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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.

A scientist in a silver suit inserts a long metal tube into glowing orange lava and dark gray rock.
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How Liquid Is That Lava?

by Rebecca Owen 12 July 202419 August 2024

A new device helps scientists measure lava viscosity during active flows.

Map of seafloor from the paper.
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What’s Hot in Iceland? A Close Up View of Hotspot-Ridge Interaction

by Lindsay Lowe Worthington 25 March 202425 March 2024

New seafloor magnetic data help scientists retrace the evolution of the Reykjanes Ridge, lending insights into the effects of a mantle plume on mid-ocean ridge organization and evolution.

A satellite image looking down at snow-covered Reykjanes Peninsula with an erupting volcanic fissure and steam plume.
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Iceland’s Recent Eruptions Driven by Tectonic Stress

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 23 February 202423 February 2024

Magma flow in the magmatic dike near Grindavík was among the fastest recorded. The processes driving that flow could be at play at volcanoes in Hawaii, off the African coast, and anywhere crustal plates split apart.

Lava flows from a volcanic fissure in Iceland.
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Icelandic Fissure Finally Erupts

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 19 December 20238 February 2024

The position of the eruption and wind conditions are favorable. No one is in immediate danger, local officials said.

Image of a coastal town seen from the air with a geothermal power plant in the background.
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Eruption Now Unlikely Near Icelandic Town

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 6 December 20236 December 2023

Scientists and local authorities had been tracking the eruption’s precursors for weeks and evacuated residents. Then the magma stalled.

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.

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