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Volcanic eruption in Iceland shocked the internet: “Looks like a cat from Hell”

August 9, 2022
Bharat Times

The picture shows lava erupting from a volcano in Iceland.

A video that is going viral on Twitter shows lava erupting from an Icelandic volcano. The dark-themed video has surprised many users, who compared the scene to “a cat from hell”. This footage has been shared by a user named drone photographer Bjorn Steinbeck. “Good night and remember, you are awesome,” the caption reads.

The two-minute-long video shows cracks caused by erupting magma and hard rock, which looks like a cat. As the camera spins, it shows the lava passing through a canyon, giving it the shape of a tail.

according to Iceland Meteorological OfficeLast Wednesday, a volcanic eruption was reported near Iceland’s Keflavik airport. The eruption caused officials to watch the situation closely and despite warnings piqued the interest of some people approaching the bright-orange lava flow, reported Washington Post.

The video has garnered over 11,000 views and hundreds of likes on Twitter since it was shared. So far, more than a hundred users have retweeted this post.

One user simply wrote “omg,” while another said, “Looks like a cat from hell.” A third user commented, “Pray for the bridge so that you have a chance to live and come to the land of ice and fire.”

The Fagradalsfjall volcano in southwest Iceland erupted at 1:18 p.m. (local time) on Wednesday. Icelandic Meteorological Office The Post further said in its report, advising people to avoid the sparsely populated area on the Reykjanes peninsula – although some still went close to taking pictures with their children and flying drones.

Known as the Land of Fire and Ice, Iceland is Europe’s largest and most active volcanic region, home to a third of the lava that has flowed on Earth since the Middle Ages. Visit Iceland.

The vast North Atlantic island spans the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, a rift on the ocean floor separating the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates. The shifting of these plates is partly responsible for Iceland’s intense volcanic activity.

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