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Live feed from Iceland erupting volcano [video]
What in the name of god are these tourists(?) doing there !?
4gotunameagain
on March 22, 2021
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It's not that dangerous in real time (lava is slooow), especially if you have hills like they do close by to go up on.
asgeir
on March 22, 2021
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This is from the webcam at the time.
https://www.ruv.is/frett/2021/03/21/gigbarmurinn-gefur-sig-o...
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on March 22, 2021
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There have been incidents in Hawaii where people successfully used a garden hose to protect their home from oncoming lava flow.
schoen
on March 23, 2021
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Also in Iceland with fire hoses (against a considerably larger amount of lava):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Control_of_Nature
(This book is amazing -- highly recommended!)
dopeboy
on March 22, 2021
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Isn't there a chance a projectile of lava could land on them?
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