The lava flow from the Holuhraun eruption is slowly but steadily pushing the watercourse of Jökulsá á Fjöllum glacial river eastward.
According to the National Broadcasting Service, cyclones will form above the piping hot lava, then travelling over the river, creating impressive pillars of water.
Volcanologist Ármann Höskuldsson says the lava flow has already dried up much of the river and worries it could ruin or alter the form of the waterfall Skínandi, situated five kilometres (3 miles) from Holuhraun.
“The site might look better tomorrow, once the lava is further into the river,” Ármann says.
The lava flow from the Holuhraun eruption is slowly but steadily pushing the watercourse of Jökulsá á Fjöllum glacial river eastward.
According to the National Broadcasting Service, cyclones will form above the piping hot lava, then travelling over the river, creating impressive pillars of water.
Volcanologist Ármann Höskuldsson says the lava flow has already dried up much of the river and worries it could ruin or alter the form of the waterfall Skínandi, situated five kilometres (3 miles) from Holuhraun.
“The site might look better tomorrow, once the lava is further into the river,” Ármann says.
