Icelandic Geologist Explains Why A Volcanic Eruption is Likely to Happen + Your Questions Answered
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- čas přidán 23. 07. 2024
- Iceland has experienced over 30,000 earthquakes and there is no sign that they will stop. After asking my subscribers on CZcams and followers on Instagram what they want to know from an expert geologist in Iceland, I sat down with one to discuss the current situation. Ari Trausti Guðmundsson is a Geologist, journalist, former broadcaster, author, mountaineer and a member of Icelandic Parliament. He is very well known in Iceland and was kind enough to host me at Parliament for this interview.
I brought my list of your questions and he answered as many as he could given his time constraints. One of the most fascinating thing that Ari Trausti said was that the seismic unrest Iceland is currently experiencing could just be the beginning of a lot more activity. Thanks again to everyone that submitted questions before this interview and I will for sure to keep you updated on this situation, especially if an eruption does happen.
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Topics discussed in the Interview
00:00 - Introducing Ari Trausti Guðmundsson
00:47 - Current predictions based on data
02:48 - Movement of magma in the Reykjanes Peninsula
03:44 - How is the lava flow predicted? How accurate are the predictions
06:09 - Possible Gas released from the eruption
07:38 - The Scale of this possible eruptions vs other eruptions in Iceland
09:18 - What type of equipment is used to measure volcanoes
12:44 - Are interferograms used for measurement?
13:07 - Could an eruption happen somewhere else in Iceland?
15:46 - Iceland is being ripped apart
16:34 - Could an eruption in Iceland impact electricity and hot water?
18:14 - Are earthquakes in other parts of the world connected to the ones in Iceland?
19:40 - Meaning of swarms of earthquakes vs a Big earthquake
21:41 - Why tremors happen
22:47 - Would you be disappointed if an eruption doesn't happen?
24:19 - How do Icelanders deal with air pollution from volcanic eruptions?
26:27 - The global impact of a large volcanic eruption in Iceland
27:00 - Is Iceland overdue for a volcanic eruption?
30:05 - Popular misconceptions about volcanoes
31:48 - Does the weather/climate impact volcano eruptions and vice versa
33:35 - Has living in a place with possible eruptions affected your outlook on life?
34:56 - What is your favorite Icelandic word or phrase?
37:58 - What to do if the volcano does erupt on Reykjanes Peninsula
#iceland #icelandearthquakes #icelandvolcanoeruption
Thank you so much! The interview was fascinating and I learned a lot. Your channel is the best!
Thank you so much!
Sweet jesus! You interviewed Ari Trausti!! Awesome! What a legend! :D
Right?! I was beyond excited to meet him. Such a nice guy. 🙂
Fascinating interview, Jewells! Your guest was so plainspoken and down-to-earth, not at all stuffy! You are a natural interviewer.....you would be well suited as a television host, should you desire that for your future. I really enjoy your questions and delivery on every interview.
Thank you for the lovely comment. I’ve been so fortunate to have such great guests. Being a tv host sounds like fun. I’d totally be open to it if the opportunity came along. 😊
Oh my. I was wondering who the geologist was and then Ari Trausti popped up. His books on volcanic activity in Iceland are books I have read again and again (the first one as a kid, fueling my geology interest)
It's so awesome to hear how much of an impact he has had on people here.
What a great pleasure to have such knowledgeable people as policy-maker. When I was in the university we had to study some subjects related to geology to learn how to calculate building structures. Loved this interview! Congrats
Thank you for the lovely comment. So glad to hear you enjoyed the interview.
He appears very calm, you are your usual bouncy self...and I'm concerned, sitting here at my computer watching from Florida USA. Be safe Iceland!
Lol yes, he is very calm. I was so excited to meet him and and it was my first time inside the Parliament building.
@@AllThingsIceland I'll add that your interview was very informative...and you are a skilled interviewer. My "bouncy" observation was complimentary....I hope you know that.
@@DiggerWhoops Thanks and I took it as a compliment.
@@AllThingsIceland Danke! I'd say it in Icelandic, but I don't know that language...yet.
@@DiggerWhoops It's "takk" in Icelandic :)
Interesting to hear an expert talk so clearly on this subject, thanks
Agreed and my pleasure 😊
"Lava flows, it doesn't fly", well thank goodness for that! Great interview, very informative.
😂 agreed and thanks.
This interview is fascinating and such a wonderful public service -- and he answered my question in the first few seconds when he explained that the vulcanism in Iceland comes from plate spreading and not a hotspot.
But really -- this is a wonderful, incredibly useful interview. At times like this, trustworthy information based in good science is golden.
It's probably an 80/20 split the spreading vs magma plume(hotspot). Iceland wouldn't exist without the plume and the crust here is thinner than many other places because of it. We have a few volcanos listed as dormant but potentially active on the island that aren't on the faultline and if/when they blow it'll be 100% due to the plume. Same would apply if Yellowstone erupts.
In geology class we were asked, when a balloon pops, is it due to pressure or weakness in the rubber. Both contribute to the pop.
@@bjarnisigurdsson1911 Exactly it's just not one thing but a perfect storm calmination of events into a bigger one.
Thanks. Well done. That statistic about 50% of all animals and 20% of people who were poisoned by the 25km long fissure in 1783 was startling.
Yea, the Laki eruption was horrible. I did a full podcast episode on it and you can listen to it here - allthingsiceland.com/laki-volcano-eruption-devastating-effects-in-iceland-around-the-world-ep17/
Yes! One fifth of all people there and half of the animals! How awful. :-(
He didn't mention but the gasses killed people in Britain and Continenatal Europe too. Some attribute the French Revolution to the this eruption, the eruption caused famine in Europe, Egypt, India and other problems too. Luckily such events are very rare indeed.
@@imsbvs Thank you, Ian.
@@imsbvs yes the whole bread debacle that Marie Antoinette is remembered for seems to be because of the bad wheat harvest that accentuated the pre-existing inequalities.
If the magma chamber continues to travels south and ends up erupting in shallow oceanic waters, it will be explosive, ashy, with debris flying everywhere. This is called a Surtsey eruption named after the submarine oceanic Icelandic eruption from 1963.
Agreed. We are hoping that it doesn't happen.
That the salt water affect. I wonder if that has something to do with basalts going sticky over time, and irs part in irball besides metling more rock at higher temps but lower pressures. Seen an explanation on mt paektu's orgins and orgins of other volcanoes. ( czcams.com/video/3C2HVOB-g5s/video.html ). Its amazing and a tad scary once ya realize all.
I swear, there are so many great icelandic channels popping up due to this recent volcanic activity.
Amazing!
😊
I thoroughly enjoyed your interview, Jewells. Very informative. Thank you.
Thank you so much. It means a lot to hear that.
I loved his matter of fact attitude about what’s going on. I know if something like this was happening in most parts of the USA people would be losing their minds.
Yea, and there would be a lot of misinformation spread around. I’m glad that doesn’t happen here.
Not only in the USA! If this was happening in Brazil there would be widespread panic and people would be going crazy! I love his tranquility!
@@etellr7475 Americans tend to panic buy bread and toilet paper. I have no idea why. Though with Covid for the last year a lot of people have been hoarding paper towels as well.
The crazy and the panic comes from everywhere, not just the USA (although we do generate more of it, I must admit). Social media fuels misinformation and rumors and craziness... It isn’t the end of the world, Niburu isn’t coming to destroy us, Jesus ain’t coming back, the grand solar minimum isn’t responsible, and humans sinning did not cause this. But try to convince the nutjobs of that! 🙄
That's why they aren't telling us. Yellowstone is showing more signs but they shut some of the online sites down at times. They don't report all of the earthquakes in the northwest either. We also have other large culderas in the southwest, with many volcanoes.
That's beautiful,shooting in Parliament means the work your doing is very important & recognized ❤🇿🇦🙏🏽 . . .
Thank you :-)
Definitely a well deserved honour. The Icelandic people are so lovely and seem so comfortable in their own skin, and relaxed.
Why does this video not have more views??
Hopefully, people share it. 😊
Because most people are more concerned about celebs and their personal life instead of what's happening around them. So many people don't even look up at the sky.
This was amazing. You are a great interviewer. Thank you.
Thank you so much and my pleasure.
Great questions and interesting answers. Thank you for this interview!
Excellent interview. I love the natural joy of the interviewer and the clear and instructive explanation of the profesor. Thanks to both, it has been a great pleasure listening to you.
Thank you so much for the lovely comment. So glad to hear that you enjoyed the interview. 😊
Thank-you so much to BOTH of you for this video. You were able to cover a lot of questions in a short amount of time. Very helpful and informative!
Our pleasure and thank you
This is an excellent interview, I wish we had people like Ari Trausti Guðmundsson in our parliament in the London, most of our politicians are self serving, publicity seeking, party loyal no-nothings.
Thank you. Yes, it would be great to have politicians like him in the US too.
Add in the word corrupted for many of them. That's the only other thing that would explain their actions.
This is amazing and so informative! Thank you! I'm glad everyone is safe 🤗
Thanks and I’m so glad we are all safe too. 😊
Thank you Mr. Ari Trausti Guðmundsson is a Geologist in teaching us about Icelandic volcanic activities. Very intriguing.
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching.
Wonderful info. Thank you both for educating us!😃😃😃
Super interesting! Thank you both!!! Geology is so fascinating. Mr. Trausti’s English is beautiful.
Our pleasure. He is fluent in 5 languages.
@@AllThingsIceland Wow!
Thank you both for sharing this information! 😊
Our pleasure and thanks for watching.
Such a great and informative interview Jules! Thank you for this content.
Thank you and my pleasure 😊
This was a great interview and I really enjoyed it. Ari did a wonderful job explaining things!
So glad to hear that. Thanks for watching.
I wish that there were “parliamentarians” in my part of the world that gave such approachable interviews. Here in Washington (USA) we live in the middle of 10 active volcanoes and a calm, informative talk about living in a volcanically active region would be AWESOME! Thank you for the information, love your site! We visited Iceland preCovid and hope to return, what a beautiful part of the world!
Very sympathetic conversation,thanks
You guys Called It!!
Yup, Ari Trausti was right. 😊
He was lovely. He perked up with the final question. He seems very nice. Maybe get him in again to talk about his favorite activities in Iceland and mountaineering.
Yes, I’d love to have him back to talk about mountaineering.
Wow, fabulous interview. I hope he soothed your mind a bit about living there. I guess all that beauty comes with a price🙂
Thanks. It was nice to hear what an expert thinks. I’ve not been worried about the eruption but I have been interested in getting a better understanding.
Jewels, such an informative and thoughtful interview. He was a terrific and engaging guest, thank you! I loved when you got to your last question about his favorite word or phrase and he mentioned he translated catastrophic climate change into Icelandic and now it has become misused in politics a bit and then it became the word of the year, lol. I also loved how he lit up when it came to his love of mountaineering. I wonder what stories he has about doing that in Iceland.
Thank you and my pleasure. Yea, I was surprised that a word he came up with was being misused but such is life in politics. I would also love to hear some of his mountaineering stories. I can only imagine what he has encountered.
Every question on earthquakes swarms and eruptions can only be answered with three options, 1) It could simmer down, 2) It may proceed as it has until now, 3) It could intensify. - You can never know which until after the fact :)
Indeed :-)
Yup, its not over till the fat lady has sung fully and all goes quite. It's not over till it decides to go dormant again.
Thank you, Jules!
My pleasure 🤗
This video is awesome thank you for making it😄
My absolute pleasure and thanks for watching. 😊
Fascinating interview thank you :)
Thank you 😊
This is so awesome! I'd really love the chance to speak with someone like him someday.
I hope you do get the chance to do that. 😊
Great interview, both of you were very good at simple, concise explanations.
Thank you 😊
That was very good. I wouldn't be surprised if they give you an Icelandic television show. :)
Thank you. That would be awesome. 😊
I always learn something new when i watch your channel today was no exception. Thank you.
I’m so happy to hear that and my pleasure.
Great interview! I felt like I was in a lecture!
Thank you 😊
Excellent interview!
Thank you!
Thank you very much for this informative interview!
My pleasure 😊
Thank you. Great interview. I learned alot. ❤😃
My pleasure and thanks for watching. 😊❤️
Thank you so much for all of the information!!! Unfortunately my virtual Iceland tour was a flop because the software the creator is using is nonfunctional! I’ll placate my Icelandic desires by watching more of your videos!!!!!!💙💙💙
You're welcome. Oh no! So sorry to hear that your virtual tour didn't happen. Hopefully, it works out next time. I hope you enjoy my other videos. 🙂❤
@@AllThingsIceland thanks...you’ve created an excellent body of work, and I certainly appreciate it💙
Thank you for posting this. My daughter is studying geology and her dream is to continue her studies in Iceland.
My pleasure 😊
Thank you for having Ari as a guest speaker. I learned so much from him than I did in high school. I enjoy learning about other countries, cultures and what goes on in their everyday lives. While I realize that Ari's time is limited due to his many activities, is it possible for you to contact Ari and ask him this question: Could volcanic eruptions be the cause of climate change? Thank you Jewel...and Ari.
My pleasure. Glad to hear that you enjoyed the interview. Not sure if you saw the part of the interview where I asked if volcanoes have an impact on the weather/climate but he said no. The exception is if there is a huge volcanic eruption like Laki in the late 1700s in Iceland. That resulted in global cooling for a couple of years.
Thank you very informative
My pleasure and thanks for watching. 😊
Great guest Jewel s so this is good news , as long as the magma doesn't flow towards any towns & major roads !
Yes, exactly. 😊
Wow, thank you!
My pleasure. 😊
Great interview Jewell Chambers !
Thank you 😊
Wonder his views on Katla currently, its been a bit suspicous the last ten to eleven years too? Especially as eyjafjallajokull iceland volcano went off in 2010, and its usuallu a pre eruptior to Katla big ones. Its 103 years overdue.
Thanks Jules!
My pleasure 😊
On point . Volcano erupts last night in Iceland
Indeed 😊🌋
This is great information! I'm a geology enthusiast with basic general knowledge, and I really enjoy your other topics as well. Question: I've been hearing various statistics: It's been 6000 years since this volcano last erupted, no, it's been 800 years...Can you give us an updated
summary of the history of the volcano (or what experts hypothesize)? Thank you!!!
Hi! Not sure about this when this particular eruption happened last but it has been about 800 years since an eruption happened on the Reykjanes Peninsula, which is a decent sized area.
@@AllThingsIceland Thank you!
You are best. Thank you
Aww, thank you for the lovely comment.
..Anotha' great interview, and your background is quite luvly toO mamas! :)
Thank you 🤗
@@AllThingsIceland ..Rite on, care ' bout you!!
He nailed ir!!! March nineteenth now and its blowing!
Indeed!
Well, looks like you'll get to see the eruption after all. Lucky you!
Possibly 😊
Her question about the Iceland activity being connected to New Zealand (and now Hawaii) activity was spot on. Earth's rotation has been speeding up with record speeds nearly every month. This is causing the Earth's crust to shift. This is causing increased earthquakes and volcanic activity. This is connected to the escalating speed of the magnetic pole reversal. "It's going to be Biblical."
When yellow stone blows the whole world is done.
Prayers for ice land 🤠
Thank you 😊
His english is amazing
Most Icelanders speak English well. 😊
He was right 😲
Yup 😊
I like how it is not strange living on a sea spreading volcanic zone.
😂 it sometimes surprises me that I don’t worry about that at all.
@@AllThingsIceland Instead of a traffic report, you must have a daily commute lava report explaining why it seems to take longer to get across the island.
Today was the day...
Yup
because they happen all the time --da
Well this has aged very well
😊
the Fagradalsfjall volcano hasn't erupted for 10000 years i wouldn't call that a normal regular occurrence
Ahhh, Competent scientific experts in politics and government,... that must be nice.
Greetings from a "United" Kingdom expat in the "United" States of America!
(and apologies for both of these poxy nations!)
It's definitely Biblical!
“Is Saturday the seventh day according to the Bible and the Ten Commandments? I answer yes. Is Sunday the first day of the week and did the Church change the seventh day -Saturday - for Sunday, the first day? Sunday is the first day of the week. Did Christ change the day’? I answer no!
“Faithfully yours, J. Card. Gibbons”
James Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop of Baltimore (1877-1921), in a signed letter. 2 Timothy 3:1 1This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
Daniel 9:25 25Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.
Sitting with one of evils minions is not a pleasure.
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the grey hair lady making all the banging noise in the background was annoying, so rude of her to interrupt this interview.
I think she thought she was being quiet. 😂
Why is she so happy and excited about a possible disaster? She's not at Disneyland.
As mentioned in the video, this won’t be a big or dangerous eruption. Icelanders, as well as others, get excited about eruptions because it’s an interesting natural phenomenon. If it had been predicted that the possible eruption would cause a lot of damage, I wouldn’t be excited.
Why is this women speaking? Serious question. What does she have to add to knowledge?
It’s my channel and I’m interviewing him.
Very good interview. Crude and unpleasant observation on my part. It was a reaction to exposure to critical race theory in a video just before your video. If we could all get back to real relationships and not political relationships, it would be very easy to love and appreciate you. Sorry