These crews need some kind of Civilian Medal of Valor, on-the-spot insta-retirement, SOMETHING. They are literally walking up to the edge of a lava flow from a brand-new fissure eruption to move equipment out of the way.

Just because effusive eruptions seem predictable, that doesn't mean they always (or ever) are. They are risking their lives to do this.

#iceland #grindavik #reykjanes #ReykjanesPeninsula #volcano #eruption