I spent two days last week at Rayburn Tours' HQ in Derby.
I work as a Field Studies Tutor (FST) for Rayburn, and go out twice a year or so to help students and teachers interpret the amazing landscape and culture of Iceland. After some delay because of COVID etc., the company was keen to gather us all together to meet each other face to face and allow us to meet and take us through some updates that would help us with our work.
One of the sessions that we had as a group of Field Study Tutors was from Dr. Rhian Meara.
Rhian has been researching the story of Heimaey, and the eruption that took place in 1973. Most papers and stories refer to the eruption and have a series of bullet points 'telling the story' except they miss out the 'actual' stories of those who experienced it, many of whom still live on the island.
A series of papers have either been published or are being prepared for publication by Rhian.
Look at this paper here too:
Volcanica: https://www.jvolcanica.org/ojs/index.php/volcanica/article/view/204/389
I had a great time filming with the @timeforgeog team in Iceland! I'm so excited to share our final videos with you!! https://t.co/9Q3dBFeWzN
— Dr Rhian Meara (@RhianMeara) June 19, 2024
Image: Val Vannet, shared on SAGT Flickr page under CC license.
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