Iceland eruption start caught on camera

[Warpy]

Neat video. An hour later, a big storm moved in and all you can see is red fog.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

1. Aha! Proof that Iceland is solely responsible for global warming!

[malaise]

2. Wow

Nature is boss

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

3. Holy coitus inter-eruptus Batman!!

[BootinUp]

4. bartender, make me one like that.

[IronLionZion]

5. The land of fire and ice

there's a reason why car insurance there charges extra if you want coverage for volcanic ash.

Iceland is an amazing place to visit. I hope to go again after the volcanoes quiet down.

[2naSalit]

6. Doesn't look so icy now!

Amazing capture, it was quite a blast at the beginning.

[localroger]

7. Give it a Tums and a GasX, it'll be fine /nt

[niyad]

8. Thank you for this one. I have watched a number of different videos of the

eruption, including one from a helicopter. Terrifyingly beautiful. Thank goodness the decision to let people back into their homes for christmas had not been made.

[Warpy]

9. It was caught by a Reuters reporter

who must've drawn the short straw last night and got sent up on the hill in lousy weather just in case. I guess when the quakes hit, he started checking for smoke, found it, and caught the video shot of a lifetime.

The fissures are still growing, although more slowly. One is reportedly a little more than 2 Km from the edge of Grindavik.

All roads to the peninsula, including the road from the capital to the airport, are closed, announcements keep saying "This is not a tourist eruption." This one's bigger and more serious.