when the thick crust of our planet cracks open the line between destruction and creation is blood
some 60 million years ago as the eurasian and north american tectonic plates further diverged
land started rising out of the mid-atlantic rift and a new island was formed
iceland
since then the volcanic activity on this island has not stopped and today
we will explore iceland's newest lava spewing monstrosity
i give up let's move on
in early 2021 the rakeness peninsula
was hit by an unprecedented array of more than 50 000 earthquakes
eventually on the 19th of march in the valley of gelding a fissure cracked open and the
volcanic system that lay dormant for over 6 000 years came back to life in spectacular fashion
with temperatures up to 1 250 to degrees celsius
blistering hot lava is ejected up to 400 meters high into the brisk cold coastal air
this primitive lava originates from the outer earth mantle some 15 to 20 kilometers deep
and according to the latest geologic research
is the oldest lava that has emerged in iceland in over 7 000 years
scientists propose that if this discharge of scorching rock
continues for long enough it may create a new shield volcano
this type of volcano is formed by the eruption
of highly fluid lava and is also found on other planets like the 21 kilometer high
olympus mons on mars the tallest planetary mountain in our solar system
so
back here on earth this eruption may be just the beginning of what experts speculate
to be a new seismic era in this region that could continue over the next 200 to 400 years
and if you are lucky you may be able to witness it yourself
hey this is joy helms filmmaker who made this documentary and i really
appreciate you watching it a big thanks to voiceover artist rick wielen who undoubtedly
took this project to the next level you can hire ricky as well link to his page in the
description below he's absolutely an awesome guy thanks joey i don't know who you are
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