The last two posts are linked to my Fieldnotes from Iceland blog.
This is connected with my work for Rayburn Tours.
The current volcanic activity in Iceland is a reminder of the ongoing relationship between the Icelandic people and the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland is located where there is both a mantle plume and an oceanic plate margin.
This produces a huge amount of magma, which results in effusive eruptions - sometimes involving glaciers, as in 2010, or without as in the sequence of eruptions on the Reykjanes peninsula - the most recent has just finished.
Rhian Meara's research on the Heimaey eruption of 1973 was a real highlight of a recent training trip at Rayburn HQ in Derby. She talked about the impact of the eruption on Heimaey in 1973 when Eldfell erupted. This led to the evacuation of the island
She is going to be giving a lecture as part of the January series - on the 20th of January.
Details of the lecture are here. Members/Fellows and guest can attend.
I shall be there...
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