500 earthquakes have been detected near Reykjavík during the past 24 hrs and Katla volcano keeps on with her old tricks, keeping many of us awake although things look a bit better now. It would be a separate disaster on top of a natural disaster to experience a summer eruption in Katla so it’s best to be aware of how huge this system really is.
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Very glad to hear you have a plan to get some footage and be relatively safe at 30km to 50km from Katla.
the size comparisons are so interesting – great video
Was in Vik last September touring southwest Iceland. All I can say is that the scale of the Katla volcanic system is massive because it took us probably 3 hours of highway driving to pass it by on the Ring Road.
Nice camera! My son has one. Make sure you have enough funding for a deck-chair and some popcorn 😊
Thank you for the great content and updates! I’m planning to come at the end of August. I hope that everything will be fine and that everyone will be safe.
Thank you very much Gylfi for the update, indeed it's hard to find more info about the current situation.
Takk fyrir keeping us up-to-date. I too am baffled by the lack of any articles about it in English. The Monitor is a couple months behind: https://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/news/2023/05/04/stronger_quakes_in_myrdalsjokull_than_thought_from_/ 🙁 Good to follow this as well: https://www.facebook.com/Vedurstofan (though they are a couple days behind) The most up-to-date is of course: https://en.vedur.is/earthquakes-and-volcanism/earthquakes/myrdalsjokull/ and this is a couple of months behind: https://volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=372030
Please keep safe.
Thx for your videos!!!
Very exiting news Gylfi, thank you. Are there any news from the geologists if there is more water (melted ice) under the icecap of Katla ?
Thank you so much for the update, great job. Stay safe, Iceland.
If Katla decides to rise from her slumber, we're all going to suffer from it. Europe is far more populated than when it last blew big and will be far more sensitive to the effects. Volcanoes that big have a habit of pushing their eruption plumes above and way upwind of prevailing weather systems, so that when the ash starts falling, it looks like it's coming from the opposite direction. I'm not even going to imagine the size of the lahaars. Makes my spine shiver.
We toured Iceland a few years ago. We picked the perfect two weeks. Absolutely nothing, other than steam, was shaking, or flowing out of the ground.
God bless you and keep you and your compatriots safe.
You did a good job showing how enormous Katla really is. Wasn't aware of that. Thanks and stay safe!
I have a question. Coming to Iceland this August, we have booked a camper van and want to cross the highlands through to the north. if something happens with Katla or any other general warnings, will there be alerts on the phone for example? or is there a site we can look for information? thanks Gylfi 🙂
Thanks Gylfi, due to visit in 5 weeks time, witnessed Fagradalsfjall in 2021 not sure I would like to witness Katla blow it’s stack 🤔🌋
Thanks for the good advice for tourists who wanna survive their adventure visits. I have had some interesting experiences hiking in "safe" areas near volcanoes that resulted in my feet getting burned or getting exposed to volcanic gasses. I'd definitely be the first to evacuate even if the government said it was safe, thanks for the good advice, again.
I wonder what this could mean for the UK if Katla has a big eruption in the future, as I suspect if the winds were heading North it would be one to keep an eye on
Just read, Waking the Giant: How a Changing Climate Triggers Earthquakes, Tsunamis, and Volcanoes. The factors are many and very complicated concerning eruptions. They are pushing Yellowstone caldera in the U.S. Stay safe.
Oh to be a geologist in Iceland right now! Whatever happens, I hope everyone will remain safe. Thanks for your work in letting those of us who can't be there watch your amazing country.
Nice post. Thanks.
Great update! Really informative – Thank you!
Very interesting as always. The thermal maps add a new perspective. With 7 volcanoes, you have your hands full so please be safe and keep everyone updated.
God Bless you brother and keep you safe 🙏☘️🔥🌹
Thank you for your frequent updates! I have just been visiting your beautiful country (again) and watching your videos was the best preparation for the trip. I am particularly fond of your coverage of what the local geologists and other experts are telling the Icelandic people about the various earthquake swarms happening, since that information is not otherwise available to non-Icelandic speakers.
As a side note, on July 1, I hiked up Útigönguhöfdi from Básar and then did the loop along Fimmvörduháls, passing by relatively closely to Myrdalsjökull. Several times, I could hear some low frequency rumbling in the distance.
I see we're rocking and rolling again at Fagradalsfjall, I wonder if it is gearing up again to erupt?
The live cam is shacking plenty, this could be rough again, but good for the tourists.
Reykjanes is shaking now. Fadagrasfjall earthquake swarm, is a erupcion alert?
Compulsive viewing. Thank you for your very informative reports.
Well if anything does happen, please stay safe!