The history of Hekla, Iceland's most famous volcano

[@Hliarmenn]

0:23 I meant to say meters😬 This always gets me 😂

[@robwaite1118]

Hahaha. LOL. 1480km would be in deep space; that is one huge volcano! LOL 😂

[@williamglaser6577]

You have a great story telling voice, and good content. Thanks .

[@Hliarmenn]

Lets go! You're incredibly welcome!😂

[@llwpeaches]

My grandparents and my mother saw Hekla's 1970 eruption. My mom said she got close enough that a tiny piece of tephra hit her in the forehead. I still have her framed photos of the eruption on my wall. I'm going to send her a link to this video. I'm sure she'll enjoy it.

[@johnbradshaw7525]

Excellent video. I got to see Hekla when I was in Iceland.

[@Hliarmenn]

That's a must!😁👍

[@MiQBohlin]

Fabulous! Very much information in a short time. Enough to make the video longer, which wouldn't do any harm 😉 Maybe some notes on the screen, explaining volcanic terminology, when mentioned? Combined with sections of facts and speculations etc? Some parts I had to stop and going over them again several times, because I don't want to miss anything. Other than that - what a massive research you've done! 💪

[@Hliarmenn]

That's a great idea, I was thinking about adding something like that and I kinda want to design the theme of some tables or something. I'll just see what I can cook😂 Thank you so much MiQ!

[@suehayes2001]

Wow, a great video. So interesting to learn about Hekla.

[@Hliarmenn]

Hekla is an awesome mountain and volcano😁

[@Peter_S_]

Excellent video! I appreciate your scientific accuracy and beautiful photography.

[@Hliarmenn]

I appreciate you Peter👍

[@mariastein187]

Im so happy, thank you för the Hekla video💜

[@Hliarmenn]

You're welcome! 😁👍

[@MrAnderson533]

thank you so much for making these videos. Very informative, its always interesting to learn more about Iceland's geology and volcanos. Please keep these up, would love to learn about even some of the dormant or extinct volcanic systems in Iceland.

[@Hliarmenn]

That's a great idea! Thank you so much 😁👍

[@annabee1984]

What an insightful video, of the characters of the different volcanoes! Thank you! 😯

[@Hliarmenn]

You're welcome!😁 Thank you so much for tuning in 👍

[@kimkennedy3524]

Love listening to your videos, so educational too, thank you all the best to you and yours.

[@Hliarmenn]

Thank you, love reading your comments

[@susanjacquier5358]

I think Hekla, more than any other volcano in Iceland, has to be the most fascinating because of the 'Surprise ! ' element. We all watched for days ( if not weeks) before Geldingadalir.....but this is a whole different ball game. Thanks from Oz ( Thanks Uniq)

[@Hliarmenn]

Yeah, it definitely is. I love Hekla as a volcano and as a mountain, it's so beautiful.

[@susanl7514]

I liked the TV drama series called Katla, watched on Netflix, such amazing folklore with the Icelandic volcanoes.

[@Mars-ev7qg]

I just rewatched the video and I noticed something. It's an oversimplification to say there's no danger of large volcanic floods from hekla. While it's true the permanent ice cap on hekla is far too small to produce major a flood if an eruption occurs in mid or late winter when there is substantial seasonal snowpack on the mountain this could trigger extremely dangerous volcanic floods. This exact situation occurred on California's Lassen peak volcano in 1915. The permanent ice and snow coverage on Lassen peak is very small but it's winter snowpack is usually quite deep. A lava dome forming in the summit crater spilled onto the north flank of the volcano and collided with a layer of snowpack that was several meters deep. This snow suddenly melted releasing a torrent of water and volcanic debris so large boulders the size small houses were carried more than four kilometers downstream. Had this eruption occurred just six weeks later the volcanic floods would not have happened. A mid or late winter eruption at hekla could cause a similar event.

[@T_Mo271]

Suggestion. You've used some volcano eruption ratings in the recent videos. It might be useful to do a video on how the rating system works.

[@Hliarmenn]

That's a great idea. I'll definitely have that coming😁👍

[@robertscelly1714]

I love Hekla. I don't know why, but she seems to embody what Iceland's volcanoes are all about, but like other volcanoes in Iceland, there is no predicting what - if anything - will happen with this young lady. I would love to know more about what makes her tick

[@Hliarmenn]

Oh yeah, me too. Maybe someday in the future we'll un shroud her mystery or trick😁👍

[@dennisgreene5055]

My great grandfather Halldor,and Engibjorg Johnson and three kids came to Long Pine, Nebraska in 1883 cuz Hekla messed up their farm!! Afram Island! from Eugene, Oregon. Rooting for the women's team to make the world cup!!

[@Hliarmenn]

Wooooow! That's so crazy to think. I love these kinds of stories 😁🤯

[@thefreshvince879]

I want somebody to convince me that the 18 year long volcanic winter brought by the Hekla 3 eruption in 1159 BC didnt cause the systems collapse of the late bronze age. Europe was so uninhabitable it forced mass migration south and east to the warmer areas. The sea peoples were all mediterrenean and europeans moving along to find safety, that's why it was so many groups of people working together.

[@rossclabburn777]

Hekla is a beast!! I wonder if its next eruption will be just as powerful as its sister Katla I mean it is gateway to hell after all!!

[@Hliarmenn]

Yeah😂 It's crazy to think that she can also just erupt at anytime with little to no warning.

[@skateboardingjesus4006]

Most Icelandic volcanoes: "stretttcccch, creak, groan, rumble rumble yawwwn". Hekla: "HI EVERYBODY".

[@Hliarmenn]

😂😂

[@einarornjonsson5462]

Im deom Iceland where rhis walcano is

[@raybenner4959]

I could be wrong but Wasn't it Hekla that created a year without a summer. Again I could be wrong.

[@Hliarmenn]

That has to be Skaftáreldar or Eldjá. At least if we are talking about areas outside of Iceland. FX, Eldjá had effects on the climate in a way that lakes in Iraq froze. Skaftáreldar caused temperatures to drop by 1 degrees in the northern hemisphere or areas over the 30° line.

[@Mars-ev7qg]

Wow hekla is only 7000 years old. I thought mt saint Helens was a young volcano at 40000 years old. It's suppressing the color code is still at code green after the recent earthquakes.

[@Hliarmenn]

Yep, Hekla is such an interesting Volcano. It's fun to think that her behaviour is because of her young age. Volcanologists could probably learn a lot by studying her.

[@hildichannel9739]

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[@bigrooster6893]

The longer it goes without erupting the higher the chance the next irruption will be large

[@Hliarmenn]

Yep, that's the thing😬

[@Paul20661]

*I will meet you at the gates of hel*

[@mrrach9273]

Quality Video👌 Like, follow and looking forward for all other videos :) thanks a lot! Kind regards from Germany:)

[@antonio39776]

First

[@Hliarmenn]

Lighting fast!

[@raulrios725]

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