At midnight local time, a third fissure opened up at the volcanic eruption taking place on the Reykjanes peninsula in Iceland. This new fissure opened up right between the two current ones, adding quite a bit of lava to the area, but at this stage it’s hard to say exactly how large the latest fissure […] More
A new 200 meter (650 feet) wide volcanic fissure opened up yesterday, northeast of the original eruption that began on March the 19th in Geldingadalur valley on the Reykjanes peninsula. The eruption site has mostly been open to the public but was subsequently closed and the site immediately cleared with the help of ICE-SAR civil […] More
Yesterday we posted a nice and relaxing “virtual hike” of a stunning valley in the Westfjords of Iceland. Well, now it’s time to experience the complete opposite! In this incredible, adrenaline-pumping drone video by Óli Haukur Mýrdal (better known as OZZO Photography on social media) he takes us on a flight along a massive lava […] More
From The Lord of the Rings references to a dog and lots of lava – the volcano in Geldingadalur valley on the Reykjanes peninsula of Iceland has it all. Since the start of the eruption 10 days ago, social media has been flooded with incredible shots of this newly formed volcano. While Iceland is quite […] More
Want to follow the volcanic eruption in Iceland? Then watch this live video stream from Fagradalsfjall mountain, facing Geldingadalur valley, where a fissure eruption began on the 19th of March. The eruption, which occurred on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwest Iceland, followed weeks of constant earthquakes (around 50,000 overall) and is the first eruption on […] More
Photogrammetry and drone specialists from the engineering firm EFLA were recently at the volcanic eruption in Geldingadalur valley. The purpose of their trip was to fly a drone over the area and capture images that would then be turned into a three-dimensional model of the area. An announcement from EFLA about the model states that […] More
Photographer Linda Bergmann took this amazing photo that makes it look like there is a heart right in the middle of the crater of the newly formed volcano in Geldingadalur valley by Fagradalsfjall mountain. This is what she had to say about her fantastic shot: ❤️ How is this even real? ❤️⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀I swear I did […] More
Photos and videos from the volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes peninsula have attracted a lot of attention this week, both in Iceland and around the world. Drone videographer Björn Steinbekk has made two trips to capture the eruption and his incredible footage has gone viral. In one of Björn’s videos he flies the drone so close […] More
Even though the volcanic eruption that occurred last Friday evening (19th of March) near Fagradalsfjall and Geldingadalur is just 40 kilometers (25 miles) away from Iceland’s capital, Reykjavik, there is so far no need to worry about risk to human life or property. By Icelandic standards this eruption is quite small and is situated in […] More
Drone pilot and photographer, Sigurður Þór Helgason, was one of the first at the scene of the volcanic eruption at Fagradalsfjall last night. He managed to survey and film the area, even though it was very windy and dark out, and the footage he captured can only be described as otherworldly. Spectacular stuff! Sigurður, who […] More
This morning a helicopter crew from the Icelandic Coast Guard flew over and took new photos of the eruption in Geldingadalur. This was done during a trip with scientists from the Icelandic Meteorological Office to assess the lava flow and the size of the fissure vent. The eruption surprised everyone when it started in the […] More
After a few weeks of well over 50,000 earthquakes, a volcanic eruption has started on the Reykjanes peninsula about 30km (19 miles) from Reykjavík. The eruption started north-east of the town of Grindavík, in a valley called Geldingadalur near Fagradalsfjall mountain. An eruption has been predicted for a couple of weeks now after constant daily […] More
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