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The event was triggered by the lowering of underground water pressure by a nearby geothermal power station. Superheated water rose to the surface, escaping through any vent it could find.
The last eruptions (9 of them) of Krafla volcano in northeast Iceland (in the Mývatn area) were between 1975 and 1984 and involved 15 uplift and subsidence events. The eruptions left behind a volcanic caldera of about 10 km in diameter with a 90 km long fissure zone. The caldera lies on the fault line that separates the North American from the Eurasian tectonic plate and is highly volcanic, hosting a very active geothermal field.
The a dried up yellow river that once flowed from the crater lake or one of the many fumaroles or mudpools on the volcano. The yellow colour comes from sulphur. White Island, Bay Of Pleanty, NZ
This is a trough where the people put in bird food. The birds fly in, walk around a bit, and get caught in the nooses hanging down into the trough.
The Krafla area also includes Námafjall, a geothermal area with boiling mudpools and steaming fumaroles.
Mud boils and bubbles in a mudpool on White Island, Bay Of Pleanty. The noise was like a big kettle!
This overhead shot captures a surreal, icy-blue pool nestled in a cracked, mineral-rich terrain. The water shimmers with a cool, ethereal glow, contrasting sharply with the rough, pale earth surrounding it, creating a scene that feels both alien and serene. Scattered debris and a single prominent rock add texture and a sense of quiet desolation to the otherworldly setting.