This Island Tried to Kill Its People for 400 Years

Heimaey is a tiny island off Iceland where a volcano opened up under the town one night in 1973. People had six hours to escape. Then they came back, fought the lava with seawater, saved their harbor, and rebuilt right next to the volcano that almost buried them. This is the story of that island. The pirate raid. The prophecy. The night everything changed. And the kids who still rescue baby puffins every summer. Some places just refuse to die. #Island #Heimaey Sources: • Wikipedia, Eldfell: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eldfell • Wikipedia, Heimaey: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heimaey • Eldheimar Museum (Official): https://www.eldheimar.is/?lang=en • USGS, Man Against Volcano (1983): https://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/heimaey/hei... • USGS, Lava-Cooling Operations: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1997/of97-72... • Visit Westman Islands: https://visitwestmanislands.com/