What it’s like to chase Iceland’s biggest volcanic eruption in 200 years
In 2014, researchers captured stunning footage of Iceland’s biggest volcanic eruption in 200 years. The Bárðarbunga eruption spewed a Hiroshima atomic bomb’s worth of energy every two minutes for nearly six months. A group of seismologists from Cambridge University in the UK monitored it for two weeks, and witnessed the moment it began erupting. “It was absolutely spectacular,” said Robert Green, a seismologist at the University of Cambridge. “Seeing nature in its absolutely full power was something I will never forget.” Their work sheds light on how and where volcanoes erupt. “Most people think of a volcano as being a large mountain where molten rock comes straight up from under the ground and ...
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