Visited Askja in 2019. Highly memorable as being one of the most devastated places I'd ever seen. The ground was made of hollow glass that tapped when you stepped on it, making me afraid of it giving way and trapping me in a hidden tunnel.
Thank you for another amazing update and just so you know the Taal Volcano today put out a staggering 18,638 tonnes on SO² everyone here are being advised to wear face masks and to stay indoors.
the people living close to the area have been waiting for an eruption for 5 years now its like we say here in Iceland we dont give up even thou it rains fire and brimstone, glad to see people enjoying this
Gylfi @JustIcelandic had his eyes on Askja last year, the lake got warmer and melted the ice that is usually covering the lake. He made several video about it.
Thank you very much respect for the constant thorough updates!! this is the first place I go, unless I’m going to a Weather service or USGS, Geological, including all geological news
We can look at these cutaway diagrams of what's going on under volcanoes all day but still not truly understand the complexities of these lava chambers.
although GPS station OLAC shows large uplift, nearby GPS stations JONC, KASC do not show this uplift. I am taking a wait and see attitude on this unrest
Ireland has no active volcanoes. But there is volcanic remnants like someone said here in the comments. Specifically the Giant’s Causeway, which was formed 60 million years ago by molten basalt erupting through beds of chalk and formed a lava lake. As the lava cooled and contracted cracks formed in a hexagonal pattern, and pillars of shape rose out of the ground, giving way to the geological formation we know today.
I Wouldn't be surprised if Askja actually erupted. The Possibility has been deemed likely ever since Eyjafjallajökull erupted in 2010. It's a Matter of Time. The same goes for Katla, Hekla and Grimsvötn.
Love this, keep watching. Could an eruption be imminent in the next few years? It's possible, but with monitoring, science and data we can make calculated predictions. Work like this will save lives in the future.
Thank you for all your work! Just so you know, it's pronounced "ask'-ya". You kind of go back and forth calling it "as'-ja" a few times, then "ask'-ya", and back again. Love to you and yours!
What I believe is going on is that Iceland in general is becoming more active and this is only going to increase his time progresses it is entering into a phase where it's going to become more active so this is merely just the beginning if the Earth is spinning faster we're going to be seeing more and more fracturing which will ultimately lead to more and more volcanic eruptions that's just speaking on a much more grander scale now theoretically speaking as I realized if large volcanic eruptions happen often enough on a specific side of the planet it would act like a giant Iggy Super rocket which would begin the process of spinning the planet faster but I would think it would take a much more enormous scale of eruption to do that? But this is simply just a theory of mine nothing more
I would love to know your thoughts regarding the impact of the shrinking Polar Ice Caps on the tectonic plate movements? My understanding is, that the crust at the poles will rise without the pressure of the ice. As the pole become higher, then the equator shrinks a little bit. Hence, Island Nations being at serious risk of inundation. Could this effect explain the recent rise in activity in Iceland? Has Canada, Alaska or Russia shown any rise in activity? What knock-on effects could this have for people like myself, who live on a plate boundary with a Super Volcano just the other side of the river? Thanks for the hard work that you put into these vids.
Any idea how difficult it is to get to Askja? I’m in the early stages of planning a trip to Iceland and would love to see this volcano for the scenery (assuming it settles down).
Yes. I recommend Just Icelandic. Btw you're not alone with that YT comments glitchiness. I've experienced comments vaporizing, appearing in a different spot, or inability to edit. In other comment sections, I see people attributing this to censorship, but YT usually lets you know if you've said something the algorithm doesn't like. The algorithms have been glitchier for a few years now. I just really hate it when I've crafted a longer comment only to have it disappear....flashbacks to losing a paper I'd be working on bc I hadn't saved it before a crash. ✌️😸🍀
I drove across to Askja in a Suzuki Rav4 a few years back as part of a road trip across the interior from Reykjavik to Egilsstaðir. I had to cross 23 rivers with no bridge but the gravel roads were easy. I dropped in at Herðubreið, Myvatn and all the usual waterfalls and towns along the north coast. I saw two cars washed off the crossing into deeper water, so choose your vehicle wisely!
This looks like a big deal going forward. So what is the likelihood or timescale of an explosive eruption if the current rate of uplift continues, or the likelihood of rift cracks below the underlying lake bed triggering phreatic activity ?
Thank you, i have enjoyed how you put this videos together. Could you share your understanding of the increase of volcanic activity over the last 20-50 years or direct me to a video that you have made about that? I am interested to know if we have more active volcanos as well as volcanoes that were considered dormant that have begun to be active in recent years.
Volcanic activity has not increased. There is far more monitoring happening on the ground and from space. The science has gotten a lot better and with the internet, our awareness of volcanic activity has greatly increased !:-)
Great video! I am curious how you were able to get access to the OLAC GPS data. I went onto the Icelandic Met Office website, and the GPS measurements tab doesn't seem to be working. It says "not found on this server" when I click it.
Does the heating of rock cause expansion that puts pressure on faults? When I turn on my heating system in my house, there is a pipe that expands in length causing a series of quake-like jumps as it moves along another part of the wall.
If you follow the video carefully he has considered this and it appears unlikely - though he has said he will update the Description if it does turn out to be the case.
There’s a volcano in Iceland... I’m beginning to think it’s just one huge volcano with a bunch of vents if you think about it, but I know that’s not the case.
@@EatsLikeADuck - Pushing North America and Europe apart... I already feel more Asian, a few milimeters closer to Genghis Khan no doubt. In any case and in a more scientifically rigurous note, ash falling over Scandinavia, as happened last time, would be a big problem beyond the remote concerns of Icelanders. It would certainly disrupt the air routes for good but it would surely also cause other problems.
This RUclips which be much better if the narrator was not racing to finish reading the script in as short a time as humanly possible. Listen at 1/2 speed, it’s much better much better, plus the graphics don’t fly by in a whirlwind.
It is his real voice. For information: 1. The whole point of an AI voice is that it is almost impossible to distinguish from the real voice it is designed to emulate, so the comment is nonsense. 2. The reason GH speaks like this is because he is autistic - he has explained this in his last livestream on the Reykjanes eruption. And in my book getting at someone due to a disability is completely out of order, in fact contemptible. An intelligent person who had difficulty with the voice would mute the sound and follow the transcript. But I suggest you leave this site and go back under whichever stone in Hell you came from - you will not be missed!
Visited Askja in 2019. Highly memorable as being one of the most devastated places I'd ever seen. The ground was made of hollow glass that tapped when you stepped on it, making me afraid of it giving way and trapping me in a hidden tunnel.
Yes, Askja is one to keep an eye on as well. Thanks for the update. Hope you are doing well. Have a great day GH!!
Thank you for another amazing update and just so you know the Taal Volcano today put out a staggering 18,638 tonnes on SO² everyone here are being advised to wear face masks and to stay indoors.
the people living close to the area have been waiting for an eruption for 5 years now its like we say here in Iceland we dont give up even thou it rains fire and brimstone, glad to see people enjoying this
Respect to your hard work
Really appreciate this level of explanation and analysis. Very informative, as always. Thank you.
This is an amazing time in Iceland. Thank you for your updates.
Gylfi @JustIcelandic had his eyes on Askja last year, the lake got warmer and melted the ice that is usually covering the lake. He made several video about it.
And I think there is another tonight, came out maybe an hour ago but I decided to view GH first.
Visited askja last summer, very impressive place. However I had no idea there was an unrest episode ongoing at the time...
Great calls and that's rather a lot of uplift. Iceland is certainly not dull. Great video 🥰 thanks👋👍
Thank you very much respect for the constant thorough updates!! this is the first place I go, unless I’m going to a Weather service or USGS, Geological, including all geological news
Thanks for all of your hard work man!
We can look at these cutaway diagrams of what's going on under volcanoes all day but still not truly understand the complexities of these lava chambers.
Correct. A guestimate at best. A bit like determining the furniture arrangement in an adjacent room by listening to conversations through the wall.
Thank you so much, once again, GH
My concern is that uplift has been the best precurser for recent eruptions. Even with the eruption in Grindavik area, there continues uplift.
Thanks for answering some questions i've been wanting to Askja.
i appreciate your presentations. That are to the point and easily understood by the neophyte.
although GPS station OLAC shows large uplift, nearby GPS stations JONC, KASC do not show this uplift. I am taking a wait and see attitude on this unrest
Thank you for the very interesting video 😊
Thanks for another great update
Thanks.
Thank you for giving out the gps station name! I was searching for it yesterday!
Thanks for all these updates! Curious, though, why you haven't touched on the recent Oregon tremors yet.....
thanks for the information on askja
sadly iceland has a lot of volcanoes that seem like they're going to get active
I misread the thumbnail as ireland and was very surprised there was a volcano there lol
We do have volcanic remnants.
If they shake a can of Guinness, an eruption ensues 😊
😅
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 long live Guinness 😊😊😊
Ireland has no active volcanoes. But there is volcanic remnants like someone said here in the comments. Specifically the Giant’s Causeway, which was formed 60 million years ago by molten basalt erupting through beds of chalk and formed a lava lake. As the lava cooled and contracted cracks formed in a hexagonal pattern, and pillars of shape rose out of the ground, giving way to the geological formation we know today.
I Wouldn't be surprised if Askja actually erupted. The Possibility has been deemed likely ever since Eyjafjallajökull erupted in 2010. It's a Matter of Time. The same goes for Katla, Hekla and Grimsvötn.
Thanks for the vid
We are waiting for Askia to erupt for two years now…
Finally an Icelandic location that's not 22 random letters long and it is almost pronounceable.
Can not agree with that more!
BAHAHAHAH
Said the guy with random letters as a username.
@@Mp57navy as is yours pally.
Ever heard of Hekla or Katla? 😊
Love this, keep watching. Could an eruption be imminent in the next few years? It's possible, but with monitoring, science and data we can make calculated predictions. Work like this will save lives in the future.
Thank you for all your work! Just so you know, it's pronounced "ask'-ya". You kind of go back and forth calling it "as'-ja" a few times, then "ask'-ya", and back again.
Love to you and yours!
What I believe is going on is that Iceland in general is becoming more active and this is only going to increase his time progresses it is entering into a phase where it's going to become more active so this is merely just the beginning if the Earth is spinning faster we're going to be seeing more and more fracturing which will ultimately lead to more and more volcanic eruptions that's just speaking on a much more grander scale now theoretically speaking as I realized if large volcanic eruptions happen often enough on a specific side of the planet it would act like a giant Iggy Super rocket which would begin the process of spinning the planet faster but I would think it would take a much more enormous scale of eruption to do that? But this is simply just a theory of mine nothing more
I would love to know your thoughts regarding the impact of the shrinking Polar Ice Caps on the tectonic plate movements? My understanding is, that the crust at the poles will rise without the pressure of the ice. As the pole become higher, then the equator shrinks a little bit. Hence, Island Nations being at serious risk of inundation. Could this effect explain the recent rise in activity in Iceland? Has Canada, Alaska or Russia shown any rise in activity? What knock-on effects could this have for people like myself, who live on a plate boundary with a Super Volcano just the other side of the river?
Thanks for the hard work that you put into these vids.
Uplift since you last made this video is now at least 150mm in a month. The last data point was around 10th April.
Any idea how difficult it is to get to Askja? I’m in the early stages of planning a trip to Iceland and would love to see this volcano for the scenery (assuming it settles down).
Make that JustIcelandic... youtube won't let me edit.
Yes. I recommend Just Icelandic.
Btw you're not alone with that YT comments glitchiness. I've experienced comments vaporizing, appearing in a different spot, or inability to edit. In other comment sections, I see people attributing this to censorship, but YT usually lets you know if you've said something the algorithm doesn't like. The algorithms have been glitchier for a few years now. I just really hate it when I've crafted a longer comment only to have it disappear....flashbacks to losing a paper I'd be working on bc I hadn't saved it before a crash. ✌️😸🍀
I drove across to Askja in a Suzuki Rav4 a few years back as part of a road trip across the interior from Reykjavik to Egilsstaðir. I had to cross 23 rivers with no bridge but the gravel roads were easy. I dropped in at Herðubreið, Myvatn and all the usual waterfalls and towns along the north coast. I saw two cars washed off the crossing into deeper water, so choose your vehicle wisely!
@@erinmac4750So it's not just me that has these problems?
Be good to keep an eye on Kayla too!
Don't you mean Katla?
@@johnbradshaw7525 yes mate cheers
This looks like a big deal going forward. So what is the likelihood or timescale of an explosive eruption if the current rate of uplift continues, or the likelihood of rift cracks below the underlying lake bed triggering phreatic activity ?
Sediment from the eruption of Askja was also found in Hungary, Askja produced a larger eruption than in 1875
I saw the rate of uplift at Askja, and it’s very concerning
Thank you, i have enjoyed how you put this videos together. Could you share your understanding of the increase of volcanic activity over the last 20-50 years or direct me to a video that you have made about that? I am interested to know if we have more active volcanos as well as volcanoes that were considered dormant that have begun to be active in recent years.
Volcanic activity has not increased. There is far more monitoring happening on the ground and from space. The science has gotten a lot better and with the internet, our awareness of volcanic activity has greatly increased !:-)
Plate tectonics one moving east one moving west 1” (2.5cm) per year. This is not stopping it is driven by the magma mid Atlantic ridge.
Also driven by the Iceland hot spot, a big mantle plume. How the two interact is complex.
Gollee, Buford.
@@manifold1476 Bless your heart dear soul!
Should we worry about that crater lake making it more explosive?
Great video! I am curious how you were able to get access to the OLAC GPS data. I went onto the Icelandic Met Office website, and the GPS measurements tab doesn't seem to be working. It says "not found on this server" when I click it.
This one look bad. Big KaBOOM
Whats Gakkel Ridge doing?
Its all part of the MAR... if thats getting jiggy we will see some very impressive eruptions soon...
I wonder if the potential eruption could be mitigated partly by pumping water out of the crater lake long enough prior to one?
It is theoretically possible but the risk far outweighs the potential benefit.
Does the heating of rock cause expansion that puts pressure on faults? When I turn on my heating system in my house, there is a pipe that expands in length causing a series of quake-like jumps as it moves along another part of the wall.
Is it likely that a combination of actual uplift and an accumulation of ice or snow is resulting in a falsely high reading?
If you follow the video carefully he has considered this and it appears unlikely - though he has said he will update the Description if it does turn out to be the case.
so no visiting askja this summer
It's a bit early to celebrate, but imagine a million yrs from now in Iceland, finding precious jewels the size of hub-caps? 100LB Ruby (jackpot)!!
I think that means ash
I Ask Ya.
I askja a question,,play on words lol 😂Aloha's
ragnarok is here
"Magma"
There’s a volcano in Iceland... I’m beginning to think it’s just one huge volcano with a bunch of vents if you think about it, but I know that’s not the case.
please adjust audio- sounds a bit "tubby"
i'll also bump down my bass response- maybe it's me . . .
Thanks for the advice, but, I think you'd be surprised to hear, Iceland's I.M.O. might know a thing or two about volcanoes.
I hope that we're not about to have a flood basalt event.
You'll want to fix your subtitles, I am seeing lot of errors in it.
Captions are auto generated by RUclips
its pronounced ask-ya
So more of a Fart than a Belch huh?
Worrisome. It feels like Earth is angry.
It is just the Earth doing what it does.
@@EatsLikeADuck - Pushing North America and Europe apart... I already feel more Asian, a few milimeters closer to Genghis Khan no doubt.
In any case and in a more scientifically rigurous note, ash falling over Scandinavia, as happened last time, would be a big problem beyond the remote concerns of Icelanders. It would certainly disrupt the air routes for good but it would surely also cause other problems.
This RUclips which be much better if the narrator was not racing to finish reading the script in as short a time as humanly possible. Listen at 1/2 speed, it’s much better much better, plus the graphics don’t fly by in a whirlwind.
Take the clothespin off your nose.
literally the worst AI voice
LOL!! That's actually his real voice
@@angelhawk-fr9uh there's a youtuber that makes guides for black desert online with the same ai voice.
It is his real voice. For information:
1. The whole point of an AI voice is that it is almost impossible to distinguish from the real voice it is designed to emulate, so the comment is nonsense.
2. The reason GH speaks like this is because he is autistic - he has explained this in his last livestream on the Reykjanes eruption. And in my book getting at someone due to a disability is completely out of order, in fact contemptible.
An intelligent person who had difficulty with the voice would mute the sound and follow the transcript. But I suggest you leave this site and go back under whichever stone in Hell you came from - you will not be missed!