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Related: About this forumIceland eruption start caught on camera
Neat video. An hour later, a big storm moved in and all you can see is red fog.
Hermit-The-Prog
(36,587 posts)Nature is boss
InAbLuEsTaTe
(24,544 posts)BootinUp
(49,020 posts)IronLionZion
(46,968 posts)there's a reason why car insurance there charges extra if you want coverage for volcanic ash.
Iceland is an amazing place to visit. I hope to go again after the volcanoes quiet down.
2naSalit
(92,678 posts)Amazing capture, it was quite a blast at the beginning.
localroger
(3,706 posts)niyad
(119,901 posts)eruption, including one from a helicopter. Terrifyingly beautiful. Thank goodness the decision to let people back into their homes for christmas had not been made.
Warpy
(113,130 posts)who must've drawn the short straw last night and got sent up on the hill in lousy weather just in case. I guess when the quakes hit, he started checking for smoke, found it, and caught the video shot of a lifetime.
The fissures are still growing, although more slowly. One is reportedly a little more than 2 Km from the edge of Grindavik.
All roads to the peninsula, including the road from the capital to the airport, are closed, announcements keep saying "This is not a tourist eruption." This one's bigger and more serious.