Aerial Footage of Icelandic Volcano

Aerial shot of glowing lava vents and steam plumes at Fagradalsfjall

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scDy7gt4YEo

In March 2021, basaltic lava broke the surface at Geldingadalir on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula — the Fagradalsfjall eruption after centuries of quiet.

Aerial footage shows low-viscosity lava fountaining from clustered vents and spreading as pahoehoe and a‘ā flows across a new lava field, classic effusive volcanism rather than explosive ash columns.

Friday March 26th 2021