Temporary defensive barrier (IMAGE)

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Temporary defensive barrier

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Here, loose materials have been pushed up against block lava, forming a temporary defensive barrier to protect the construction work. The lava thickened beneath the cooled crust and rose 2–4 metres above the top of the barrier over the course of 8 days. NTNU’s Fjóla Guðrún Sigtryggsdóttir (front) and Emilía Sól Guðgeirsdóttir, Verkís. 

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Photo: Photo: Hörn Hrafnsdóttir.

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