Volcano Watch 2024: Four Eruptions In Four Months

A new eruption began on the Reykjanes peninsula March 16 at 20:23. A three km long fissure began erupting between Hagafell and Stóra Skógfell. The eruption was preceded by a brief period of seismic activity in the area.
Two lava flows originated from the fissure, one running westward to the north of the Blue Lagoon and Svartsengi Power Plant, and the other running southward toward Suðurstrandsvegur and the sea to the east of Grindavík. The lava flow overnight was around 1 km/hr. By the time of the Grapevine's visit on the afternoon of March 17, the lava had slowed to roughly 20 m/hr (apologies for saying 200 m/hr in the video).
Volcanic activity in the area continues to be fed by a magma reservoir beneath Svartsengi. Prior to this eruption, the reservoir was partially depleted by an event on March 2 that resulted in a dike intrusion, but no eruption.
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  • @SkyeRangerNick
    @SkyeRangerNick2 ай бұрын

    It really is stunning. Thank you for being on the press tour to the magma's edge.

  • @SkyeRangerNick

    @SkyeRangerNick

    2 ай бұрын

    The folks collecting the mountain of data for science and for public safety on the long term, must be busy these few years.

  • @ElekTrikPurple1
    @ElekTrikPurple12 ай бұрын

    Seriously impressed with how fast and effective these Berms were made. Take care and best wishes to all living and working around Grindavik ❤ from Ireland 💚🤍🧡

  • @claudiavonkroge3604
    @claudiavonkroge36042 ай бұрын

    You have the best videos, the best images but I miss Valur and Polly. If you see him, please tell him, we miss him very much. Thank you.

  • @maruillescas6608

    @maruillescas6608

    2 ай бұрын

    Yes, I miss him and the i formation and details he told us, and the lovely dog, and the Art views and videos and photos.

  • @junegurney7463

    @junegurney7463

    Ай бұрын

    Here, here. This channel has not been the same since they left along with others. Valur always made reports interesting and had a zest to his personality. Polly, well, she was the queen of the broadcast. So, so sad. 😢

  • @grendel_nz
    @grendel_nz2 ай бұрын

    Back up to standard. Many thanks for showing us the 'berms' and the gap and lava flow etc. Excellent work :)

  • @dionhalic
    @dionhalic2 ай бұрын

    Art is the best camera guy for this kind of live walking video… always stunningly beautiful IF you notice it; but like the best shoes you usually don’t notice. Thank you Art. and thank you, Grapevine.

  • @WhiteTiger333
    @WhiteTiger3332 ай бұрын

    So cool to see the berms doing their job very well! And now I understand why I saw earlier footage today of scientists getting red lava samples to test chemical makeup. I understand the urgency of it from your narration - thank you! And, as always, Art's drone footage with the sound is magnificent!

  • @dennisc7589
    @dennisc75892 ай бұрын

    Great update. I've been to Iceland four times and I feel concerned with each new eruption. Always hoping for the best outcome for people's homes and livelihoods and also the important infrastructure near the eruptions sites. Takk.

  • @alicjagorecka3446

    @alicjagorecka3446

    2 ай бұрын

    Ja byłam raz, podobało mi się i też się niepokoję. Byłam w tym parku tematycznym, gdzie łącza się płyty, rozumiem.

  • @jomassey4207
    @jomassey42072 ай бұрын

    Excellent footage and information. From the shakey isles in New 🇳🇿 Zealand. I hope the berms continue to do their job and the people of Iceland keep safe.😊

  • @prasadrakshe6309

    @prasadrakshe6309

    2 ай бұрын

    Hii darling I am icelandic single man

  • @muleskinnerfilms6719
    @muleskinnerfilms67192 ай бұрын

    Happy that Art is still able to make a living. Good work! Still miss the old days

  • @ETRuT1
    @ETRuT12 ай бұрын

    Thanks, Katherine and Art. Seeing the height of the lava wall at ground level makes such a difference.

  • @susankarma173
    @susankarma1732 ай бұрын

    What a great video! Fantastic! Thank you!

  • @kyrarik
    @kyrarik2 ай бұрын

    My 4th grade students have been watching all of the eruptions. They will be thrilled to see your update tomorrow morning.

  • @sixthsenseamelia4695
    @sixthsenseamelia46952 ай бұрын

    🌱🌏💚 KiaOra from New Zealand. Thank you for uploading. Take care & be safe Iceland 💖🇮🇸

  • @Sindrijo

    @Sindrijo

    2 ай бұрын

    Iceland: Kia ora, e hoa!

  • @cb2000a
    @cb2000a2 ай бұрын

    When lava meets the ocean it creates sulfer dioxide gas. We deal with that in Hawaii frequently.

  • @lturner6256
    @lturner62562 ай бұрын

    Thank you for the excellent coverage from North Carolina, USA.

  • @dougg1075
    @dougg10752 ай бұрын

    Great drone shot. Sounds powerful with headphones on.

  • @scrappyquilter102
    @scrappyquilter1022 ай бұрын

    Excellent coverage. Thank you from Canada.

  • @GeoForge
    @GeoForge2 ай бұрын

    What an amazing time for volcanology in Iceland!

  • @clifforddaniels1317
    @clifforddaniels13172 ай бұрын

    I hope Polly is ok

  • @Truth-Seeker-333

    @Truth-Seeker-333

    2 ай бұрын

    I hope Julie made it through 😂😂😂

  • @lavapix
    @lavapix2 ай бұрын

    That looks like a classic dying a'a-flow front. It takes a lot of force to move a flow that big. The main Mauna Loa flow front was between 45' and 65' as it was dying out.

  • @Wymiatatorex
    @Wymiatatorex2 ай бұрын

    My mom when returning to Iceland was like "hi, we are just landed, we are fine, volcano erupted nearby again, i'm so sleepy..." And i thought ive got an entertaining life lol

  • @jamesadkins1780
    @jamesadkins17802 ай бұрын

    Amazing. I didn’t realize the lava was so thick. Must be about 10 meters tall.

  • @apismellifera1000

    @apismellifera1000

    2 ай бұрын

    When it gets a little cool it becomes A a Lava

  • @vickycooper6638

    @vickycooper6638

    2 ай бұрын

    It's approximately 4metres in places

  • @Truth-Seeker-333

    @Truth-Seeker-333

    2 ай бұрын

    @@vickycooper6638 What have you measured it snowflake? Or just listened to your Television ( Tell lie vision ) Don’t go there, because you’ll see the real truth. She knows nothing

  • @rayRay-pw6gz

    @rayRay-pw6gz

    2 ай бұрын

    How about the heat ripples in the air above the flow ? Anybody know the temperature of red hot magma? Bright orange 1100C. Red 700C.

  • @markuschampos5750

    @markuschampos5750

    2 ай бұрын

    When erupted the lava is 15- 1600 °C​. Iron is about 1100 °C when red hot.

  • @benhilder8088
    @benhilder80882 ай бұрын

    Excellent reporting..thankyou for the update. Australia

  • @laurieg66
    @laurieg662 ай бұрын

    Beautiful! I pray no one gets hurt, nor settlements destroyed.

  • @craiganthony6532
    @craiganthony65322 ай бұрын

    Excellent coverage. Good to see you getting a chance to get right up and close!

  • @dale2540
    @dale25402 ай бұрын

    Awesome to be able to see this flow right up close! Thanks so much for update today. Hope it stalls before hitting water. Be safe all over in Iceland ,

  • @elliegreen872
    @elliegreen8722 ай бұрын

    Thank you for your great coverage.

  • @EricRuskoski
    @EricRuskoski2 ай бұрын

    Wow! Amazing! That defensive wall was well placed!

  • @spiritofanu3112
    @spiritofanu31122 ай бұрын

    Incredible footage so close to advancing lava flow. Thank you for this.

  • @alicejhanson86
    @alicejhanson862 ай бұрын

    Wow! Loved the close up perspective! Had no idea the lava was that deep/tall. Cool shot of the lava slowly tumbling down.

  • @rrl4245
    @rrl42452 ай бұрын

    Well done briefing.... Great drone footage. Thanks

  • @1GoodWoman
    @1GoodWoman2 ай бұрын

    Thank you. To everyone bringing this to our world to see. 😊

  • @wwench9
    @wwench92 ай бұрын

    More amazing drone work by Art Bicnick! Thanks!!

  • @aprylcarter3100
    @aprylcarter31002 ай бұрын

    great coverage, be safe out there. watching from Georgia, USA

  • @patriciacrenshaw2475
    @patriciacrenshaw24752 ай бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @susannell544
    @susannell5442 ай бұрын

    Quite the lava flow!😮

  • @cathie9614
    @cathie96142 ай бұрын

    Thanks for updating us Katherine. 👍

  • @russmyers1745
    @russmyers17452 ай бұрын

    Great coverage! Our thoughts are with you- from Washington State, USA.

  • @unnamed_channel
    @unnamed_channel2 ай бұрын

    Just throw the dang ring in already!

  • @judylearn7971
    @judylearn79712 ай бұрын

    We visited Iceland in January this year, when one of the earlier eruptions was going on. The Icelandic people are amazing---just like their Icelandic horses---tough, resilient. Your ability to cope, no matter what, and be as friendly and welcoming as you are, is laudable. Love Iceland and her people. (And the hot chocolate!!) Stay safe!

  • @helmutrausch336
    @helmutrausch3362 ай бұрын

    I miss Valur and Polly

  • @carlfranz2046
    @carlfranz20462 ай бұрын

    A very good report that satisfied my curiosity (for now) :)

  • @bartvschuylenburg
    @bartvschuylenburg2 ай бұрын

    That looks like 5 meter of lava. And that wall needs to be heightened before the next eruption occurs.

  • @Blackadder75

    @Blackadder75

    2 ай бұрын

    A next time the flow will find another path, 5 meters below the current one... only when all nearby low spots are filled it will go on top of the previous one

  • @CorpseBride64
    @CorpseBride642 ай бұрын

    Please be safe while bringing us this news. Much LOVE from the East Coast USA. 💞💞💞

  • @NarrowRoad110
    @NarrowRoad1102 ай бұрын

    Excellent videography Art. AAs always you're so talented. Thank you and Katherine.

  • @user-ci9oc5yq1i
    @user-ci9oc5yq1i2 ай бұрын

    Be safe out there

  • @bmo4645
    @bmo46452 ай бұрын

    Thank you for showing this wonderful vulcano

  • @jimmcintosh9045
    @jimmcintosh90452 ай бұрын

    The height of that lava flow is much more than the 2021 one as seen at 6minutes in.

  • @Deltroyer1963
    @Deltroyer19632 ай бұрын

    No magma there. It's LAVA! :)

  • @susierider55
    @susierider552 ай бұрын

    Quite the wall of lava!

  • @sandragee2864
    @sandragee28642 ай бұрын

    What a view of this eruption!

  • @BikeNewLondon
    @BikeNewLondon2 ай бұрын

    Great work, thank you for presenting this and for doing an amazing job with the cameras, documenting this big eruption. We can't be there but we're enjoying it remotely thanks to your reporting.

  • @GaliSinatra
    @GaliSinatra2 ай бұрын

    Great footage and excellent explanation. Stay safe Iceland!

  • @MossRoseAnnie
    @MossRoseAnnie2 ай бұрын

    Thank you for including the sounds of the lava!

  • @JacksonCarson
    @JacksonCarson2 ай бұрын

    Beautiful footage, thank you. It's wild to see the mass slowly creeping towards the sea.

  • @X4n4du
    @X4n4du2 ай бұрын

    Where's Polly?

  • @territurner71
    @territurner712 ай бұрын

    Hi from Oregon, USA. Keep safe, love and light.

  • @Marc_Gagne
    @Marc_Gagne2 ай бұрын

    06:33 Voiceover correcting 200m/hour to 20m/hour. Very slick.

  • @TheReykjavikGrapevine

    @TheReykjavikGrapevine

    2 ай бұрын

    😬😬😬 I kept messing up! But it’s 20 m/hr

  • @prebenviggofejr1414
    @prebenviggofejr14142 ай бұрын

    I guess that that lave river wall- is about 8-10 meters high -amazing!

  • @chisler6192
    @chisler61922 ай бұрын

    Amazing. thank you! hope you're ok. wishing to come see it from the uk

  • @2010gtoner
    @2010gtoner2 ай бұрын

    Thanks x

  • @rileyhoffman6629
    @rileyhoffman66292 ай бұрын

    Fascinating. Thank you.

  • @gaenordeacon9431
    @gaenordeacon94312 ай бұрын

    Thank you for the stunning images and a very clear explanation of the situation in Iceland. As a country you seem to be coping well with a life changing event. Keep safe

  • @paulwilliams1477
    @paulwilliams14772 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the on the scene report. I appreciate it very much.

  • @jeans1712
    @jeans17122 ай бұрын

    Excellent report

  • @josephastier7421
    @josephastier74212 ай бұрын

    5:06 Wow, great image of a lava berm working as planned!

  • @johnt.848
    @johnt.8482 ай бұрын

    Great vision that I haven't seen on the usual live cams, TY for that, and it's also good to be able to comment here.

  • @DougGrinbergs
    @DougGrinbergs2 ай бұрын

    3:54 if lava reaches seawater, potential hydrochloric acid gas

  • @edwin3628
    @edwin36282 ай бұрын

    Beautiful to watch! Stay safe ! From South Wales uk xxx

  • @burgseeli1911
    @burgseeli19112 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for the update. God bless

  • @johncranwell3783
    @johncranwell37832 ай бұрын

    Great to see the Grapevine is back on the case for levelheaded accurate reporting….. unlike another sensationlist vlogger…..thank you

  • @WildScotAurora
    @WildScotAurora2 ай бұрын

    Just back from Iceland. Our Northern lights tour was cancelled 3 times but we got footage of the eruption from the top floor of our hotel and when we took off on our flight home.

  • @annabee1984
    @annabee19842 ай бұрын

    Thank you for the update and footage 😊

  • @kristine6996
    @kristine69962 ай бұрын

    The wall works. WOW

  • @williamlloyd3769
    @williamlloyd37692 ай бұрын

    Farm, if it survives, will make a popular Airbnb rental site! Just imagine being able to walk across the road to the new lava field.

  • @Greylock21
    @Greylock212 ай бұрын

    Love and prayers from Western Massachusetts. ❤

  • @janegreen9340
    @janegreen93402 ай бұрын

    Living on a stable ground, as I do, it is mind boggling to think that your local landscape can change overnight. Iceland is an extra ordinary island. I bet you have lovely warm feet!

  • @nancyadams9228
    @nancyadams92282 ай бұрын

    Is the magma coming close to the top of the barriers? Much concern for the people of Grindavik and the entire peninsula.

  • @TheReykjavikGrapevine

    @TheReykjavikGrapevine

    2 ай бұрын

    It's being redirected nicely by the berms, so (at least right now) it's travelling slowly alongside the walls rather than building up to crawl over them and into Grindavík.

  • @itsmebatman
    @itsmebatman2 ай бұрын

    It is interesting how the Icelanders have become experts in predicting and manipulating lava flows over the last few years. Makes me wonder how they deal with this in a few decades.

  • @milodemoray

    @milodemoray

    2 ай бұрын

    It is not over the "last few years." It has been going on for decades. Historical data shows that the Islanders have had to deal with this for centuries. It is effectively only now that satellite and other measuring devices bring even more data which helps them predict eruptions. And the movement of land rise and other things.

  • @berglettemom6045
    @berglettemom60452 ай бұрын

    Thank out for your great reporting and photography.

  • @jennifershores3717
    @jennifershores37172 ай бұрын

    Oh I wanna hear more of the crumbling noises as it creeps forward!

  • @FabioCarbonesombrero51
    @FabioCarbonesombrero512 ай бұрын

    Thank you for this video.

  • @TheRhythmOfLife1972
    @TheRhythmOfLife19722 ай бұрын

    Thank you for showing such courage & pose reporting from the Icelandic population since the 1st eruption. Showing grace under unpredictable conditions. Lava traveling 200 meters per hour still appears to be fast vs. 1 kilometer per hour. Godspeed in your Endeavors.

  • @gunslinger4203
    @gunslinger42032 ай бұрын

    Be Safe ! Thanks for the great video!

  • @moiramcfarlane706
    @moiramcfarlane7062 ай бұрын

    Thank you for explaining so clearly. Wish I was there to feel mother earth's power. ❤

  • @papacamino2286
    @papacamino22862 ай бұрын

    Thanks,love the names of the towns!!

  • @chezmanya
    @chezmanya2 ай бұрын

    always beautiful video work by Art. Looks like that berm is doing its job.

  • @americangirl-
    @americangirl-2 ай бұрын

    Sending safe & love from Syracuse NY...I am hoping that everyone is gonna be safe...✌❤🌎🇺🇸

  • @renater.540
    @renater.5402 ай бұрын

    Stunning drone footage - as always 👏 to Art! He's the last obe from the original team and I hooe very much he will keep going. Grateful that he's there providing us with his photographic art. Would have liked assessments by Ragga from the Lava Show - and above all - Prof. Thordarson (hope I'm getting his name right)

  • @fagan4119
    @fagan41192 ай бұрын

    Glad the berms are working. Will be interesting to see what happens with subsequent flows.

  • @carolynzaremba5469
    @carolynzaremba54692 ай бұрын

    Great video. I live in California where we get earthquakes but our biggest volcano, Mt. Shasta, hasn't erupted in a very long time. If it ever does, watch out!

  • @KDbbasm
    @KDbbasm2 ай бұрын

    Very fine reporting; thank you.

  • @BH-qs7vo
    @BH-qs7vo2 ай бұрын

    Great job thank you!

  • @gonemadinnz
    @gonemadinnz2 ай бұрын

    Incredible to see how high the lava is against the berm.

  • @stevewhalen6973
    @stevewhalen69732 ай бұрын

    Good presentation 👍Thank You

  • @kananaskiscountry8191
    @kananaskiscountry81912 ай бұрын

    thank u for the news, plz be safe = prayers for all of u up at that lava flow

  • @Blackadder75
    @Blackadder752 ай бұрын

    you said 200m / hour and 2 minutes later 20 meters / hour, a bit confusing. I guess 20, as the stuff barely moved when the 3 people went for a peek.

  • @Justin_Leone

    @Justin_Leone

    2 ай бұрын

    She said 20 at first, then said 200, then said (I think) 200 again but they corrected the video later by dubbing in "20". So I'm pretty sure it's supposed to be 20.

  • @user-js3uv4fh7t
    @user-js3uv4fh7t2 ай бұрын

    Thank you for your knowledge

  • @shooster5884
    @shooster58842 ай бұрын

    It's impressively - scarily - high when you see the lava flow up close like this...

  • @timroot4207
    @timroot42072 ай бұрын

    Thank you !