Street art in central Reykjavík. (Oct. 9, 2021)

Street art in central Reykjavík. (Oct. 9, 2021)

Street art in central Reykjavík. (Oct. 9, 2021)

Street art in central Reykjavík. (Oct. 9, 2021)

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The Skaftáreldahraun lava field, a huge lava flow that became known as the “Skaftá Fires,” erupted violently over an eight-month period between June 1783 and February 1784 from the Laki fissure and the adjoining volcano Grímsvötn. It poured out an estimated 42 billion tons of basalt lava and clouds of poisonous hydrofluoric acid and sulfur dioxide compounds that contaminated the soil, leading to the death of over 50% of Iceland’s livestock population, and the destruction of the vast majority of all crops. (Oct. 3, 2021)

A close-up of the moss covered lava fields of Skaftáreldahraun seen for miles and miles that became known as the “Skaftá Fires.” It erupted violently over an eight-month period between June 1783 and February 1784 from the Laki fissure and the adjoining volcano Grímsvötn. (Oct. 3, 2021)

Me at the Skaftáreldahraun lava field. In 1783, a huge lava flow streamed from Lakagígar in what became known as the “Skaftá Fires.” This is believed to have been one of the greatest lava flows in a single eruption in the history of the world. (Oct. 3, 2021)