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A drone was able to capture a bird s eye view of Iceland s Fagradalsjfall volcano, but like Icarus, Chicago YouTuber Joey Helms s drone got too close. Around a volcano where you have the hot gases emitted that cause turbulences all around it and hot rocks raining on to you, flying these things is even more tricky, he said.
Helms sacrificed his new drone to the lava, but there was a pay-off: watching the raw power of Mother Nature.
Helms said these types of drones which give a first-person view are notorious for crashing, but he said it s just part of the hobby.
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Maps comparing actual (left) and previously predicted (right) lava thickness at Fagradalsfjall as of April 18, 2021.
Left map: Estimated lava thickness on April 18, produced using data from aerial surveys acquired by the University of Iceland, National Land Survey of Iceland, and Icelandic Institute of Natural History.
Right map: Lava thickness predictions previously generated for April 18 using data from April 12, inputted in a lava flow model developed by Mattia de’ Michieli Vitturi and run by Gro B. M. Pedersen. Scientists choose a setting that tends to overestimate lava flow, as the model is used for hazard evaluation, Pedersen says. Courtesy of Gro B. M. Pedersen
Mattia de’ Michieli Vitturi, assistant professor
Department of Geology
The eruption of Fagradalsfjall on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula, with lava emerging from multiple fissures, has captivated people around the world since March.
As molten rock continues to pour out, lighting up the landscape with its fiery glow, a UB researcher is helping officials in Iceland predict where the lava may go next.
Mattia de’ Michieli Vitturi, assistant professor of volcanology in the Department of Geology, College of Arts and Sciences, is a mathematician who uses computational fluid dynamics to study natural phenomena ranging from tsunamis to volcanic events.
He is working with partners in the Icelandic Meteorological Office, the University of Iceland and the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) in Italy to use a model he developed to map potential future patterns of lava flow. The model considers factors such as the region’s topography, the shape and location of fissur
Icelandâs Fagradalsfjall is erupting. This UB expert helps predict where lava may go
Mattia de’ Michieli Vitturi, a geology faculty member and a mathematician, uses computational modeling to help officials in Iceland understand where lava may flow
BUFFALO, N.Y. The eruption of Fagradalsfjall on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula, with lava emerging from multiple fissures, has captivated people around the world since March.
As molten rock continues to pour out, lighting up the landscape with its fiery glow, a University at Buffalo researcher is helping officials in Iceland predict where the lava may go next.
Mattia de’ Michieli Vitturi, PhD, assistant professor of volcanology in the Department of Geology in the UB College of Arts and Sciences, is a mathematician who uses computational fluid dynamics to study natural phenomena ranging from tsunamis to volcanic events.