Iceland Lava Wall BREACHED! Geologist explains Volcano Eruption

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  • čas přidán 22. 05. 2024
  • Geologist Ólafur Íngólfsson joins us on another trip to the volcano. He will talk about the new developments of the volcano as of May 21st. He explains how the volcano acts like a geyser now
    The fagradalsfjall volcano started erupting on March 19th. Now two months later we see how the area has developed.
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  • @GoCoyote
    @GoCoyote Před 3 lety +67

    According to Icelandic news, the walls were made to test the concept to slow down lava in order to allow extra time for orderly and effective evacuations, not an actual system to prevent the lava from advancing. This is to provide information to civil authorities on what type of earth walls would help slow the lava in emergency situations where a wall may need to be built quickly to allow time for evacuations.

    • @OleSandberg
      @OleSandberg Před 3 lety +4

      yeah, that is the explanation they made up after screwing around for weeks ignoring the scientific models of what might and might not work. They came up with their own stupid idea thinking it would work, and then changed their public explanation when they couldn't admit they were wrong because ... fragile egos or something. Whatever the reason: this explanation is something they made up after the fact - and after ignoring the science.

    • @hinkelstein69
      @hinkelstein69 Před 3 lety +15

      @@OleSandberg True science explores such questions with experiments, and that is what they did. In fact, the wall did work. The lava only broke through once it reached the level of the wall, as anyone would expect. Only anti-scientists tell other people to "follow the science" when in fact they want to impose their preconceived notions on them. The "follow the science" people will also change their opinion once an experiment has proven them wrong and come up with an explanation after the fact. You mix up facts and theories.

    • @eyeonit469
      @eyeonit469 Před 3 lety +16

      Kind of resented your tone of voice and mockery of the engineers. All they could hope for is if delaying the lava from flowing down onto the valley, with a thousand pounds of luck, maybe in that time the volcanoes might have reduced its volume of lava. Then they would have been heroes. No different than trying to keep the numbers down on Covid. Try to contain it then hope it doesn't get worse. Easy to be an armchair quarterback isn't it

    • @TheFaderland
      @TheFaderland Před 3 lety

      @@hinkelstein69, " True science explores such questions with" ?? Proven models from climate gurus, linke Mr. Mann??

    • @koharumi1
      @koharumi1 Před 3 lety

      @@eyeonit469 it is possible to contain COVID though you will definitely have outbreaks now and again.
      Just if people are willing to suffer short term.
      Larger populations generally will find it harder to contain it. Unless you do what China is doing, mass lockdown of cities.

  • @nellc9550
    @nellc9550 Před 3 lety +105

    Amazing footage in the middle when Professor was talking about the gases.

    • @tamo9520
      @tamo9520 Před 3 lety +7

      I agree! Very informative! Thank you for posting this for us all to see. That drone footage is amazingly beautiful!

    • @JonBear
      @JonBear  Před 3 lety +5

      Thank you! Comments like this make it all worth it

    • @rfresa
      @rfresa Před 3 lety +1

      Basically, Iceland is belching.

    • @beatlesrgear
      @beatlesrgear Před 3 lety +2

      Only Congress and Parliament can emit more hot air than the volcano!

    • @moonshine814
      @moonshine814 Před 3 lety

      @@beatlesrgear 😂 ain't that the truth!

  • @jojomccarthy8345
    @jojomccarthy8345 Před 3 lety +13

    Daddy Geologist is amazing. He knows how fortunate he is to see this, and it shows.

    • @JonBear
      @JonBear  Před 3 lety +2

      Yeah you should see his face when we are reviewing the footage. He's so happy we can go there and then make these videos together

  • @harrynac6017
    @harrynac6017 Před 3 lety +14

    2:18 "I'm completely hooked". Even during the interview, he just has to look again and again. 😁

  • @mvdeehan
    @mvdeehan Před 3 lety +22

    It is really good to hear your Dad explain why there is a delay to the “eruptions” Jon.

    • @lewis5794
      @lewis5794 Před 3 lety +1

      Honestly I had no idea that was why lava, like... really heavy, dense rock would spurt so high but that explanation makes a lot of sense. Really cool channel ngl

  • @LeeDH22
    @LeeDH22 Před 2 lety +6

    I think this is the first time that the CZcams algorithm has recommended something actually worth watching! What a beautifully shot and informative video.

    • @JonBear
      @JonBear  Před 2 lety +1

      That really means a lot. Glad you enjoyed it. I have two other videos that focus more heavily on my dad the Geologist if you want more info on this eruption and the geology of Iceland

    • @artmchugh5644
      @artmchugh5644 Před měsícem

      This is outrageous!!!! And I have seen women naked !!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @susanm.bedell7898
    @susanm.bedell7898 Před 3 lety +4

    We visited Iceland from the USA twice & I tell everyone who’ll listen that for a destination that always offers exciting things to see & do with an intelligent, friendly & fun loving population, Iceland, “the land of Ice & Fire”, simply can’t be beat!!!

  • @bif24701
    @bif24701 Před 3 lety +17

    I want to hear more from your father. Great photography!

    • @JonBear
      @JonBear  Před 3 lety +1

      He will be happy to hear that!

    • @CadTrii234
      @CadTrii234 Před 3 lety +1

      Watching from inside the extinct shield volcano that is the Otago Harbour of Dunedin New Zealand. As an amateur geology fan and local tour guide I take people to see where lava 13 million years ago flowed out to what are beaches and also to columnar basalt columns near the summit called Organ Pipes. I am really glad to hear it first from your Dad about the gas build up in the magma column. Please thank him. Thanks also to you for bringing this to the watching world.

  • @raytribble8075
    @raytribble8075 Před 3 lety +75

    I completely enjoyed you and your fathers (the professor) “calming” spin along with the music during your drone footage. Excellent video.

    • @JonBear
      @JonBear  Před 2 lety +1

      Thank you Ray! I made another video recently where my dad gives an update on the volcano with some more recent footage czcams.com/video/e_9xLDL7Vwo/video.html

    • @raytribble8075
      @raytribble8075 Před 2 lety

      I will check it out Jon. I am a geologist by trade and retired. I follow you and the volcanic activities in Iceland and the rest of the planet.
      I appreciate the excellent videos!
      Cheers!

  • @muhammadajiwiyuda4888
    @muhammadajiwiyuda4888 Před 3 lety +4

    really fascinating, I love the explanation. I'm an geological engineering student in Indonesia btw, shout out to all geologist and volcanologist, AND YOUR FATHER!!! LOVE YOU ALL.

  • @28105wsking
    @28105wsking Před 2 měsíci +4

    I never saw this when it came out 2 years ago! Great footage! Thanks! But just a word: if so many people worked so hard and so fast without a break, day and night, to put that wall up, please don't call it a "pretty poor attempt". They did the best they could as fast as they could and shouldn't we honor that with kind words of praise? instead of making them feel bad? What else could anyone have done? I think its marvelous and it worked to save the valley and Grindavik, for a while at least. Buying time is important too. If I'm not mistaken, you never lifted a finger to do anything about it, did you? So be nice. Yay for the good guys in Iceland!

    • @kevin-zt4ix
      @kevin-zt4ix Před 29 dny

      wow that can't be two years ago!!
      Or is it!!

  • @Arcdemon44
    @Arcdemon44 Před 3 lety +6

    The music at 8:10 combined with the awe inspiring footage gives an almost spiritual feeling. We are so small compared to the raw power of nature.

    • @JonBear
      @JonBear  Před 2 lety +1

      So amazing to hear that! I searched long for a track that fit

  • @thesavage2054
    @thesavage2054 Před 3 lety +5

    I really hope your Dad is willing to keep appearing on your videos. His insightful knowledge makes these some of the best coverage on the volcano on CZcams!

    • @JonBear
      @JonBear  Před 2 lety +2

      We'll collab for more Volcano stuff :) Going to get a Q&A video out soon :)

  • @nilenethompson-finn9062
    @nilenethompson-finn9062 Před 3 lety +35

    Many thanks to the professor! Also, your drone footage was spectacular.

  • @elizabethcantarell5094
    @elizabethcantarell5094 Před 2 měsíci +2

    SPECTACULAR 🌋!!! The Drone, the music and the star of the show the volcano 🌋 and magma. Thank you great video. Praying for Iceland snd it’s wonderful people. 🙏🏻

  • @rebeccaterry7085
    @rebeccaterry7085 Před 3 lety +8

    Thank you for keeping us updated. Again, I love hearing from your dad!

  • @playme129
    @playme129 Před 3 lety +25

    The professor is a cool dude.

  • @malkurznachgefragt
    @malkurznachgefragt Před 3 lety +48

    Still impressive after so many weeks. Guess I'm hooked, too ;)
    But thanks to you, I don't have to fly to Iceland (no time/money) to enjoy this event.

    • @JonBear
      @JonBear  Před 3 lety +8

      I am happy to hear that! I try to convey the experience of going to the volcano in my videos. Not just show off the cool shots :)

    • @razorransom1795
      @razorransom1795 Před 3 lety

      This can go on for 100 years, so ? On when it will end.

  • @kg650ig8
    @kg650ig8 Před měsícem

    I loved seeing your dad living his life to the fullest and enjoying every moment of it. It's amazing to witness. I wish my dad was like that, but unfortunately, life can be cruel, and I never got the chance to do the things he loved with him. He has now passed away, and I regret some of the decisions I made when I was younger. This world can be harsh sometimes, and it's a painful realization. With that said, I really enjoyed this video.

  • @hunt4redoctober628
    @hunt4redoctober628 Před 3 lety +16

    As a 'lapsed' geologist I have always had a dream to see an active Volcano like this. Its mesmerising! Sadly I've not managed it yet but maybe next year, after the worst of the pandemic is out of the way.

    • @JonBear
      @JonBear  Před 3 lety +2

      Iceland is pretty good for tourism now. Many of the people on location were from abroad. Hope you find the chance to go!

    • @beatlesrgear
      @beatlesrgear Před 3 lety

      LOL! The Plannedemic is over. Don't fear a minor virus that kills no more than the Common Flu. And don't buy the lies from Sleazy Fauci. He is not a real doctor, he is a bureaucrat who has admitted that he and all of the CDC & WHO have been lying to people all along.
      Go to Islandi and enjoy the volcano! :)

    • @suep9445
      @suep9445 Před 3 lety +1

      @@beatlesrgear wrong.

    • @leandabee
      @leandabee Před 3 lety

      @@beatlesrgear 🤣 stop it with your jokes 🥱

  • @EpicDonutDudeMemes
    @EpicDonutDudeMemes Před 3 lety +209

    I can't get enough of these videos

    • @mrolsen6987
      @mrolsen6987 Před 3 lety +6

      X2 on that comment!
      I've been watching everything from the volcanos since the beginning, sevral times a day 😂👍

    • @sweettrubble4635
      @sweettrubble4635 Před 3 lety +1

      I can't either. This has been so fascinating.

    • @Ezekiel903
      @Ezekiel903 Před 3 lety +2

      Island, the only country with a "real" growth in 2020 and 21!!

    • @sveddipopps
      @sveddipopps Před 3 lety +1

      Yes come to iceland to visit. We need your cash man.

    • @moonshine814
      @moonshine814 Před 3 lety

      It is so beautiful ❤️

  • @louisegogel7973
    @louisegogel7973 Před 3 lety +5

    Very lovely drone shots, thank you both for taking us all there with you and showing the perspective of the people watching the volcano too, gives us a sense of being there.

  • @iddet8867
    @iddet8867 Před měsícem +1

    At this time people were making experiments with these walls. Geologists were fairly certain that this was only the beginning of a larger event. Now in march 2024, such walls have proved to be quite effective in protecting the town of Grindavik; at least until now.

  • @jdubblu88
    @jdubblu88 Před 3 lety +2

    Professor Ólafur Íngólfsson, You are a gem and thank you for doing these videos!

  • @musicmakelightning
    @musicmakelightning Před 3 lety +14

    Great shots! Thanks for having father explain the fountains - I didn't understand that mechanism and wondered what made it fly so high for brief periods.

    • @chintones56
      @chintones56 Před 3 lety

      Me too... it's like he's reading our minds.

  • @gmahin
    @gmahin Před 3 lety +4

    Thank you thank you……..enjoyed the geology check in with you. Be safe

  • @chriscooper654
    @chriscooper654 Před 21 dnem

    Thank you and your father for documenting this. Please stay safe.

  • @bonnieabrs1003
    @bonnieabrs1003 Před 3 lety +2

    I enjoy your father’s description of what’s happening. Thank you both. Stay safe!

  • @ms.donaldson2533
    @ms.donaldson2533 Před 3 lety +7

    Ancient people called this "Hell on Earth"
    I call it a B-E-Autiful View
    Thank you Very Much!!!!

    • @timberwolf1575
      @timberwolf1575 Před 3 lety

      The difference between those two attitudes is the abilty to move faster than the lava (or pyroclastic flows), the existence of a social safety net to recover afterward, and an interconnected world where losing your crops isn't a condemnation to starvation.

    • @jayhill2193
      @jayhill2193 Před 3 lety

      @@timberwolf1575
      also it's calm and remote enough, for now, that it won't catch any townsfolk on surprise, like the Vesuv did to Pompeji.

  • @ChuckD59
    @ChuckD59 Před 3 lety +19

    Everyone's a civil engineer when it's time to stop the lava!
    They tried. They experimented. They learned. Now they know.

    • @donnamarie3617
      @donnamarie3617 Před 3 lety +1

      Exactly, a perfect chance to experiment with a relatively "tame" lava flow.

    • @michaelwoodhams7866
      @michaelwoodhams7866 Před 3 lety +3

      The lava vs wall isn't as simple as presented. Like the old joke 'I don't have to run faster than the bear, I just have to run faster than you', it doesn't have to hold back the lava forever - just until the lava finds an easier exit.

    • @CrackerFL
      @CrackerFL Před 3 lety +1

      @@michaelwoodhams7866 it bought them time! Time to prepare and get people out of harms way!

    • @MrRobertcarlson
      @MrRobertcarlson Před 3 lety

      Now they know ______. (how to waste energy)

    • @pihermoso11
      @pihermoso11 Před 2 lety

      i think the more logical way to solve it is build a canal instead of a dam.. a canal that would drain to the sea, with a riprap on both sides

  • @barbara4944
    @barbara4944 Před 3 lety +2

    Absolutely amazing! You and your dad teaming up on these videos are wonderful.

  • @mikerichards6065
    @mikerichards6065 Před 3 lety +2

    You and your dad should have your own TV show - fantastic presentation and a great explanation of what is going on for non geologists - congratulations!

    • @JonBear
      @JonBear  Před 3 lety +1

      Let me pitch this to him!

  • @hopefletcher7420
    @hopefletcher7420 Před 3 lety +3

    Thank you Professor, for explaining what is happening. Understanding a little of the volcanic action makes watching even more enjoyable.

  • @sunside79334
    @sunside79334 Před 3 lety +10

    drone footage is beyond spectacular, wd. keep it up.

    • @JonBear
      @JonBear  Před 3 lety +1

      So good to hear! Thank you!

  • @CooksterzLittlefield
    @CooksterzLittlefield Před 3 lety +2

    Stunning footage and priceless listening to the Geologist. Will be great to hear his in depth talk! TY

  • @crazybyproxy
    @crazybyproxy Před 3 lety +2

    Thanks for sharing. The footage was amazing. Thank your Dad as well, it wonderful to hear from someone who knows what is happening. Stay safe

  • @OrcCorp
    @OrcCorp Před 3 lety +40

    Thank you for your great work with these videos! Kudos from Finland! 🙏🏽 Amazing footage 👀🙌🏽

    • @spoiledmilk9154
      @spoiledmilk9154 Před 2 lety +1

      Your welcome

    • @JonBear
      @JonBear  Před 2 lety +1

      I really want to go to Finland sometime soon! Most Icelanders would go to a hot country but honestly I like the cold :) And I hate filming in hot humid places haha

  • @nolasmith7687
    @nolasmith7687 Před 3 lety +6

    A real family effort. Well done. I really like your dad’s explanations. Down to earth and not full of geospeak terminology. Thank you all.

  • @biffnarzilla4649
    @biffnarzilla4649 Před 3 lety +2

    Great description by Ólafur of what's going on below the surface of the lava lake.

  • @windfall331
    @windfall331 Před 3 lety +1

    My neighbor just returned from Iceland- I love being able to watch your videos- closest to being along with her.

  • @PiousMoltar
    @PiousMoltar Před 3 lety +107

    "A pretty sad attempt"
    Come on man, I'm sure a lot of people worked really hard on that wall, and honestly I find it rather impressive.
    I'm not at all surprised the lava has breached it though. I would have been surprised if it didn't...

    • @agentx7138
      @agentx7138 Před 3 lety +1

      It wasnt the most inspiring description of the wall dramatic interpretation is not looking to be a family trate.

    • @ouchsp
      @ouchsp Před 3 lety +1

      It is a sad attempt for a country that has so many active volcanoes!

    • @razorransom1795
      @razorransom1795 Před 3 lety +1

      They may have done better with high pressure water cannons like they did for heimaey eruption to keep it from blocking their rich bay. Those cannon pressure pumps were from usa that one time, good luck on finding that quality from usa or anywhere now.

    • @kananaskiscountry8191
      @kananaskiscountry8191 Před 3 lety +4

      i believe the wall was built because Science wanted to see how fast it would take to make that wall break, thats my thoughts, it was also made being it would cover the main road going in and out

    • @duncanmc4787
      @duncanmc4787 Před 3 lety +17

      As I heard the wall was only a test if it's possible to gain some time, maybe for an evacuation. It was not expected to hold back the lava for long time. It's not the first volcano on Iceland. They have some experience about that. Maybe more than the average youtube "expert".

  • @lurchie
    @lurchie Před 3 lety +6

    GeoDad is my hero! What a magical place to be a geologist!

  • @maytronix7201
    @maytronix7201 Před 3 lety +2

    Oh my word... the production value of what you created is just on point. Simply amazing.
    Stellar video and it instructs on vulcanology too!

  • @maxinee1267
    @maxinee1267 Před 2 lety +1

    I am from the pacific northwest state of Washington. I really enjoyed your fathers comments and insights. I have been watching Nick on the Rocks from our region and just finished his geology 101 series he is a very dynamic teacher. therefore i am extremely interested in volcanisms. thank you so much for showing us this. its not even on our news for only a few sections.
    thanks to your father who is so knowledgable and thank you for that drone footage, spectacular footage.

  • @danielvr4053
    @danielvr4053 Před 3 lety +14

    Thank you for the videos and thank you for your dad's narration. Yours are the first videos of the eruption that had a geologist providing information about what is going. I live in the Northwest (USA) and our volcanism is driven by a subduction zone. So our eruptions tend to be hundreds to thousands of years apart, are less mafic and tend to go boom (Mt. St. Helens) I would love it if the professor could go into even greater geological detail like what is the silica percent of the lava.

    • @generalputnam8387
      @generalputnam8387 Před 3 lety

      Gorn Tog's channel had an interesting layman's take on the silicious blue "Pélé's Hair" type earlier today, perhaps a crustal pickup. And the Reykjavik Grapevine's Valur showed what appeared to be olivine (greenish from the mantle).

    • @watrgrl2
      @watrgrl2 Před 3 lety

      Hello from a fellow Pacific Northwest Native! I was a senior in high school when Mt St Helens blew! I lived north of Everett at the time and heard two very loud deep booms. I remember not having any clear sunshine days for at least 4 months after that.

    • @danielvr4053
      @danielvr4053 Před 3 lety

      @@generalputnam8387 Thanks, I will check those out.

    • @danielvr4053
      @danielvr4053 Před 3 lety

      @@watrgrl2 I was down in Eugene during that eruption so only got a little ash. I climbed Mt. St. Helen at the last eruption and saw the long columns of hot sticky rocks being squeezed out and forming the lava dome. Nothing like the flows in Iceland.

    • @olafuringolfsson9151
      @olafuringolfsson9151 Před 3 lety

      Thank you for the positive feedback. The silicic content of this primitive basalt is probably close to 45%

  • @jarvisfamily3837
    @jarvisfamily3837 Před 2 lety +4

    "Gravity never rests" - very true. :-)

  • @thomasbilly1085
    @thomasbilly1085 Před 3 lety +1

    Keep the updates coming. this is awesome

  • @The333
    @The333 Před 3 lety +1

    Just spectacular. Visited Iceland in 2016, amazing beautiful place.

  • @watrgrl2
    @watrgrl2 Před 3 lety +4

    Loved this Jon! Your dad is a great teacher! I’ve learned more about volcanoes in the few minutes he takes to explain what we are seeing and why than I have ever learned!

    • @JonBear
      @JonBear  Před 3 lety

      Thank you! We are considering doing more videos focusing on other interesting things in Iceland explained with geology

  • @smartduck6364
    @smartduck6364 Před 3 lety +5

    The volcano is spectacular, awesome video

  • @LannyDumbauld
    @LannyDumbauld Před měsícem

    The music detracts from the majesty of the scenery!

  • @brucecampbell3063
    @brucecampbell3063 Před 3 lety

    Thanks for the great footage and the wonderful information from your dad. I hope we get to see him again when there are new developments.

  • @doinafred3049
    @doinafred3049 Před 3 lety +16

    Many thanks to the professor !❤️ Each of his words is full in informations. The image is spectacular is unique! Thank you and hope a solution will come out to stop the lava doing too much damage.

  • @L-mo
    @L-mo Před 2 lety +3

    Iceland will be the biggest island in the Atlantic soon!

  • @gypsyqueen8896
    @gypsyqueen8896 Před 3 lety

    Memorizing! Thank you for shooting this and your Father is just great!!!

  • @joywalsh6012
    @joywalsh6012 Před 3 lety

    Very nice to hear your update 😀

  • @MHarenArt
    @MHarenArt Před 3 lety +40

    I would enjoy some information from your father about the various textures of lava. Very liquidy, very gooey and smooth, and the crumbly kind. What are they called, and why are they so different if it's all coming from the same crater. Thanks for sharing your videos and thanks to your Dad for his excellent contribution! Your drone footage was awesome!!!!!!!!

    • @lapatron555
      @lapatron555 Před 3 lety +8

      As a geology student in iceland i feel like what you are talking abput here is the pahoehoe and A'A lava flows from Hawaii because the basalt there is very similar to the one in Iceland.
      We call these Helluhraun (large flat rock lavas) and apalhraun (the jagged hurt your feet kind to walk over). Sometimes there is an inbetween one wich is called Kubbahraun and i feel like Geldingadalir is there abouts because of low gas content.

    • @lapatron555
      @lapatron555 Před 3 lety +3

      To note, these are sorted as cooled forms! Different lavas produce different forms:)

    • @MHarenArt
      @MHarenArt Před 3 lety +5

      @Mark Hepworth Yes, Google can be used for sure. I use it a lot. But as you mentioned I thought it would be good for content and, furthermore, the person I am asking for the information is a Geologist, not just a journalist. Also, I think his father enjoys being able to share his knowledge here.

    • @sheilaathay2034
      @sheilaathay2034 Před 3 lety

      You have come to the right place to learn about it💖

    • @JonBear
      @JonBear  Před 2 lety +1

      Thank you Maggie! We actually made an update video recently, with just my dad czcams.com/video/e_9xLDL7Vwo/video.html

  • @stevenkerckhof5879
    @stevenkerckhof5879 Před 3 lety +4

    I’m so very impressed with your filming and editing skills. You’re a natural. Absolutely loved the video with your dad giving the geologic history of the volcanic zone. I felt I was watching the Discovery or National Geographic channel.

    • @JonBear
      @JonBear  Před 3 lety

      That's great to hear! I really love this format and I plan on doing more with my dad in the future. I also want to team up with more experts for future projects!

  • @zed4225
    @zed4225 Před 3 lety +1

    Excellent footage, thanks to Olafur too ) been watching since it's conception. Been fantastic to watch, thanks to people like you who are at ground zero

  • @RobRoss
    @RobRoss Před 2 lety +2

    Amazing. This is exactly the kind of volcano I imagined was in Mordor when I was a kid.

  • @howdydoodey3872
    @howdydoodey3872 Před 3 lety +4

    Nice video. A couple of points - the 'wall' is a restraining gravity dam (not a vertical edifice), and the 'breaching' is an overflow, as the dam is still intact. Another video sometime please, good work.

    • @JonBear
      @JonBear  Před 3 lety +1

      Good point! Thanks for that :)!

  • @pranaytomar2619
    @pranaytomar2619 Před 3 lety +9

    The wall was a decent attempt to stop a "VOLCANO FLOW". It's not water that can be diverted or contained. This thing flows, cools then builds up in layers. Thus a wall created in the little time they had, was a good attempt to slow down the flow.

    • @razorransom1795
      @razorransom1795 Před 3 lety

      They could have made a deep trench all yhe way to the ocean to try to divert it or go old roman school with aquaduct like piping for the lava, they did it for using it.

    • @razorransom1795
      @razorransom1795 Před 3 lety

      @Mark Hepworth sigh, then the hydro pump maybe only option if can pump seawater to the area constantly to make a wall high enough that it cannot spill over like they did with heimaey and that one bay, only time diverting lava worked.

    • @razorransom1795
      @razorransom1795 Před 3 lety

      @Mark Hepworth welp, it was said that this eruption may go on for 100 years, aka a century. So? On when this one ends.

    • @razorransom1795
      @razorransom1795 Před 3 lety

      @Mark Hepworth ya, don't really have to stop it, just give it a good enough path to the ocean and a decent slope to go down that path. Think of it like heated icing, what can ya do corrale that in small model then upsize that if can. Just remember can't go small or shallow ditch with this cause of cooling layers. Problem is if thete are other settlments in that way. Hmmm... Interesting article I just stumbled acrosd, heard of these attempts. Maybe some need to look into yhem more for yhe just in case for the incominy future. Been getting that be prepared feeling. But here previous attempte at such: www.bbc.com/news/magazine-29136747

    • @razorransom1795
      @razorransom1795 Před 3 lety

      @Mark Hepworth that's the rub as well

  • @judycee9263
    @judycee9263 Před 3 lety +2

    Thanks for bringing your dad back again. I learned something today. ✌️

  • @rs2352
    @rs2352 Před 3 lety

    Excellent ! A lot of hard work put in to produce this. Thanks, and also some great perspectives provided by Professor Ingolfsson.

  • @Seattle_Kiwi
    @Seattle_Kiwi Před 2 lety +3

    Very good video with factual and compelling content.

  • @devox3291
    @devox3291 Před 2 lety +3

    So amazingly informative and comprehensive!

    • @JonBear
      @JonBear  Před 2 lety +1

      Thank you so much Devo!

  • @juliocean1331
    @juliocean1331 Před 3 lety

    Great footage, drone work and commentary. Many thanks to you, your Dad and the kind 'breaching of wall' video contributor. Stay safe! 🙏

  • @carolinezeiler8112
    @carolinezeiler8112 Před 3 lety

    Gorgeous pictures + music. Thank you so much.

  • @luckysunbird8862
    @luckysunbird8862 Před 3 lety +5

    Thank you... it makes me want to jump on a plane and fly from Australia over to see the volcano myself... 😀

  • @ElsieDreamWorld
    @ElsieDreamWorld Před 3 lety +27

    They should have called this volcano “Sannleikur” if I am not mistaken and that term means Truth . It cannot be contained, it comes out in spurs and all admire it though are afraid of it. Thanks for this update and stay safe.

    • @bjorgolfurhavarsson3984
      @bjorgolfurhavarsson3984 Před 3 lety +2

      That is perhaps a very apt name. However, the truth rarely leves burned ruin behind it.

    • @dunruden9720
      @dunruden9720 Před 3 lety

      spurts

    • @ElsieDreamWorld
      @ElsieDreamWorld Před 3 lety

      @@bjorgolfurhavarsson3984 Oh, but many times it does, just check politics😄

    • @bjorgolfurhavarsson3984
      @bjorgolfurhavarsson3984 Před 3 lety

      @@ElsieDreamWorld I see your point there, but not much truth in politics... but that they leave burned earth behind them, true! Perhaps we should call it "The Politician"

  • @jenajenkins5157
    @jenajenkins5157 Před 3 lety +2

    What an amazing footage, I enjoy your father’s information as well. Keep filming😍

  • @ChickieBoo1
    @ChickieBoo1 Před 3 lety

    I absolutely love the drone shots that you got, it was amazing! More please!

  • @fpsdovah2572
    @fpsdovah2572 Před 3 lety +25

    Instead of trying to block it why wouldn’t they dig a channel for it to flow out to sea or wherever they want to try and direct it

    • @pranaytomar2619
      @pranaytomar2619 Před 3 lety +5

      Maybe the amount of magma would overwhelm the channel. Because the lava cools, builds up in layers, then next layer flows above it.....!
      A very large channel will have to be dug up. Large enough to accomodate the buildup of lava.

    • @banjocinema1954
      @banjocinema1954 Před 3 lety +16

      it's my understanding they built the walls to buy some time so they could figure out what to do about the infrastructure between the volcano and the sea. It's kinda naive to call it a "pretty sad attempt" as this youtuber did. If you look at how much it held back, I think it was a successful wall.

    • @TheBaldr
      @TheBaldr Před 3 lety +3

      @@banjocinema1954 The walls were part experiment, part delay was one of the hopes. It sad because it didn't delay it enough to be successful enough to try another project. It will reach the roads and cables in 2 weeks to a month, not really enough time or scope.

    • @redfo3009
      @redfo3009 Před 3 lety

      👍

    • @jokerman213
      @jokerman213 Před 3 lety +1

      Doesnt work. We tried that in Hawaii in the past. It may temporarily slow it down. But eventually the lava takes what it wants.

  • @mynameforever1
    @mynameforever1 Před 3 lety +11

    Now we need an army of drones to capture every square foot for every second in 8k then use computers to render it in 3d

  • @janepstk
    @janepstk Před 3 lety

    I love your Dad, he is so smart, and his explanations are easy to understand.....I enjoy his enthusiasm, keep him visiting and educating us...God Bless...

  • @BootsEditor11
    @BootsEditor11 Před 3 lety +1

    Very cool, thanks for posting. That lava waterfall was epic as well. 😳

  • @thezuch7342
    @thezuch7342 Před 3 lety +8

    I know that if I had been there 15 times, I'd have definitely thrown at least 1 rock into the lava.

    • @michaelhusar3668
      @michaelhusar3668 Před 3 lety +2

      I've been watching GutnTog videos. That guy has been pumping out videos since this started. He also likes to throw stuff into the lava to entertain his viewers. 🤣

  • @Bluuplanet
    @Bluuplanet Před 3 lety +24

    The wall might work if they worked on the wall continually instead of just putting it up and leaving. Also, the intent would have to be to cause the lava to redirect to another low area. There's no way to simply contain it.

    • @lindacarruthers3423
      @lindacarruthers3423 Před 3 lety +1

      I think you may be right . I have thought this myself , but don’t think I should get too involved with my own ideas since much better and more educated minds have employed themselves in trying to solve the issue of guiding the lava . I do though , look at the feeble looking barrier and think far from enough is being done .

    • @TheBlacktom
      @TheBlacktom Před 3 lety

      Are they building another wall south of Nathaggi valley? Also I would dig channels to guide the lava into a smaller area so the road is not destroyed everywhere but a specific spot.

    • @lubricustheslippery5028
      @lubricustheslippery5028 Před 3 lety

      @@TheBlacktom hmm a bridge over a lava chanel... I want to walk over that.

    • @chrisosh9574
      @chrisosh9574 Před 3 lety

      The wall was put there to see how effective it might be and to test how well a fibre optic and other cable might last if covered with lava. They laid cable under the berm for the test.
      There is nowhere to guide the lava to, if enough is produced it will go down Natthagi valley towards the coastal road which can be rebuilt, the biggest concern is damage to the cables that run with the road and are relatively more important.

    • @orvarsigurgeirsson469
      @orvarsigurgeirsson469 Před 3 lety

      Yes one of the reasons behind this wall was to see if it would divert the flow back again over to Merardalir.

  • @ivangpavlovic5721
    @ivangpavlovic5721 Před 3 lety +1

    Great video of you and your father Jon! Enjoyed it a lot. The drone footage was amazing! Keep up the great work!👍😎

  • @marjanboo4196
    @marjanboo4196 Před 2 lety +1

    def something majestic about this

  • @grantbent
    @grantbent Před 3 lety +3

    An excellent effort to use the assets you have (a knowledgeable scientific Dad, a cute girlfriend, and a handy drone), to create a subscriber base of volcano-obsessed viewers. Your reporting sensibilities are commendable and you know how to narrate, edit, and choose music. Now all you need to do is monetize this effort so your video production can scale.

    • @JonBear
      @JonBear  Před 3 lety

      Thank you Grant! well put. Yes I believe our efforts are going to pay off!

  • @juliepiemonte1281
    @juliepiemonte1281 Před 3 lety +15

    You're lucky it took them so long to figure out the paid parking portion of the adventure.

    • @MarkFetters
      @MarkFetters Před 3 lety +1

      There is really poor cell service in the parking lot so its hard to pay

    • @pkendlers
      @pkendlers Před 3 lety

      Gotta pay for the wall...

    • @station240
      @station240 Před 3 lety +2

      @@pkendlers No I'm thinking the money is to pay for a new carpark when this one gets melted and buried.

  • @carolynebarker9884
    @carolynebarker9884 Před 3 lety +1

    Thank you for sharing this is the first time I have watched but will definitely watch again

  • @LiloEmyoung
    @LiloEmyoung Před 3 lety +1

    Thank you very much Jon’s dad, it is always a pleasure listening to you sharing your knowledge🙏🏻😊

  • @ChakatNightspark
    @ChakatNightspark Před 3 lety +10

    One thing I thought when I saw the wall is kindof a poor meme at this point. but here goes.
    We are going to build a Wall, And Have the Volcano Pay for it.

  • @hebneh
    @hebneh Před 3 lety +3

    Dams to hold back lava only work if the eruption stops before the volume of lava overwhelms the dam. This is not the first time such a thing has been tried, nor will it be the last, and the attempts in the future will probably not work either, unfortunately.

    • @nizam_mr
      @nizam_mr Před 2 lety

      In Sakurajima Japan, they built walls and drainage system in attempt to redirect the lava to the sea.
      Sakurajima is also an active one, tho it doesnt spew molten as of now

    • @hebneh
      @hebneh Před 2 lety

      @@nizam_mr Actually those paved drains on Sakurajima are for lahars, not lava. A lahar is a flow of water, rocks, and volcanic ash. They happen from very heavy rain, or when a volcano erupts hot lava which melts a great deal of snow, or glacial ice, suddenly.

    • @JonBear
      @JonBear  Před 2 lety

      @@hebneh I've been to Sakurajima actually! Ash everywhere

  • @newportmarina
    @newportmarina Před 3 lety

    Absolutely stunning photography. Great updates. Thank you from Oregon coast

  • @peterhladky5481
    @peterhladky5481 Před 2 lety +1

    Excellent footage, well done and thanks for posting!

  • @DavidOfWhitehills
    @DavidOfWhitehills Před 3 lety +5

    There's time to put the cables up in the air, between two tall poles, let the lava flow under.

    • @rabidsamfan
      @rabidsamfan Před 3 lety +2

      I thought about that, but you would still have to deal with the heat.

    • @sarahstrong7174
      @sarahstrong7174 Před 3 lety

      What are you planning to make the poles out of?

    • @treefarm3288
      @treefarm3288 Před 3 lety +1

      Since the flow rate seems consistent, a channel suitably deep could be dug to control the width of the flow.

    • @SilvaDreams
      @SilvaDreams Před 3 lety

      @@sarahstrong7174 You would use concrete barriers to redirect the flow around the poles themselves, just hopefully they are metal or concrete themselves and not wood.

    • @PabloSanchez-qu6ib
      @PabloSanchez-qu6ib Před 3 lety +1

      And the road. Don't forget to lift the road.

  • @GumriRN
    @GumriRN Před 3 lety +3

    I wish you & your Dad could do a LIVESTREAM Chat, for we who can’t be in Iceland 🇮🇸 for a once in a century geological event. We’d ask you about Photography & your brilliant Dad about Iceland Geology. Great upload today.

    • @JonBear
      @JonBear  Před 2 lety +1

      Great suggestion! I would love to try this

  • @pitbull12384
    @pitbull12384 Před 2 lety +1

    Just thanks from South Africa

  • @sunspot6502
    @sunspot6502 Před 3 lety +1

    A really great video - I will have to see your other work. What a show!!!

  • @BOBON0101
    @BOBON0101 Před 3 lety +3

    Even Icelanders volcanoes seem friendly .. Getting people together and having fun .. Rest of the world always run from their volcanoes 😜😁

    • @l.ch.6447
      @l.ch.6447 Před 3 lety

      Hope you're joking.

    • @allis8379
      @allis8379 Před 3 lety

      Doesn’t appear to have homes in close proximity

  • @KimmyLambert
    @KimmyLambert Před 3 lety +5

    can you please tell us about the mulit colored lava coming out of the volcano? what elements determine the colors? I have seen videos showing pink, blue, silver and green lava also white in some places. I would love to know more about this.

    • @olafuringolfsson9151
      @olafuringolfsson9151 Před 3 lety

      Thanks for your response. The colors of the molten lava reflect temperature. Yellow-to-white are hottest, while orange-red-dark red are not so hot (but still very hot). Colors tilting towards green and blue are because of refraction of light through gases (like in a rainbow)

    • @bjorgolfurhavarsson3984
      @bjorgolfurhavarsson3984 Před 3 lety +1

      I know the red/orange/pink hues are due to iron in the lava. The silvery hue is due to the silica that cools smoothly with a mirroring effect. Green, no idea!

    • @KimmyLambert
      @KimmyLambert Před 3 lety

      @@bjorgolfurhavarsson3984 Thank you! I understand the green is olivine crystals and the white could be Ryolite? (sp)

    • @bjorgolfurhavarsson3984
      @bjorgolfurhavarsson3984 Před 3 lety

      @@KimmyLambert That (ryolite) is very probable. Ryolite is common allover Iceland in dirty gray/yellowish shades.

  • @deborahturner5955
    @deborahturner5955 Před 3 lety +1

    Thank you for sharing this experience. Great drone footage

  • @ETRuT1
    @ETRuT1 Před 3 lety

    Another brilliant video. Great to see Pappa Bear, aka Prof Íngólfsson again. More, please!

  • @jpsholland
    @jpsholland Před 3 lety +10

    "now we need to pay to park there" Governments are sooooo predictable.....

    • @spetsig
      @spetsig Před 3 lety +1

      Got to pay for more walls ;p

    • @granmabern5283
      @granmabern5283 Před 3 lety +3

      Thé govt is paying for the path upkeep and probably other maintenance as well as security for thousands of tourists. Soooo predictable. Maybe you want local citizens to pay for tourist parking?

    • @bjorgolfurhavarsson3984
      @bjorgolfurhavarsson3984 Před 3 lety +4

      Actually the payment goes to the landowners who are using the funds to improve and enlarge the parking, thus making it easier for even more people to walk on their land to access the area. The charge is 8 USD for a full day!

    • @belperite
      @belperite Před 3 lety +1

      To be fair, if I were a taxpayer in Iceland I wouldn't object to those charges if they went to the government given that the lava will soon destroy a road and telecoms infra.

    • @TimBots
      @TimBots Před 3 lety

      @@bjorgolfurhavarsson3984 Question, how do you pay for the parking? I read something about an app, however does that also work for tourists?

  • @Trainfan1055Janathan
    @Trainfan1055Janathan Před 3 lety +44

    They'd _never_ let you get this close to Kilauea in Hawai'i. You'd be fined by now. Also at 2:35, I wouldn't stand that close. I'd be afraid of accidentally falling in.

    • @jokerman213
      @jokerman213 Před 3 lety +1

      There is spots they would let you get close and even walk across recent past flows where you can still see glowing spots in the lava fields.

    • @coolkid7377
      @coolkid7377 Před 3 lety +2

      i think the camera is making it closer than it seems

    • @reptilefisch
      @reptilefisch Před 3 lety +4

      My fear would be losing consciousness to the gasses.

    • @AngusMcIntyre
      @AngusMcIntyre Před 3 lety +11

      American's are soft compared to Icelanders

    • @santyclause8034
      @santyclause8034 Před 3 lety +1

      A coupla good tremors and some uneven ground would do it.

  • @DavidDavid-qt2kh
    @DavidDavid-qt2kh Před 3 lety +1

    I love your Dad he’s kool
    How lucky are you to get the opportunity enjoy guys

  • @colleennobbs7218
    @colleennobbs7218 Před 3 lety

    So beautiful. Thank you for making this.