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[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Got any more details on that? Seems like it could be an interesting read

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

This won’t be the most narrative experience of the event, but basically, the town was mostly destroyed, however they were able to use firefighting boats to selectively cool the lava, resulting in not just saving their harbor (the main economic driver for their island), but also improving it, by making it more protected from the ocean.

Wikipedia - 1973 Eruption on Heimaey Island

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Very interesting! Thanks