Overview of the glacial geomorphological imprint on the Iceland shelf.

New book has been published - European Glacial Landscapes
Figure 1. Western part of the Reykjanes Peninsula in SW-Iceland showing the Svartsengi, Reykjanes (R) and Fagradalsfjall (F) volcanic systems, fractures, fissure swarms, plate boundary central axis, the 2021-2023 Fagradalsfjall lavas, and lava fields from the previous eruptive period ending in the 13th century CE. Inset show Iceland with fissure swarms (yellow areas) central volcanoes (dashed ovals) and far-field spreading direction and the area of the main map. Reproduced with permission from Sigmundsson e

Volcano-tectonic activity on the Reykjanes Peninsula since 2019: Overview and associated hazards

 

Helgi Björnsson receives a lifetime Honorary Membership for outstanding contributions to glaciology at a national/regional level from the International Glaciological Society (IGS)
Eruption in Sundhnukagigar February 2024 - thin section

Eruption at Sundhnúksgígar February 2024 - Preliminary petrographic and geochemical data

Friday seminar 9. February 2024 - Freysteinn Sigmundsson, Research Scientist, Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Iceland

 

Innovation Award of the President of Iceland 2024 - Rakel María Ellingsen Óttarsdóttir
Thin sections - Eruption north of Grindavík 14. January 2023

Eruption North of Grindavík 2024 - Preliminary petrographic and geochemical data

Friday seminar 12. January 2024 -Derek Schutt (Professor, Colorado State University - Fulbright scholar at IES)

 
Elisa Johanna Piispa

Friday seminar 26. January 2024 - Elisa Piispa, Research Scholar, Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Iceland

 

Christmas greetings from the Institute of Earth Sciences
Chemical composition of volcanic gas in Reykjanes 2021-2023

Volcanic gas near Sundhnúksgígar crater row, December 18-19th 2023
Thin section from 18.12.2023

First results of the characterisation of rock samples collected from the eruption at Sundhnúksgígar