New Rayburn Tours / Time for Geography resource

A few months ago, I attended a training course for Rayburn Tours' Field Studies Tutors. As part of the course we had a session with Dr. Rhian Meara.

She had just published her work on the legacy of the eruptions on Heimaey.

An eruption on the island in 1973 led to the evacuation of its population. Many of them moved to Grindavik.

Time for Geography had worked with Rhian and Rayburn to produce some new resources telling this compelling story, and they are now starting to be available.

Isle of Fire Video #1

The start of the eruption back in 1973...

This has been followed by Isle of Fire Video #2

Description here:

In this second video of our Isle of Fire series, we investigate short-term hazard impacts and response during the 1973 eruption on the island of Heimaey. We hear from leading volcanic hazards experts from Swansea University and the University of Leicester to explore:

• How the eruption transformed the landscape
• The destructive hazards posed by volcanic tephra, lava and poisonous gases
• The response of the community to mitigate these hazards, including the heroic steps taken to save Heimaey's harbour

More to come...

These videos have been made in association with Rayburn Tours.