The film features the observation of volcanic phenomena from 1986 to 1991. It includes important events in Iceland during this period, such as earthquakes, glacier explosions and eruptions and the lake Myvatn eruptions.The centre of Iceland, the hotsprings, the Askya volcano and the eruptions of Heimaey and Surtsey are filmed from the air. The Blue Lagoon and the Ekla eruption in 1991