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Fagradalsfjall

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Magma Diversity in Iceland

by Peter Zeitler 19 December 202419 December 2024

Iceland’s recent basalt eruptions originated at the crust-mantle boundary and show chemical variability over remarkably short timescales of weeks, suggesting exchanges between diverse magma sources.

Una imagen de satélite de una masa continental con parches cafés y verdes. Al centro hay una nube de humo con una línea naranja brillante.
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La tercera es la vencida para el Fagradalsfjall de Islandia

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 28 July 20234 August 2023

La región volcánica que hizo erupción en 2021 y 2022 después de más de 7 siglos de estar dormida, lo está haciendo de nuevo.

A satellite image of a light brown landmass with patches of green. In the center is a cloud of smoke with a bright orange streak.
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Third Time’s the Charm for Iceland’s Fagradalsfjall

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 19 July 202331 July 2023

The volcanic region, which erupted in both 2021 and 2022 after more than 7 centuries of dormancy, is at it again.

Ropy black basalt solidifies, with orange-red lava visible, like embers in a fire.
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Crystals Track Magma Movement Beneath Iceland

by Alka Tripathy-Lang 28 February 202319 July 2023

Crystals from Fagradalsfjall’s eruption mark how mantle magma might have been moving years before geophysical indicators alerted scientists to unrest.

The Fagradalsfjall volcano erupts in Iceland on 20 March 2021.
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Mapping a Volcanic Eruption in the Backyard of Iceland’s Capital

by Stacy Kish 19 July 202219 July 2023

Researchers used satellites and aerial data to create regularly updated maps of the Fagradalsfjall eruption for both the public and disaster response agencies.

Foto de Kristin Jónsdóttir, la sismóloga de la Oficina Meteorológica de Islandia al frente, con Fagradalsfjall haciendo erupción detrás. A medida que lava naranja sale de pequeño cráter, humo anarajandizo sube al aire. El fondo de basalto negro solidificado brilla en rojo.
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Persiguiendo magma por la península de Reykjanes en Islandia

by Alka Tripathy-Lang 30 June 202119 July 2023

La Oficina Meteorológica de Islandia ha estado rastreando la agitación cerca de la erupción de Fagradalsfjall desde diciembre de 2019, mientras que investigadores en otros lugares exploran nuevos métodos para ver los enjambres sísmicos de Islandia.

Photo of Icelandic Meteorological Office seismologist Kristín Jónsdóttir in the foreground, with erupting Fagradalsfjall in the background. As bright orange lava spills out of the small crater and flows behind her, eerie orange-tinged smoke billows into the air. The ground of solidified black basalt glows red.
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Chasing Magma Around Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula

by Alka Tripathy-Lang 25 May 202119 July 2023

The Icelandic Meteorological Office has been tracking unrest near erupting Fagradalsfjall since December 2019, while researchers elsewhere explore new methods to see Iceland’s seismic swarms.

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