Iceland sits on top of a series of volcanoes. The last time the volcano which is currently blowing its top saw action was in 1820. A much larger sister volcano named Lakla brewing under the massive Myrdalsjokull ice cap has a pattern of following suit. Lakla last exploded in the winter of 1918 causing its gases to turn to smog which filled the jet stream in such quantity that weather patterns were changed in Europe, causing crop failure and famine. Scientists are keeping a close eye on her as her eruption will cause almost instant flooding and explosive gases shooting into the atmosphere. Sounds a bit like Armageddon doesn't it? Mother Nature is so much bigger than all of us and in spite of our grand egos we are still and forever more at her mercy.
This piece is about the current eruption, seen as the red wires at the top of the stick. The white and blue gels are the ice cap and the fiery bubbling Lakla in shown in red and yellow gels below.
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