Evolution of the eruption in Iceland Geldingadalir

Lava fountains from multiple vents during the Geldingadalir eruption in Iceland

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uA_hWqFUP1U

The 2021 Geldingadalir eruption near Fagradalsfjall changed week by week as fissures opened, vents migrated, and lava filled successive valleys.

Time-lapse and field clips show how an initially short fissure grew into sustained fountaining and channelized flows across the Geldingadalir landscape.

Monday May 24th 2021