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Reykjavik: A drone has captured the spectacular footage of a volcano erupting near the Fagradalsfjall mountain in Iceland. The Fagradalsfjall volcano situated around 40 kilometers west of Iceland’s capital Reykjavik, erupted on March 19, shooting lava high into the night sky, turning it crimson red. According to the Iceland Meteorological Office (IMO), the eruption began at 8:45 PM GMT on 19 March, after thousands of small earthquakes hit the area in recent weeks.
Well, taking advantage of the opportunity, Bjorn Steinbekk flew his drone extremely close to Fagradalsfjall and managed to capture some stunning footage of the volcano. The drone went dangerously close to the fissure, and captured the moment lava spews out of it–something that you might not have seen before.
Watch it here:
Seems like my video went full throttle! More on my YouTube channel pic.twitter.com/RzrRniXxPu
— Bjorn Steinbekk (@BSteinbekk) March 22, 2021
After this daring adventure, Steinbekk confirmed to DPReview that the drone survived. ‘The drone is fine, not a scratch on it. To be honest, I simply decided to give it full power and see what would happen. Worst case I would lose a drone, best case, get this amazing footage.’
Well, not just Steinbekk’s video, hundreds of new awe-inspiring pictures and videos of the volcano have surfaced on social media. Here are a few of them:
A shout out to the scientists who set up the live webcam and then stopped for a #volcano selfie.#iceland #icelandvolcano #Fagradalsfjall https://t.co/MRuAPlAfon pic.twitter.com/sciM6DSGuS
— Christopher Becke (@BeckePhysics) March 20, 2021
Guys are you ready; I represent; Spewing Volcano 🚁
How’s that @djiglobal ? #djifpv #drone #volcanoiceland #eruption2021 #Icelandvolcano pic.twitter.com/3gmgHFX7Dc
— Ása Steinars (@AsaSteinars) March 22, 2021
Iceland, yesterday. A peek into the inferno of our Earth.
(video Chris Burkard https://t.co/Ba8Eh0SJbX) pic.twitter.com/QEMOv8X6ug
— Chris Hadfield (@Cmdr_Hadfield) March 20, 2021
Very generous of Iceland to pop some icing sugar on to the surrounding hills during the night to make their volcano look even more beautiful this morning. #icelandvolcano pic.twitter.com/8VCNd5oGhg
— MC (@mockchopped) March 22, 2021
The Krysuvik volcanic system has been inactive for the past 900 years, according to the IMO, while the last eruption on the Reykjanes peninsula dates back almost 800 years, to 1240.
Here are some more pictures:
Drone footage of volcano erupting/Twitter: @BSteinbekk
The eruption is ‘minor’ and there were no signs of ash or dust that could disrupt aviation. (Twitter/Reuters Photo)
Credit: Twitter/@RUVohf
This drone footage of the Fagradals Mountain volcano/Twiter: @SeanMElliott
Lava oozes at the volcanic site on the Reykjanes Peninsula
Volcano on the Reykjanes Peninsula flared to life in the area’s first volcanic eruption in nearly 900 years/Twitter: @furcoisorin
Thankfully, the eruption posed no immediate danger to people or infrastructure.
“The eruption is considered to be small and due to its location, there is no threat to any populated areas or critical infrastructure. A few roads in the vicinity of the eruption have been closed and people are advised to stay away from valleys and other places near the fissure where toxic gases can accumulate,” a government press release said.
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