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Monthly Archives: August 2011
Grímsvötn 1 – Crossing the glacier
Last month, the Institute of Earth Sciences of the University of Iceland and the Iceland Glaciological Society organised an expedition to Grímsvötn to study the deposits of the eruption that took place there in May. This post describes the journey … Continue reading
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Grímsvötn 2 – What was in the plume?
The May 2011 Grímsvötn eruption blasted ash and pumice and rock fragments (collectively known as tephra) through the Vatnajökull glacier, forming a massive plume up to 20 km tall. It was the biggest eruption in Iceland since Hekla 1947. Locally, … Continue reading
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Grímsvötn 3 – Bonus truck pictures
Last month, the Institute of Earth Sciences of the University of Iceland and the Iceland Glaciological Society organised an expedition to Grímsvötn to study the deposits of the eruption that took place there in May. This post describes some of … Continue reading
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The most caring country on Earth?
I knew that Icelanders have a reputation, like most Scandinavian countries, of having a strong sense of community and inclusiveness. But I was particularly impressed when I saw that this office had gone as far as putting up a copy … Continue reading
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A taste of Hekla
Queen of Icelandic volcanoes Hekla is the Queen of Icelandic volcanoes, famed and feared throughout Middle-Ages Europe as news of her fierce eruptions percolated back to the continent. She was in the news again recently when GPS sensors detected ground … Continue reading
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