The Icelandic volcano Katla | History and future

[@kristinekimble2643]

Yes, more like this, please. You give a different view of the whole picture.

[@Hliarmenn]

Wow, I'll definitely keep them coming!😁👍

[@GumriRN]

This is the time of year, we visited both Kayla & Eyjallajökull. It was so cold, the people I was with, wanted to just go back to the hotel to drink hot coffee & eat. It was SO COLD! Fortunately, I had been to Iceland before and knew to bundle-up. I wore 5 layers of clothing,, 3 hats & scarves, 2 pair of gloves & good warm boots & battery operated socks. I was toasty... so I gave to my friends, some of my scarves, hats & gloves just to stay & explore the glaciers. Never in my life had I seen anything so magnificent as Icelandic glaciers. Of course the landscape was all white with ice & snow, but learning the history of this nature just had me hooked on Icelandic geography & geology. Yes indeed, these are outstanding videos; I save 2 or 3 up to watch again & again. Who doesn't like to understand what happened centuries ago?! Thanks🙏🏼Hildarman, you're a peach.🍑

[@Hliarmenn]

I love to hear that! It's such an surreal feeling to explore the remote stretches of Icelandic nature. Thank you so much Deni. And oh, happy holidays!😁🌋

[@GumriRN]

@@Hliarmenn -Thank you, same to you & Happy New Year 🎆 . It would be memorable if a Volcano erupted on the New Year day; we’d all especially remember that Volcano in Iceland. 🤞

[@robertscelly1714]

That was just as good as I hoped, thank you Hliðarmenn. I would love to see more historical descriptions of other Icelandic volcanoes and volcanic systems, both active and not. Encore!

[@Hliarmenn]

You best believe I'll em coming😉 Thanks for tuning in 😁👍

[@T_Mo271]

A possible enhancement, put up a map overlay that shows where the features you're describing (lava and debris flows, glacier floods, etc) are located.

[@Hliarmenn]

That's on my to-do list so I'll definitely have that in the next video. Thanks for the feedback 😁👍

[@kimkennedy3524]

Yes please more like this, great info. Would it be possible to show the spelling of the long difficult names, if not that's ok. I love watching everything you do. Take care

[@Hliarmenn]

Oh, that's a great point, I'm always about to do it but then I forget it😂 Thanks for the watch and feedback!😁👍

[@robwaite1118]

Love the Video. Was wondering if you could do something like this for the Laki System?

[@mariastein187]

Very good, interesting facts about Katla. Now I want to know even more about her. Would love to have a similar video about Hekla. Would also like to know about where to find scientific articles on volcanoes.

[@Hliarmenn]

I'll definitely do Hekla soon, lot of interesting stuff happening there right now, and yeah, I will definitely leave some of the best articles for reading more about the topic of the video, thanks for pointing that out 😁👍 Here's to best one for this video eldgos.is/katla/ I think you can translate the website to English. I know it will definitely not be perfect😂

[@mariastein187]

@@Hliarmenn thank you, now I have something to reas 😀

[@suehayes2001]

I love watching your videos, they are so educational. I have learnt so much about Iceland in the last 9 months since I started watching the eruption in Geldingadalir (?), which was amazing.

[@Hliarmenn]

I love to hear that! It's been so fun producing this content especially during the time of the Geldingadalir eruption 😁

[@donaldscheer5206]

Very Interesting History Of Katla! Your Knowledge And Willingness To Venture Into New Territory Is Much Appreciated!

[@Hliarmenn]

I've always wanted to make videos like these and I'm glad you guys like it😁

[@cz8189]

thank you, elegant, concise, interesting presentation - the recent , shallow earthquakes near Katla seem to indicate something may be going on, but I hope that the residents of Vik are spared a major eruption for a long time to come.

[@nooranen3178]

I'd love to hear about semi-precious and precious stones in Iceland. Basaltic lava can have olivine/peridote for example. Would love to see some footage.

[@Hliarmenn]

That's a great idea, It won't be in the next video, I've already made it and I'm uploading it😬 But I'll have some details on that in the video after the next one 😁👍.

[@user-cz6ih9ld3l]

Love the format, love the story, love the accent and the content. More please:))

[@Hliarmenn]

Ayyy, thanks, I'm trying to get back into making videos like these

[@mariquestanne1123]

Thank you very much; it's great to learn so much more about Iceland.

[@Hliarmenn]

It's crazy how much it has to offer. 🤯

[@b.a.erlebacher1139]

I enjoy your videos very much. They are interesting and visually wonderful. Looking forward to more.

[@Hliarmenn]

Thank you so much, I already have lots of areas to improve to make them better 😁

[@eileenclark7744]

Thanks for your videos . So interesting and informative.

[@Hliarmenn]

You're welcome Eileen😁

[@gwh0]

Very good. Make moar like this. 🏆

[@Hliarmenn]

I'm on it😁👍

[@FlowerPower-bl7qp]

The one good thing about the Co-Vid lockdown is I got to discover a lot of the outside world. (Funny as that sounds) I got to see different parts of the world. Thanks for the video.

[@Hliarmenn]

Hahahha, that is true. Thanks for tuning in 😁👍

[@annabee1984]

How fascinating 😮

[@wcouch8]

Excellent

[@Hliarmenn]

🌋

[@johnbradshaw7525]

Another excellent video.

[@Hliarmenn]

✅ Thank you so much 😁

[@MiQBohlin]

Wow! Wow! Wow! Man you are taking huge steps forward. This is a nice format 5-15 min for telling in depth storys. I'm going to send you a DM as well.

[@Hliarmenn]

Yeeees!💪😁 I'm so ready to make this better and polish it😁

[@Bellatrix4269]

Thank you for the succinctly presented information of the fascinating Icelandic histories! I've been to Iceland thrice now, and I always come back with a longing to go back. These videos help me think I am on my way back again. :) And the road south of the glacier along the coast makes you want to stop and admire the dramatic peaks and valleys all the while. It really is breathtaking.

[@Hliarmenn]

Yeah, it's such a nice feeling to see all these mountains when driving the ring road, almost all of them have a story to tell, even small hills😂

[@beth03616]

You stepped up your quality, excellent job. I look forward to the next one.

[@Hliarmenn]

Lets go! Hope I can make the next one even better

[@podcarsten]

I have a question for the Host. Once I hichhiked around Iceland, admiring the various landscapes as a natural art exhibition. And noticed the various lavafields being more or less overgrown, and wondered if you can tell the age of them of the basis of their vegetation. I have walked on still black and shiny lava, in areas with low brush and berries, picking mushrooms and especially enjoying the sight of endless fields of tightly gathered lightgreen sheepbacks ;)

[@Hliarmenn]

You can definitely feel the age of lavafields by looking at the vegetation on them, but it's hard to tell their exact age from that. But there's nothing more beautiful than mossy lava fields😁

[@podcarsten]

@@Hliarmenn Thanks. Could it be a subject for a video, with examples?

[@deepquake9]

Yes

[@Hliarmenn]

Yes!

[@crazyscott2646]

If you have not seen the Movie called Katla. You must watch it.

[@Hliarmenn]

It's a banger.

[@patriciaactis]

Thank you!

[@Hliarmenn]

You're welcome!

[@podcarsten]

Anyone else here watching the netflix series KATLA? The vulcano plays a large role both in the gloomy environtment and in the mystery of what is going on in this Nordic noir, or should I say Nordic gris style film.

[@Hliarmenn]

It's pretty good damn good 😁👍

[@volcaniicash6485]

GREAT video

[@Hliarmenn]

Thank you!😁

[@claudiavonkroge2793]

Thanks for that video! But, Hildarmenn, how do you see the seismic data by Katla now. There are these tremors all the times! And not a long time ago the tremors at Godabunga and Austmannsbunga are going nuts. I wonder how someone can live there, always looking at this big volcano. Icelanders are 😎!

[@Hliarmenn]

It's very interesting and weird. Goðabunga is of course in the spotlight at the moment and we have occasional bug earthquakes in that area do it's pretty likely the next eruption will be there. When that eruption will be is hard to say, but I think we won't have to wait to long. But it's always possible we'll have to wait 200 years like the brake from 934 to 1100.

[@claudiavonkroge2793]

@@Hliarmenn wait and see?

[@000fisherman]

I really liked the previous comment so i will leave it at that

[@bigrooster6893]

Katla is very capable of producing a VEI-7 eruption one day.

[@Vulcano7965]

any study that backs up that claim?

[@bigrooster6893]

@@Vulcano7965 yes there’s plenty of research Katla has rhyolite and dacite magma beneath it plus it has massive magma chamber. Katla produced a large VEI-6 eruption in 10,300 BCE also it’s a very young volcano compared to other volcanoes and almost every volcano like Katla eventually ended up having a massive caldera forming eruption.

[@Vulcano7965]

@@bigrooster6893 A whole Magnitude larger eruption still seems out of the ordinary. If we have no record of such an eruption in the past and research about its current state doesn't find enough eruptable material in her magma chambers, then I have to put such a statement under speculation. Because that's what it is when we deal with the future lifetime of a volcanic system. But of you have some publications at hand to share, that would be very helpful.

[@bigrooster6893]

@@Vulcano7965 Campi Flegrei is labeled a super volcano but it’s never had a VEI-8 eruption. Glacier Peak is another example of a volcano that could easily have a VEI-7 eruption.

[@Vulcano7965]

@@bigrooster6893 Super volcano are more of an pop-culture term anyway. And yes, campi flegrei is not one of those, despite being called such. The problem arises in the VEI scala itself. Due to its logarithmic nature it leaves a lot of room for large eruption between VEI7 and 8. That's where probably most of the confusion arises. When it comes to natural hazard it's important not to unnecessarily speculate, especially when it reaches levels of fearmongering. Precise informations about what to expect is vital.

[@boaz2079]

Could you do this for hekla too??

[@Hliarmenn]

It's in the works😁👍

[@annabee1984]

Hello everybody, hello Sir 🙏

[@Hliarmenn]

Hello good sir👍

[@skateboardingjesus4006]

With all that ice above wating to be melted, no wonder Katla is known for phreatic eruptions and glacial lake outbreaks.

[@Hliarmenn]

Yeah, this feature just adds to the possible dangers from an eruption and Katla has abused it for a while😂😬

[@hildichannel9739]

❤

[@aprilpotter3054]

Could the lack of documentation in 1918 be related to the flu pandemic at that time?

[@Hliarmenn]

Could be, it's also that Iceland was of course sparsely populated. It's hard to say what caused the lack of "good" documentation but they did get a picture of the eruption though which was epic.😁

[@Jillysmom63]

Yea I liked this very good! maybe talk about other bad eruptions that Iceland has had? Oh did you see the Helicopter over the Geldingadaulr volcano that lowered someone down? it was on the closeup cam at about 15:23 on your time on the video

[@Hliarmenn]

Yeah, that is a great idea! No I didn't see it. That sounds awesome. 😁

[@skateboardingjesus4006]

What, into the volcano? I'm almost certain the only place you can do that in Iceland, is in Trihnukagigur.

[@Jillysmom63]

@@skateboardingjesus4006 yes into the Geldingadalur volcano. it's not eruptiing. it's on the video, if you don't believe me go look.

[@saveoursoul.s.]

Watch the Netflix series Katla 👍🏻

[@Vulcano7965]

you definetly need to show some more maps when talking about these events and their magnitude.

[@Hliarmenn]

That's a pretty good idea. Thank you for pointing it out. I'll just have to continue to improve in this new field and I'm very thankful for all your feedback 😁👍

[@geraldolc7740]

you are forgetting bardarbunga. cheers

[@Hliarmenn]

Will, definitely do a video on Bárðarbunga soon🌋

[@Halli-lx6ds]

I always watch your videos when I'm on the toilet taking a dump and shittin' logs but now I had some issues because of constipation so I couldn't but I still watched this video since it was so entertaining and fun! I would really like to visit Iceland, maybe try pooping there! Haha, I could only dream. But this was a very nice video!

[@Hliarmenn]

Interesting but thank you so much for tuning in😂

[@randaelashry7079]

لديكم تاريخ بركانى حافل 🤗😉🌋🌋🌋 ماذا سيحدث لو انزلق جزء الجنوب عندما يستيقظ البركان ؟

[@Hliarmenn]

🌋💪

[@samthyne181]

Not one clip showing Katla. Poor

[@Hliarmenn]

Yeah, I was lacking during the making of this video, got some great feedback. I think my most recent video was an improvement 😁