Drone footage of Iceland volcano eruption shows spectacular lava flow
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(19 Dec 2023) RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
(19 Dec 2023)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
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Grindavik – 19 December 2023
1. Various AERIALS of lava fountains on the eruptive fissure and lava flows
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Helga Torfadottir, volcanologist at the University of Iceland:
"Behind me we have Iceland’s newest addition that started out last night and it’s slowly getting more quiet, but it might last a long time or it might last a short time, who knows. It’s just in time for Christmas. Hopefully it will stay like this, or stop, because this could affect some infrastructure, so hopefully it will not do that."
3. Various AERIALS of lava fountains on the eruptive fissure and lava flows
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Helga Torfadottir, volcanologist at the University of Iceland:
"There was much more activity last night, with 'fire fountains' reaching maybe 150 metres (yards), now they are just few tens of meters (yards). The activity has gone down a little bit, or quite a lot, so it’s very stable now.“
5. Various of University of Iceland scientists and researchers taking measures and samples standing on ridge close to the active vents
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Ingibergur Thor Olafarson, Grindavik resident:
"Coming today, getting the chance to be behind Sýlingarfell (mountain) and being so close to it and being able to fly the drone like, literally ten meters away, it's an amazing feeling. Born and raised in Grindavik, so seeing the eruption here I think (the location) is the best for our town, because this location is far away.”
7. Various AERIALS of lava fountains on the eruptive fissure and lava flows
8. End shot of smoky ground
STORYLINE:
The size of a volcanic eruption in southwestern Iceland continued to diminish on Tuesday afternoon, the Icelandic Meteorological Office reported.
It said the lava flow was estimated to be a quarter of what it was at the time of Monday night's eruption near the town of Grindavik.
The town near Iceland's main airport was evacuated in November after strong seismic activity damaged homes and raised fears of an imminent eruption.
The volcano sent a flash of light into the evening sky and spewed semi-molten rock into the air in a spectacular show of the Earth's power in the land known for fire and ice.
Volcanologist Helga Torfadottir from the University of Iceland said the eruption was expected to continue decreasing in intensity, but that scientists have no idea how long it could last.
"Behind me we have Iceland’s newest addition that started out last night and it’s slowly getting more quiet, but it might last a long time or it might last a short time, who knows," she said.
She said the lava ”fountains'' have also been falling.
"There was much more activity last night, with 'fire fountains' reaching maybe 150 metres (yards), now they are just few tens of meters (yards). The activity has gone down a little bit, or quite a lot, so it’s very stable now,“ she added.
Iceland, which sits above a volcanic hot spot in the North Atlantic, averages an eruption every four to five years.
The most disruptive in recent times was the 2010 eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano, which spewed huge clouds of ash into the atmosphere and led to widespread airspace closures over Europe.
But the eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula, about 50 kilometers (31 miles) southwest of the capital, Reykjavik, wasn't expected to release large amounts of ash into the air.
Iceland’s foreign minister, Bjarne Benediktsson, tweeted that there were no disruptions of flights to and from the country, and international flight corridors remained open.
AP video shot by Marco di Marco
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RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Grindavik – 19 December 2023
1. Various AERIALS of lava fountains on the eruptive fissure and lava flows
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Helga Torfadottir, volcanologist at the University of Iceland:
"Behind me we have Iceland’s newest addition that started out last night and it’s slowly getting more quiet, but it might last a long time or it might last a short time, who knows. It’s just in time for Christmas. Hopefully it will stay like this, or stop, because this could affect some infrastructure, so hopefully it will not do that."
3. Various AERIALS of lava fountains on the eruptive fissure and lava flows
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Helga Torfadottir, volcanologist at the University of Iceland:
"There was much more activity last night, with 'fire fountains' reaching maybe 150 metres (yards), now they are just few tens of meters (yards). The activity has gone down a little bit, or quite a lot, so it’s very stable now.“
5. Various of University of Iceland scientists and researchers taking measures and samples standing on ridge close to the active vents
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Ingibergur Thor Olafarson, Grindavik resident:
"Coming today, getting the chance to be behind Sýlingarfell (mountain) and being so close to it and being able to fly the drone like, literally ten meters away, it's an amazing feeling. Born and raised in Grindavik, so seeing the eruption here I think (the location) is the best for our town, because this location is far away.”
7. Various AERIALS of lava fountains on the eruptive fissure and lava flows
8. End shot of smoky ground
STORYLINE:
The size of a volcanic eruption in southwestern Iceland continued to diminish on Tuesday afternoon, the Icelandic Meteorological Office reported.
It said the lava flow was estimated to be a quarter of what it was at the time of Monday night's eruption near the town of Grindavik.
The town near Iceland's main airport was evacuated in November after strong seismic activity damaged homes and raised fears of an imminent eruption.
The volcano sent a flash of light into the evening sky and spewed semi-molten rock into the air in a spectacular show of the Earth's power in the land known for fire and ice.
Volcanologist Helga Torfadottir from the University of Iceland said the eruption was expected to continue decreasing in intensity, but that scientists have no idea how long it could last.
"Behind me we have Iceland’s newest addition that started out last night and it’s slowly getting more quiet, but it might last a long time or it might last a short time, who knows," she said.
She said the lava ”fountains'' have also been falling.
"There was much more activity last night, with 'fire fountains' reaching maybe 150 metres (yards), now they are just few tens of meters (yards). The activity has gone down a little bit, or quite a lot, so it’s very stable now,“ she added.
Iceland, which sits above a volcanic hot spot in the North Atlantic, averages an eruption every four to five years.
The most disruptive in recent times was the 2010 eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano, which spewed huge clouds of ash into the atmosphere and led to widespread airspace closures over Europe.
But the eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula, about 50 kilometers (31 miles) southwest of the capital, Reykjavik, wasn't expected to release large amounts of ash into the air.
Iceland’s foreign minister, Bjarne Benediktsson, tweeted that there were no disruptions of flights to and from the country, and international flight corridors remained open.
AP video shot by Marco di Marco
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