t do much. It’s awe-inspiring, and so sad for the locals. Kia kaha, arohanui o Aotearoa.

From western Canadas , so wake to these images this morning ! After yesterday I expected so much worse. Of course this is slight consolation to all those who have lost so much, and others living in limbo. Nature has its own unstoppable pace, we literally have no choice but to “ go with the flow” 🙏🇨🇦

4:42 Imagine returning to your home and have to witness that everyday 😟

Wow, this eruption footage is insane! Mother Nature putting on a show.

Thank you so much for this video,glad to see Grindavik still standing strong,sorry for the people who lost their home though ,we hope no more threats to the town !

It's such a fascinating thing. While the Icelandic people are extremely resilient and rational, I would personally find it hard to return to the town after this. If even the most experienced volcanologists and geologists didn't know the magma tunnel had extended that far there is very obviously an ongoing threat to the town and it's not yet possible to accurately map it. Everyone could return in a couple of months and then another unexpected fissure could open up under a dozen homes. I think there comes a time to accept defeat and move on from an inhospitable environment. I think this area of the country is going to be very active for a very long time, so I don't think it's feasible to consider returning to that town.

@zainmudassir2964

4 ай бұрын

Hope some people return to observe activities

@sandragambrel9721

4 ай бұрын

I agree. It looks so uninviting.

@ryans413

4 ай бұрын

When you live on an active volcano you take these kinda risks.

@pauldietz1325

4 ай бұрын

An argument I have heard is that the town should now be considered a testbed for volcano defense, as a practice field in case eruptions start closer to even more populated areas, like Reykjavík. Already the tactic of building berms has been tested with positive results, and the issue of cracking has been highlighted with at least one tragic result.

@amantedar123

4 ай бұрын

Actually the volcanologists and geologists knew since November that the fissure extended 12 km, crossing the town and even going under the seafloor. The earthquakes had shown this early on. They were expecting an eruption anywhere on that line. They just presumed that the second eruption would likely occur where the first one occured in December.

Excellent images thank you!

I noticed the manhole cover is off at 4:40. I wonder if that was blown off by steam or removed by workers.

That's the footage we've been waiting for. Hoping Grindavik can be safe to occupy again. Man, that black tide is like an evil force from a movie.

Thank you for this helicopter view on the eruption results!

Such beautiful homes. Such a loss. Stay safe everyone there 🙏🏽 ❤️

Prayers for everyone 🙏🙏🙏🙏.

Nature reclaiming its dominance. Prayers for the people.

Thanks for the footage❤❤❤❤

Gives one an idea of just how big Grindivik is

They got soooooo lucky on this one, that it petered out with only 3 houses and some utilities lost... It isn't over, tho', from the sounds of it.

❤ Thank you...BLESSINGS TO ALL ❤

After a bushfire the green leaves eventually return, that black..stuff.. looks pretty damn permanent , it looked for a while as if it was a ghost town in the making. I hope not ...but as others have said" would you go back?" Respect from an ex firefiighter to the firefighters of Grindavik.

@sandyjuntunen4088

4 ай бұрын

No, it forms new land, they build on it, & plant on it. They say it makes land very fertile.

@3333927

4 ай бұрын

The whole town was build on a previous crack, that was clearly visible. This town never should have built there. It was just a matter of time until the crack reopens.

Excellent. Thank you!!

Thank you for the video and information 👍👍👍

Good to see the greenhouse has survived as well. Let us hope that the town suffers no more volcanic action but sadly I fear that this fault line / fissure will continue to cause further damage. Especially as GPS readings still show uplift post eruption, something / magma seems still be on the move.

@amantedar123

4 ай бұрын

The greenhouse has been damaged by the earthquakes and had been abandoned. One fissure lies underneath it. It now leans to one side.

@remcovanvliet3018

4 ай бұрын

That greenhouse was being used for research into artificial meat. It might be the one thing in and around this disaster of which it would be better if it were lost forever. I don't know about you, but I much prefer my food to be of natural origin.

The magma is not coming from somewhere else, it is just a continuation of the December eruption, it is magma that was in the dyke that had not erupted and was released as a result of adjustments due to tectonic stress being relieved. The magma rising under Svartsengi has not moved and will do its thing at some later time. THAT eruption/intrusion has not happened yet.

Thank you very much for your Information. And stay safe, please.

Thank you

how on earth did that wooden picket fence at the green house not catch fire? wow!!!

@karllove57

4 ай бұрын

It is fastened to a concrete wall under it. You can see the low wall in this video. We tend to build things to last in Iceland 🙂

💁‍♂️ It got to the roundabout and became confused like everyone else does. 😆

@SylvesterCarl

4 ай бұрын

I was thinking it wanted to destroy it for obvious reasons.

@arthurbrumagem3844

4 ай бұрын

Great comment

I was waiting for this ! Thank you so much for the update and the information 'we the people' want to know. The text underneath is very clear. So much better than hectic swarming journalists doing their best to fill the time with many words, but have sparse information to offer. It is a disaster, but like in the slowest slowmotion and so dangerous. I try to imagine what it must be like if my house was there and I was obliged to pay the mortgage, when it's unsellable and at the same time I can't live there. But I see my house on the video, perfectly allright. It's a horrible limbo.

Drone footage is so much smoother.

4:50 ,Zthe Lava was stopped by a garden fence😃

@karllove57

4 ай бұрын

It is fastened to a concrete wall under it. You can see the low wall in this video. We tend to build things to last in Iceland 🙂

the little fence that could

Just wow!!!

4.55 superb concept to build up defense fences.... think let's wait the next inspiration and unfortunatly ... expiration

Wow! Amazing footage and information, thank you. That one house at the lava's border must have titanium fencing installed! How did that not burn when lava flowed up against it?

@terryhoyt2058

4 ай бұрын

I was thinking the same. It looks like a wooden fence!

Wild footage!!

Whoever built the fence around the house right next to the destroyed ones deserves a medal! And I hope he will help his neighbors rebuild their homes.

Great news i thought it would subside . Let's hope the next episode doesn't effect the town.. & there's a cessation of activity in the future 👋🇮🇸

@jeanineerickson7303

4 ай бұрын

There will never be cessation of activity here. This is from two tectonic plates moving apart. They are literally positioned right on top of it. This is how Iceland has formed.

I have a feeling that the crack is gonna progressively crack open until it eventually just becomes a 20-mile long lava fountain. My guess is full flow reached by easter.

Amazing how it flowed and stopped. Greenhouse spared this time by mere feet. Those two cars at the house the ppl didn't take away got spared mere feet as well. Just jaw dropping! Nature is very fascinating

I've never been there, but as an amputee, I wear an artificial ankle that is made in Rejivick (sp.), Iceland. Hopefully, the damages from the eruption will remain at a controllable level and the people affected can recover quickly. I'm sure these folks are not scared out of their wits and will recover and rebuild their lives. Strong Peoples!

Thanks god, so far not too bad!

If the lava damage doesn't go any further into Grindavik, that white building site on the corner will have an interesting backyard with a unique privacy fence. All those white packages, I'm sure, are building supplies; timber, siding, roofing, plumbing, electrical, doors, windows, the whole nine yards. I wonder if that site would be protected by homeowners insurance at that stage of development. I pray the owners good fortunes are due.

🙏🙏

My Hart go out to the family of Grindavik our thought go out to them l feel so sad about what has happened we think of them every day june balfour 😢💔

Amazing footage. Looks like a ghost town

Great video work Coast Guard and really happy for the townsfolk. Condolences to the people who lost their homes, thoughts are with you, we feel your loss. An Australian.

Lucky again!

🙏🏻❤️

It's easy to overlook the fact that we live on a wild planet.

So is that southern fissure right near the power plant? Or is that something else that looks industrial rather than residential?

Wow

Very sad to see the loss of families houses!

What the heck are they feeding that fence?

@karllove57

4 ай бұрын

It is fastened to a concrete wall under it. You can see the low wall in this video. We tend to build things to last in Iceland 🙂

The lava defence wall saved the tomatoes.

so the next fissure to open up will be right in town and the ocean.

OMG 😮

Your helicopter flights over the area allow us to see what is really happening. Thank you.

Me myself have not a good feeling.... remember me to the movie "Vulcano" and the lava was going on under the surface...

What I found haunting was the lack of trees and bushes. I think I saw a hedge near the football field. When I visited Reykjavik I saw trees, brushes and small gardens around the city. I guess it takes a lot of money and work to upkeep them.

@AnotherWittyUsername.

4 ай бұрын

It may be possible that they just won't grow in Grindavik. The layer of topsoil may not be deep enough or its mineral content may not be conducive to plant growth.

Well this is a terrible thing to watch, it is also amazing to actually see how land masses were created. My condolences to the town of Grindavik.

Incredible, it actually did not even look to damage the fence 4:35 . So sad all the damage done to the town, but apparently a lava river runs under it :( . I do HOPE they get someone in to help save all the animals / sheep! This is not fair on them :( .

good grief..... that's too close.

Imagine seeing lava flowing toward your house, but stopping exactly right up against your fence....! 😮

Tremendous lava management. Better it found a route under the town rather than through it, hopefully it finds a route straight to the ocean. Let’s hope it goes back to sleep for another long period.

Of course the lava tunnel is below Grindavik! On old photos you can see the rift from south to north where now are houses. Many decades ago some a-hole filled the rift and sold the ground on top as building plot.

The white house @4:22 has been there the longest. The owner can actually be seen taking a picture of Google's StreetView car as it passed.

😢❤🙏

WoW. And now thanks to this eruption, the world realized Island isn’t covered in snow in January this year !

interesting how in the world this type of thing is going on closer to the poles ... while along the equator they are blowing away mass instead of adding it ... I see a pole shift due to weight happening some time in the near future ... . heck Texas is Colder than Nunavut and the later is only miles from the pole ...

If the trend of erupting more south each time continues for this volcano, next one will be directly in town or in the bay which will make harbor in Grindavik unusable. I hope I am wrong but I think this town is a total loss even though it was "lucky" so far and dodged the bullet in December with some bruises and got lightly grazed by one yesterday.

@MHarenArt

4 ай бұрын

Yes, I believe they are only postponing the inevitable. This is probably just the beginning of the re-awakening of this part of the volcanic system. It's very sad for them.

@John-dh1gh

4 ай бұрын

I said that with the previous eruption, given it had already weakened the land in town it would be likely it would come up there as path of least resistance. This year sometime it will be coming up right in the center.

@stephenfidler1005

4 ай бұрын

Totally agree. They got off lightly, all things considered, but I would not be surprised if the next eruption moves south. The town is too risky, sitting on a graben right through the middle. No company will be willing to insure houses. Ironically, the Blue Lagoon may survive as it is to one side of the fissure. There are always people who get a thrill from the risks (until an eruption hits the tourists and then the bad PR will finish it)

@John-dh1gh

4 ай бұрын

@@stephenfidler1005 What about that repair man with the compactor that fell into the fissure. It's very bad health and safety design. In construction he would have to have had a harness and attached to a long support beam or crane a significant distance from the fissure. Even in mountaineering they would laugh at you if you went near a crevasse with a compactor! and no safety ropes/harness etc. You'd think in Iceland they'd be more aware of such things.

@Wannes_

4 ай бұрын

With the mid-Atlantic ridge running underneath Reykjanes this is never going to be over ...

So Sad for all the residents

So it’s like a flat volcano? Wow

So much for land values.

Did they record this on a VHS camcorder? Audio is trash the resolution looks terrible.

Praying for the people who lost their homes. Very sad. If this is the end of the vent just outside of the town. Maybe the rest of the town will be spared. But unfortunately it is not finished. They say the uplift is still going on. Perhaps the lava will stay underground and flow into the sea. Might lose some of the harbor, but that will be a small price compaired to the homes. I will pray thats how it will go. Still very sad.

@sandragambrel9721

4 ай бұрын

Since Islands are created from beneath the seas, maybe another island could be created next to this one? Just a thought.

@lmamakos

4 ай бұрын

In some ways, the economic impact of the destruction of some number of homes vs. destroying the harbor that's presumably used for commercial fishing activity... maybe the loss of a few homes is actually less severe overall? Of course, that's not how it will seem to the owners of those homes. Difficult, unpredictable situation to try to manage.

Hay si hay jente competente para ayudar a los de mas

I bet that house owner there close to the other two that were destroyed was glad that he had a fence around his yard. May not help in the long run but for now it made a difference.

good to see that the propagation of lava flows has ceased, and that a minimal of structures were impacted directly from the lava.

@sandyjuntunen4088

4 ай бұрын

Knowing it went under the town, & can still erupt from anywhere, or even everywhere, would terrify me. I'd never consider going back.

@jimhofoss9982

4 ай бұрын

@@sandyjuntunen4088 truly a difficult position to be in for Grindavik residents, even if their home wasn’t harmed. Infrastructure will take a long time to repair.

looks like most of the town is OK for now....

so the land is still swelling from magma intruding below?

imma buy a fence like that Stops freaking lava

What is the meaning of land rising?