Two filmmakers created a short film, “Volcano for the People,” that explores the recent Iceland volcano eruption less as a natural phenomenon, but more as a collective experience that brings humanity together.
When Iceland’s Fagradalsfjall volcano began erupting in March, many photographers, filmmakers, and nature enthusiasts eagerly traveled to the country not only to document […]. petapixel.com
Photographer Mike Mezeul II has captured an incredible set of photos and a 3. 5-minute video documentary that shows the size, scale, and majesty of Iceland’s Fagradalsfjall volcano, which has grown dramatically in size since its appearance in March. petapixel.com »
2021-04-16 20:24
After a year-long period of seismic unrest on the Reykjanes peninsula, the month of February 2020 saw an increase in that process with more than 40. 000 earthquakes recorded. The outcome of that tectonic event resulted in the apparition of a volcanic fissure in the mountains of Fagradalsfjall on the Reykjanes peninsula on the eve of the 19th of March 2021. boredpanda.com »
2021-03-23 20:24
While up-close photos taken of Iceland’s erupting volcano are impressive, some footage captured by a drone is equally stunning. This fissure, named Geldingadalsgos, marks the first time that the volcano Fagradalsfjall has been active in 800 years, but luckily it has been expected for a couple of weeks and there have been no injuries reported. […] petapixel.com »
2021-03-22 22:25
It finally happened. Every year we’ve seen it on the news: another volcano in Iceland was going to erupt. The truth is: Iceland has so many volcanoes and there is more than one overdue. But this year we could feel an eruption was getting closer. petapixel.com »
2021-03-22 18:34
A series of earthquakes caused the Fagradalsfjall volcano, located near Reykjavik, Iceland, to erupt for the first time in over 800 years. FPV pilot and local resident Bjorn Steinbekk took the opportunity to push his DJI FPV drone to the limits. dpreview.com »
2021-03-22 17:39
A series of earthquakes caused the Fagradalsfjall volcano, located near Reykjavik, Iceland, to erupt for the first time in over 800 years. FPV pilot and local resident Bjorn Steinbekk took the opportunity to push his DJI FPV drone to the limits. dpreview.com »
2021-03-22 17:39
Incredible new footage shows the Sakurajima volcano erupting in Kyushu, Japan today, spewing volcanic ash high into the air and causing Japanese authorities to issue an ash advisory. [Read More]
NASA's 23-year-old Odyssey Mars orbiter is days away from celebrating an incredible milestone: 100,000 trips around Mars. To mark the record-setting occasion, NASA has released a new image of Olympus Mons, the tallest volcano in the solar system. [Read More]
A photographer waited three years to capture these epic shots of the northern lights above an erupting volcano.
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A 31-year-old woman holidaying in Indonesia has died after falling 250 feet into an active volcano.
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Shocking drone footage shows a huge crack literally splitting apart an Icelandic town, as the country warns of a potential major volcanic eruption. [Read More]
Researchers from the University of Sheffield in England have developed a relatively affordable sulfur dioxide (SO2) camera that may help predict volcanoes, providing essential warnings to nearby communities and facilitating earlier evacuation and preparation. [Read More]
A team of National Geographic explorers led by Renan Ozturk and Emma Nicholson was able to reach the summit crater of Mount Michel -- a remote stratovolcano -- and confirm the existence of one of nature’s rarest phenomenons: a lava lake. [Read More]