Eruptions Amazing pictures Iceland

Subject: Eruptions Amazing pictures Iceland
From: skarpi
Date: 03 Apr 10 - 05:54 PM

here are some pictures

http://www.dv.is/frettir/2010/4/3/magnadar-myndir-af-gosinu/

http://www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/daily_news/?cat_id=29314&ew_0_a_id=360302

sorry my blue klicky does not work .
now I know those of you who go or visit Hawaii alot you see this
but a eruption so close to towns here are not a daily thing

so enjoy the pictures ..
personally I don´t go upp there ... I already had to run from eruption
1973 in the middle of a night in VestmannIslands ...for me eruption is something you have respect for , and stay away from ...at this very min I write this
there are 1000 people up there looking at the eruption ..just few
days ago another fault got open and start erupt not far from the old one and people where lucky that time not to get killed ....

All the best Skarpi Iceland .

Subject: RE: Eruptions Amazing pictures Iceland
From: sapper82
Date: 03 Apr 10 - 06:18 PM

There you are old lad;


http://www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/daily_news/?cat_id=29314&ew_0_a_id=360302


http://www.dv.is/frettir/2010/4/3/magnadar-myndir-af-gosinu/

Subject: RE: Eruptions Amazing pictures Iceland
From: sapper82
Date: 03 Apr 10 - 06:19 PM

And bloody awesome they look too.

Subject: RE: Eruptions Amazing pictures Iceland
From: ranger1
Date: 03 Apr 10 - 06:20 PM

Wow! Yeah, I think photos are as close I want to be to an eruption. Thanks for posting this, Skarpi.

Subject: RE: Eruptions Amazing pictures Iceland
From: GUEST,leeneia
Date: 03 Apr 10 - 11:33 PM

Thanks, skarpi, those are exciting images.

I'm amazed at how fast the lava flows. That must be because it is mixed with water from the glacier.

I agree that it is dangerous to be there. Volcanoes give off dangerous gasses as well as red hot lava.

Subject: RE: Eruptions Amazing pictures Iceland
From: katlaughing
Date: 03 Apr 10 - 11:55 PM

That is incredible footage and, yes, I agree, I wouldn't want to be anywhere near it. WOW, though! Interesting they think the lava comes from so deep inside...I thought that was always the case, but it says that is rare. I am glad you and yours are safe.

kat

Subject: RE: Eruptions Amazing pictures Iceland
From: open mike
Date: 04 Apr 10 - 06:11 AM

i hope everyone stays safe...even professional volcanologists can
get too close to eruptions...such as:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katia_and_Maurice_Krafft

Subject: RE: Eruptions Amazing pictures Iceland
From: Leadfingers
Date: 04 Apr 10 - 08:43 AM

There is a Live webCam link that skarpi gave some of us - Though it seems NOT to be 'on' all the time ! :- http://eldgos.mila.is/eyjafjallajokull-fra-fimmvorduhalsi/

Subject: RE: Eruptions Amazing pictures Iceland
From: Wolfgang
Date: 04 Apr 10 - 11:06 AM

What came as a surprise to me when I fist visited Iceland (second visit in a few weeks) was that the tourist guides tell you the age of mountains you see like in other countries they tell you the age of buildings.

Wolfgang

Subject: RE: Eruptions Amazing pictures Iceland
From: skarpi
Date: 04 Apr 10 - 11:40 AM

here is more

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-1262827/Iceland-volcano-holidays-An-adventure-trip-eruption.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2010/apr/03/iceland-erupting-volcano-hyjafjallajoekull?page=2

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/travel/holiday_type/adventure/article7084372.ece

these are articles from UK newspapers ..

more later

Subject: RE: Eruptions Amazing pictures Iceland
From: GUEST,leeneia
Date: 04 Apr 10 - 10:28 PM

"the tourist guides tell you the age of mountains you see like in other countries they tell you the age of buildings."

That is a wonderful observation, Wolfgang. It says so much about Iceland.

Much of Iceland is aged in the thousands of years. Where I grew up, the rocks are aged in the hundred millions of years, and when we went north for vacation, the rocks were aged in the thousand-millions.

So to me it is very strange to look at a landscape, as the Icelanders do, and know exactly how it came into being.

Subject: RE: Eruptions Amazing pictures Iceland
From: Carly
Date: 05 Apr 10 - 09:59 PM

Skarpi,
Thanks for the great pictures. I am glad to hear that you have a healthy respect for volcanic eruptions. I was on the Big Island years ago when the lava first began to flow after a long dormant period; the power of Pele is awe-inspiring, and not to be taken lightly. I hope you and yours keep safe.
Carly

Subject: RE: Eruptions Amazing pictures Iceland
From: GUEST,TIA
Date: 05 Apr 10 - 10:27 PM

Leeniea:
The fast-moving lava has no water content - it is way too hot. The water (if any) is driven off explosively as steam. Fast moving lava is either 1) very hot and thus fluid and/or 2) very low in silica content...that is, it represent almost mantle (as opposed to crustal) material. I think we are seeing a little window into the Earth's mantle. Very cool (I mean hot!).

Subject: RE: Eruptions Amazing pictures Iceland
From: skarpi
Date: 06 Apr 10 - 05:20 AM

this Lava is from the mantle yes , and its over 1000 C hot on Celsius


yes those are a great pctures .

kv Skarpi