The Fagradalsfjall volcano (IMAGE)

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

The Fagradalsfjall volcano

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The Fagradalsfjall volcano was active from March to September 2021. NTNU professor Fjóla Guðrun Sigtryggsdóttir is shown studying the lava that had begun to flow over a defensive barrier near one of the embankment dams in a unique field experiment that began in May. 

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Photo: Hörn Hrafnsdottir

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