Hot lava was captured traveling across a snow landscape after another eruption in Iceland.
The eruptions have been frequent since December, with some local outlets reporting up to six have already taken place on the Reykjanes peninsula.
Luckily, the hot magma poses no immediate threat to inhabitants, infrastructure or air travel, but there has been damaged reported to pipelines and roads.
The latest activity began at around 6am February 8 following seismic readings half an hour before, which opened up a fissure near Sundhnuk. The Icelandic Met Office reported the fissure opened near the previous eruption from December 18, around 1km from Grindavik. Initial reports measured the fissure at 3km in length, with the latest eruption having a slightly lesser lava flow than late last year.
Lava jets are estimatd to reach between 50 and 80m, and usually begin with the most force and flow before traveling slowly and dying down.
The Blue Lagoon was reportedly evacuated after the eruption, and no damage was seen at Svartsengi geothermal power plant.
One TikTok photographer managed to capture incredible birds-eye view of the lava flow over the snow landscape. Watching the hot liquid spill over the cool ground created mesmerizing effects which is hard to believe wasn’t made in an editing room.
They uploaded the clip online.
The TikToker wrote: “The sixth eruption on Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland kicked off this morning. I recorded this clip this morning as lava very quickly begun taking over the snow-covered landscape.
“Fortunately, it erupted in the same location as the December eruption, which means it is far away from Grindavik. Some damages have already occured, with two roads and a hot water pipe being the most significant ones.
“I went on-site and documented a lot of the developments for several foreign media stations. I am absolutely mind-blown at what I witnessed there”.
