Volcano in Iceland , new video and photos

Here is a video i took yesterday at the volcano in ICeland.
You can hear the traffic,of snowmobiles and jeeps.
Lot of people where near the volcano.
It was cold , and windchill factor at about - 22 on the celcius.
The volcano opened a new fissure on few days ago.
And you can see the Lava fall, where the lava is going downhill, over the edge.

IT was different to be on the ground and hear and feel the power of the volcano.
You can click on the photos and the will be larger

Volcano in Iceland ,news update

THe volcano in iceland is still active,and stable.
Still there are two fissures erupting,but more powerful is the new fissure.
People can not go closer than 1 kilmeter to the volcano.
Civil defence,has made that a danger area.
More that a thousand ,visited the volcano yesterday , and today there are bus trips to the volcano.
It is very cold at the volcano,minus 6 - 10 on the celcius,and wind chill factor at about , - 14 - to - 22.
Here you can see from the live camera at Vodafone.is/eldgos
And here is my video i took last weekend.
Could get more video and photos today.

Volcano in Iceland - Area evacuated by helicopters

Volcano area in Iceland ,was evacuated fast last night,when the volcano ,opened another fissure, and is now bloving lava from two places.
Civil defence has has closed down every road to the volcano,and is now having a meeting ,discuss the new situation at the volcano.
Many where near the volcano,and witnessed the fissure open and start to erupt.
Helicopters where used to evacuate people of the Volcano area ,to safety.
Here is a link to a live video of the volcano.

http://eldgos.mila.is/eyjafjallajokull-fra-fimmvorduhalsi/

Volcano getting bigger in Iceland !

Just now,the volcano opened another fissure in the ground.
It is northwest to the other fissure.
The new opening is about 300 to 400 metres long.
The activity in the old er opening got less ,when this new one opened and started to erupt.
Eruption in the new fissure is getting bigger and more powerful.
THese photos here are from a Live stream camera viewing the volcano.
Here are links to a few cameras watching the volcano in live stream .

Camera one Camera two
Camera three

More photos from the volcano in Iceland

The Weather office in iceland,warned the Civil Defence in Iceland ,about the volcano ,12 hours before it happened.
The volcano is stable , and lots of people are visiting it.
Chefs from Hotel Hold,have openend a restaurant near the volcano,and they will be cooking delicius meals ,and use the Hot lava ,to cook.

Who said that Icelanders where normal ?

The public may not go near the lava,that has run down the canyons,due to gas and toxic fumes.
Here are more photos i took last saturday ,when i flew over the volcano.

Photos and video of Volcano in Iceland

Yesterday, i flew over the volcano with a friend of mine.
Lots of traffic at the volcano site, both on the ground and in the air.
Two helicopters and many planes flying around to see the volcano.
And on the ground , as you can see on the video, the volcano is now a tourist attraction.

Volcano in Iceland , photos march 2010

Today , the weather is great , clear skies and calm.
Many are now travelling to the Volcano area.
That is only about 160 kilometers from Reykjavik.
The volcano is now stable ,but very active.
Lava is flowing from it,and people shlud be very careful,and also not be in low parts near the volcano ,due to deadly gas,that can be in low areas.
A friend of mine whent there to the lava field ,and gave me permission to show his photos he took there .