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Iceland

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.

Photograph of a volcano erupting.
Posted inEditors' Vox

Dynamics of Volcanic Processes

by Olivier Roche, Yosuke Aoki, Nikolai Bagdassarov, Michael Heap, Sigrun Hreinsdottir, Qinghua Huang, Daniel Pastor-Galán, Michael Poland, Maria Sachpazi, Fang-Zhen Teng, Gregory P. Waite, Marie Edmonds, Paul Asimow, Minghua Zhang and Graziella Caprarelli 6 July 202220 September 2022

A new cross-journal special collection invites contributions on modern approaches used to investigate dynamics of volcanic processes.

Photomicrograph of tree ring cell density from open to tight showing the repeating pattern of seasonal growth.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

How Hot Was the Summer of 1783 Really? Trees Tell Tales

by Sarah Feakins 20 April 20224 January 2023

Volcanoes, heat waves, and tree rings – getting the seasonal story straight – a new study finds that volcanic fog lowered summer tree ring density despite the heat.

The Krafla geothermal power station in northern Iceland
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Innovative Model Elucidates Geothermal Energy Resource

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 14 March 20225 December 2022

Data from deep wells and a Bayesian modeling framework shed new light on one of Iceland’s valuable geothermal reservoirs.

A snowcat plows its way through snow with a rocky ridge in the background.
Posted inScience Updates

Sensing Iceland’s Most Active Volcano with a “Buried Hair”

by Sara Klaasen, Sölvi Thrastarson, Andreas Fichtner, Yeşim Çubuk-Sabuncu and Kristín Jónsdóttir 4 January 202214 May 2024

Distributed acoustic sensing offered researchers a means to measure ground deformation from atop ice-clad Grímsvötn volcano with unprecedented spatial and temporal resolutions.

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.

Photograph of the eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in 2010
Posted inEditors' Vox

A Geologist’s Guide to Exploring and Understanding Iceland

by Tamie J. Jovanelly 5 November 202010 November 2021

A new book explores the geophysical processes that have shaped Iceland over 30 million years and continue to influence the landscape.

Satellite image of a long plume of ash extending from Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland
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The Art of Volcanic Ash Modeling 10 Years After Eyjafjallajökull

Jane Palmer, Science Writer by Jane Palmer 15 April 202018 November 2022

The ash plumes from the eruption of the Icelandic volcano in 2010 disrupted air travel in Europe for several weeks. Since then, scientists have developed models to mitigate ash’s impacts.

Hellisheiði Geothermal Power Station with steam plumes sitting amid green hills
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Basalts Turn Carbon into Stone for Permanent Storage

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 20 March 202022 November 2021

Scientists have shown that mineral carbonation can permanently capture and store carbon quickly enough and safely enough to rise to the challenge of climate change.

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