Posted on 03/26/2021 3:39:25 AM PDT by Libloather
REYKJAVIK, ICELAND - The eruption of a long-dormant volcano in southwestern Iceland has drawn large crowds of visitors eager to get close to the lava flows.
Many have trekked to the volcano on the Reykjanes Peninsula, near Iceland's capital Reykjavik, since it flared to life Friday night after tens of thousands of earthquakes were recorded in the area in the past three weeks. It was the area’s first volcanic eruption in nearly 800 years.
On Tuesday, Iceland’s civil protection officials were seen gesturing to dozens of people to move away from lava just meters behind them to ensure visitors do not get hurt. One of the officials said a visitor tried to cook bacon and eggs on the lava - but the pan melted in the heat.
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https://www.frettabladid.is/frettir/enn-lokad-fyrir-adgengi-ad-gosstodvunum/
Looks like access to the site is blocked by authorities for now.
The government is blaming the weather, which is bad.
And it’s not saying when access to the area will be allowed.
Hmmmmph....
Hold my aquavit and watch this....
Per various news reports, the dog cookers were eggheads, not turisti...
https://nerdist.com/article/iceland-volcano-eruption-scientists-cook-hot-dogs-lava/
I’m wondering if the cooking sessions freaked out authorities.
Sigh.
Live feed of the fissure eruption.
https://www.ruv.is/frett/2021/03/20/live-feed-from-iceland-volcano
Don’t pet the bison.
Good place for a Weenie Roast.
I can’t believe that this relatively small eruption comes after weeks of relatively strong earthquakes. I think something bigger is coming.
I love the smell of lava and dogs, early in the morning.
I would imagine the smell of sulphur and brimstone would make the bacon taste bad.
The chicken was involved, but the pig, he was committed!
One of these vids shows a guy cooking hotdogs and toasting the buns.
https://www.google.com/search?q=global+news+iceland+volcano+site:youtube.com
I have been to Iceland. Enjoyed the country and the people, as well as learned a good deal of their history.
One of the things notable as soon as you get out of the airport is you don’t see many trees.
Iceland used to have a great many more trees than it does now.
A long time ago, in Iceland’s history, when it remained very isolated from it’s southern neighbors, its people nearly used up all the trees - for building boats, for building shelter and for fuel to heat the shelters. They literally decimated many of Iceland’s forest, striving for their survival on very limited means. It was also a period when many Icelanders died and the population decreased.
Now they have a re-forestation program. They have learned that they can grow trees even when planting them on the basalt fields (fields covered in old lava flows). The trees will sink their roots into the basalt.
Iceland’s past can at times seem very “unfortunate” but in terms of arable (useable) land and natural resources Iceland could never sustain a very large population. With technology and its natural resources for energy, that could change in the future. 75% of the population lives in and around Reykjavik (rayk ja vik), which is the capital and the only major city. The rest of the population is in scattered small settlements in the vast country side.
Iceland has huge geothermal resources and gets all of its electricity from a combination of hydropower 70% (dams) and geothermal (30%). Iceland needs no imports for any of its electricity.
Truckers had a cook book on how to cook meats and meals on the engine and where to place it on the engine while driving worked out good.
The tourist almost became bacon himself.
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