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Revised Emissions Show Higher Cooling in 10th Century Eruption

by Lynn Russell 16 May 202515 May 2025

The associated cooling from the Eldgjá eruption is larger than previously predicted and better matches tree-ring temperature reconstructions based on updated estimated emissions.

Map of the Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula.
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Observing Magma-Induced Seismic Velocity Changes with Fiber-Optics

by Marcos Moreno 26 February 202526 February 2025

A new high-resolution method for tracking volcanic activity utilizes fiber-optic sensing to detect magma intrusion by measuring seismic velocity changes.

Photos of calcite crystals in a basalt core.
Posted inEditors' Vox

Turning Carbon into Stone: Unlocking Mineralization in Fractured Rock

by Haylea Nisbet and Hari Viswanathan 29 January 202529 January 2025

Carbon mineralization is a promising solution for mitigating greenhouse gas emissions, but we must learn to optimize the complex interplay between reactions and mechanics in fractures to develop a scalable solution.

Google Earth image of a part of the the study by Booth and Pétursson (2025) into Holocene bedrock landslide occurrence around Eyjafjörður, North-Central Iceland. The image shows multiple bedrock landslides.
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The timing of landslides in areas of permafrost thawing

by Dave Petley 27 January 202527 January 2025

The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. There is a no scientific doubt that human activity is driving rapid warming of the terrestrial climate, and that this is amplified in high latitude and high mountain environments. An inevitable, and […]

Two mountains beneath a blue sky with clouds are reflected into the body of water beneath them.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Thawing Permafrost Helped Trigger Ancient Icelandic Landslides

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 22 January 202522 January 2025

New research shows that warming beginning about 13,000 years ago contributed to a proliferation of landslides in Iceland.

Illustrations from the study.
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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.

Vistas desde el aire durante la noche, varias brillantes fuentes de lava estallan a lo largo de una fisura lineal, con columnas teñidas de naranja elevándose sobre ellas. Las luces de una ciudad están a lo lejos.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

En una rara oportunidad, investigadores observan la formación de los valles islandeses

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 9 September 20249 September 2024

Durante el período previo a las recientes erupciones volcánicas cerca de la ciudad de Grindavík, científicos documentaron la formación de grabens en tiempo real.

Un científico en un traje plateado inserta un tubo largo de metal en la lava incandescente naranja y en la roca gris obscuro.
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¿Qué tan líquida es esa lava?

by Rebecca Owen 19 August 202419 August 2024

Un nuevo dispositivo ayuda a los científicos a medir la viscosidad de la lava durante los derrames activos.

The 13 - 14 July 2024 landslide at Skíðaskálinn in Hveradalir, Iceland.
Posted inThe Landslide Blog

An interesting landslide mechanism from Iceland

by Dave Petley 9 August 20249 August 2024

The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. Iceland Monitor has a very interesting article about a small landslide that occurred during heavy rainfall 0n 13 to 14 July 2024 on the southeastern side of Skíðaskálinn in Hveradalir, Iceland. This […]

Viewed from the air above at nighttime, several bright fountains of lava erupt along a linear fissure, with orange-tinged plumes rising above them. The lights of a city are in the distance.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

In Rare Opportunity, Researchers Observe Formation of Icelandic Valleys

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 7 August 20249 September 2024

During the lead-up to recent volcanic eruptions near the city of Grindavík, scientists documented graben formation in real time.

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