Steam Pump - Eyjafjallajökull Eruption
Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland
The lava from the eruption flows into two steep and deep canyons,
Hrunagil and Hvannárgil. Here lava is flowing into the longer
Hvannárgil just an hour after it going down the canyon.
The upper part of the canyon was filled with deep snow and ice. When the 1000°C hot lava mass and the snow/ice come into contact huge clouds of steam are formed. Occasional explosions also occur as steam gets trapped under hardened lava.
We stayed up at the volcano for about 10 hours, viewing, measuring, photographing and absorbing this event. At one point it got pretty scary, see this photo from Gummi Stóri: Steam Explosion.
Even as impressive as this eruption is the glacial melt is very small compared to the steam formed by the big neighbor Katla or in recent history Gjálp volcano which melted a few billion cubic meters of ice (a few thousand billions liters of water).
Update: The eruption fissure seems to have shifted and this time closer to this canyon. The lava is now flowing unhindered into the canyon and it should now be only a matter of time until it exits the canyon and into Þórsmörk.
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Eduardo P.V.Rubaudonadeu, N_C_G, poorpoor, Jeff Pang, and 503 other people added this photo to their favorites.
Jói Gunnar (38 months ago | reply)
Virkilega mögnuð þessi...
kh-photos ~ Kurt ~ (38 months ago | reply)
That is excellent! Thnx for sharing.
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N_C_G (38 months ago | reply)
this is insane!
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travelintime1984 (38 months ago | reply)
Amazing! Thank you for the commentary which is crazy!
Rivan Sigarlaki (38 months ago | reply)
superb shot!!
d.a.n.n.y.c (38 months ago | reply)
wow the power of nature!
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Styrmir Kári (38 months ago | reply)
Djöfull er ég að fíla þessar eldfjalla myndir hjá þér Örvar... þú, Chris og GummiStóri eruð alveg að standa upp úr allri eldgosamyndaflórunni á netinu þessa dagana....
Hreyfingin á gufunni er alveg mögnuð!
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Bkort photography (38 months ago | reply)
Ekki spurning, með þeim flottari. Skemmtilegt sjónarspil, ekki bara appelsínu gult gos í návígi. Virkilega flott mynd!!!
oskarragnarsson (38 months ago | reply)
Þessi er geggjuð.
MACK-DADDY (38 months ago | reply)
Simply Superb :)
Michael Bollino (38 months ago | reply)
Insane shot! How did you get so close! I've been hearing about his eruption on the radio in the U.S. Must be incredible to see it in person.
Souvik_Prometure (38 months ago | reply)
superb capture..is that steam..i thought avalanche...
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GlobeTrotter 2000 (38 months ago | reply)
Great capture !
urbaguilera (38 months ago | reply)
Oh my!
Incredible scene!!!!
:-o
Miguel_CD (38 months ago | reply)
It´s, really, an awesome shot!!
Congrats!
Peter Adermark (38 months ago | reply)
I'll just say it again, these volcano pictures are really something else...
© Lucie Debelkova / www.luciedebelkova.com (38 months ago | reply)
what a stunning explosion like shot. It must be a great sight however in interpretation of such a talented photographer which you are it becomes real art and such a joy to look at !
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johopo (john) (38 months ago | reply)
An amazing display of furry and rage, yet awe inspiring and beautiful! Gorgeous shot!
NoMoreRain (38 months ago | reply)
You are doing a great reportage!!!!!
Thanks for sharing.
I'm really interested in.
Kevin Council (38 months ago | reply)
amazing!
jetrated (38 months ago | reply)
Fantastic photo!
Dylan Toh (38 months ago | reply)
what else can be said ...just astounding and well timed for that flash of lava too
Julien Ratel ( Júllí Jónsson ) (38 months ago | reply)
wow, impressive catch!!
sigfus.sigmundsson (38 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Exploring Iceland, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
magga mold (38 months ago | reply)
geðveik mynd!
J.Valldaura (38 months ago | reply)
awesome!
David M Hogan (38 months ago | reply)
Magnificent!! Excellent choice of shutter speed.
erlingmagnusson (38 months ago | reply)
Mjööög flott þessi....!
katepedley (38 months ago | reply)
Seriously awesome!!!
nanna lind (38 months ago | reply)
vel gert!!!
Pablo Ramil [deleted] (38 months ago | reply)
.........wow !!!
Gregor Samsa (38 months ago | reply)
this is breathtaking as your whole volcano series ...
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kk7k (38 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called I WILL SHOW YOU MY PHOTOS! THIS IS HOW IT SHOULD FEEL!, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Gummi Stóri (38 months ago | reply)
Mögnuð mynd og kunnulegt sjónarhorn
Mező, Kornél (mostly away) (38 months ago | reply)
fantastic photos of the eruption, congratulations
Dave Berryman (38 months ago | reply)
What an impressive action packed picture. I'm glad you shared it with us and I'm glad you didn't get hurt.
Smárinn (38 months ago | reply)
Öflug þessi
ISA EGEA (38 months ago | reply)
fantastic
swirey (38 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Wild Europe, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
NEOPIXX Photography by Christopher Schmid (38 months ago | reply)
wow this is amazing !!
Em P. (38 months ago | reply)
Just awesome !
/\rtist \/\/anabe [deleted] (38 months ago | reply)
Great shot! Seen on:
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Paddy Buisson (38 months ago | reply)
Impressive ! Congrats mate
David db (... lost in Crozon ...) (38 months ago | reply)
Just awesome !!!!
Cybergabi (38 months ago | reply)
Spectacular. Wonderful work.
richardcjones (38 months ago | reply)
There is only one word. Spectacular!
Congratulations on a superb shot.
[Adam Baker] (38 months ago | reply)
amazing!
christopher.isene (38 months ago | reply)
Impressive!
mezze (38 months ago | reply)
much more evocative imo then the glowing lava: this is where two forces really meet!
Lumase (38 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called My Selfish Room (invited images only), and we'd love to have this added to the group!