nice! enjoy and take pics/video!
remember safety first!
Seriously, two nights ago Siri sent me past warning signs (â¦your own risk) up a series of switchbacks to the top of a plateau in the rain at night. totally deserted. And then my gas gauge beeped that we were near empty. Siri cheerfully told us we were at our destination. In nothingness. So we turned around and headed back to try to find gas.
And then, right before the switchbacks, my wife asked if Iâd be able to steer or brake if the engine stopped.
No. No I couldnât.
Kept going (no other choice) and went slowly down to ground, then eventually to a far away gas station. But, for a couple of hours, it looked like our options were all horrible. Icelandic roads have no shoulder, so driving off wouldâve flipped our car. Stopping meant someone would ram us in the dark. And heading down switchbacks without brakes or steeringâ¦wellâ¦
btw, the authors of that initial paper were heavily criticised by subsequent studies, which range from virtually no risk, to tiny tsunamis through to 5 to 10 m waves, presuming it even happened in our life time which is extremely unlikely.
As I understand it, they used a linear model where the energy doesn't dissipate with distance instead of a point source model, where the waves will decrease rapidly over distance.
This island might be a better historical comparison.
thanks! i'm aware
i have a tsunami plan (does that make me some sort of freak?)
it's basically my hurricane plan with a twist
a super serious concreto parking garage by my house
that multi-story garage is behind a massive concrete hotel
at first warning i'll probably have at least six hours
i load a couple of cases of water, a small glut of sardines, dogfood, a suitcase and a bugout bag (we won't speak about the contents) and about forty cans of beanie weenies
then i drive 150 yards into the garage to an upper story
i scurry back to my place, gather any extras, doom scroll for as for a bit, grab my other half, my dog, my spear gun and hike 150 yards back to my spot
some variables?
i'm six miles from the beach
plus we have some barrier islands about thirty miles off shore
and the intercoastal waterway to absorb some of that energy
i'm open for some suggestions/improvements
sounds good to me, given that the tsunami might only be 8" tall. But yeah, in the unlikely event of ... maybe add an inflatable boat to your stash. I always thought a strong Zorb would be ideal.
Bear in mind it is a subject that automatically triggers massive media hype. That said, it is still a very steep and large volcanic edifice that has developed a large crack down the middle.
thanks! i'm aware i have a tsunami plan (does that make me some sort of freak?) it's basically my hurricane plan with a twist a super serious concreto parking garage by my house that multi-story garage is behind a massive concrete hotel at first warning i'll probably have at least six hours i load a couple of cases of water, a small glut of sardines, dogfood, a suitcase and a bugout bag (we won't speak about the contents) and about forty cans of beanie weenies
then i drive 150 yards into the garage to an upper story i scurry back to my place, gather any extras, doom scroll for as for a bit, grab my other half, my dog, my spear gun and hike 150 yards back to my spot some variables? i'm six miles from the beach plus we have some barrier islands about thirty miles off shore and the intercoastal waterway to absorb some of that energy
Bear in mind it is a subject that automatically triggers massive media hype.
That said, it is still a very steep and large volcanic edifice that has developed a large crack down the middle.
The rapid cooling of the lava makes me think the air temp going down that mountain is mighty low. Nice view for sure, thanks again.
When you are talking about 1200 C lava, the difference of a few tens of degrees in air temperature isn't that significant. Things stop glowing below ~525 C. I'm amazed at how far the glowing flows go in the narrow channels.
A couple of geologist friends of mine had contacts in Hawaii and got to go out and sample one of the flows. I'm terminally envious.
looks cool aye? More like a movie set than real world stuff. The play of colours from fiery yellow to pinky salmon to the metallic sheen of a wet sleeping hippo's buttocks is crazy - and all within a few seconds.
looks cool aye? More like a movie set than real world stuff. The play of colours from fiery yellow to pinky salmon to the metallic sheen of a wet sleeping hippo's buttocks is crazy - and all within a few seconds.
The rapid cooling of the lava makes me think the air temp going down that mountain is mighty low. Nice view for sure, thanks again.
looks cool aye? More like a movie set than real world stuff. The play of colours from fiery yellow to pinky salmon to the metallic sheen of a wet sleeping hippo's buttocks is crazy - and all within a few seconds.
Apparently the path to the old viewing point is now cut off by a flow, so you can't get as close to the vents. Speculation is that the lava could reach the coastal road in a couple of months, cutting one of the main routes around the country.
That is very likely. There is currently no sign of it stopping. It's very primitive magma coming directly from the mantle (/edit), powered by decompression melting so this could run for months, or even years.
btw, that cam is the view from the East. Here's the view from the South. Gotta love all the new tech that makes this armchair viewing possible.
Apparently the path to the old viewing point is now cut off by a flow, so you can't get as close to the vents. Speculation is that the lava could reach the coastal road in a couple of months, cutting one of the main routes around the country.
Switch to HTML view (use the first button in the editor) and paste the embed code for YouTube there. Press the button again to return to "normal view."
