Northern Lights seen glowing in the night sky as volcanic lava spews in incredible footage from Iceland
By Jacob Jaffa,
2024-09-01
THE Northern Lights have been spotted glowing above an Icelandic volcano as lava spews from its peak.
Stunning footage of the eruption showed the unlikely coincidence of two of the world’s most powerful natural phenomena.
A time-lapse video captured the amazing scenes of clouds of fire and ash meeting the shimmering green glow in the sky.
The ghostly lights occur relatively frequently in the area around the North Pole as charged particles in the air are swept into a frenzy by solar winds.
Volcanic eruptions are also common in Iceland , with this particular site experiencing its sixth since December 2023.
This one is believed to have been caused by a number of earthquakes in the island’s south-west, opening a new fissure in the rock.
The clip shows liquid lava spewing out of the ground violently as smoke billows into the air.
Vast, waterfall-like torrents of fire rained down onto the ground before solidifying into fresh volcanic rock .
Rivers of molten magma bore a path down the mountainside, thankfully far from any civilisation.
All the while, the Northern Lights glimmered up above, giving a striking contrast to the violent eruption below.
Sam Wilkson, an Aussie tourist who witnessed the explosion, said: “The colour of it was really amazing.
“It felt like we were being drawn in by the fire.
“It felt like we were on a trek through Lord of the Rings.”
Fellow witness Xana Denruyter added: “It was amazing to see.
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