Reykjavík in December ’24
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December 10, 2024
in Friends, Publication, Travel

Reykjavík in December ’24

Erik and I went on a short trip to Reykjavík just to check up on our apartment and our car, and getting the chance to meet up with friends in Iceland. The volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes was still ongoing on our arrival and could be clearly seen from the plane and from the flybys on the tour to Reykjavík. From the airplane it looked like the power plant at Svartsengi was surrounded by walls of lava. Also a bit worrying was that the eruption is so close to the densely populated parts of Iceland and to the main road between Keflavík Airport and the capital Reykjavík – although the people we talked to in Iceland didn’t seem to worry much. While in Iceland, Erik had his fifth and final NordVulk 50 years published in Icelandic together with co-authors Kristján Jónasson and Anders Schomacker. It was Kristján who translated the original text in Swedish into Icelandic, hereby ensuring the article is published in Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, and now Icelandic:

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  • Erik Sturkell. 2024. NordVulk 1974−2024. Geologiskt Forum 121. 14−19. Á sænsku.
  • Anders Schomacker og Erik Sturkell. 2024. NordVulk 1974−2024. Geonytt 29(1). 5−8. Á norsku.
  • Anders Schomacker, Erik Sturkell og Jakob Kløve Keiding. 2024. NordVulk 1974−2024. Geologisk Tidsskrift 29. 26−29. Á dönsku.
  • Heidi Soosalu og Erik Sturkell. 2024. Pohjoismaisen vulkanologisen instituutin joutsenlaulu. Geologi 76. 26−33. Á finnsku.
  • Erik Sturkell, Kristján Jónasson og Anders Schomacker. 2024. Norræna eldfjallastöðin
    1974–2024 — Eftirmæli. Náttúrufræðingurinn 84−90. Á íslensku.
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Photo: Erik Sturkell. The most recent eruption on Iceland.
Photo: Gabrielle. This was the closest we could get to the eruption….
Photo: Gabrielle. As the road is closed!
Photo: Gabrielle. Erik together with Sólmundur who is looking after our car.
Photo: Gabrielle. Luckily with good proper winter tires as the conditions were really icy in Reykjavík.
Photo: Gabrielle. The parliament building in Reykjavík.
Photo: Gabrielle
Photo: Gabrielle
Photo: Gabrielle. Notice the wires holding the Christmas tree. You should always be prepared for windy conditions in Iceland!
Photo: Gabrielle. The Icelandic Christmas cat ‘Jólakötturinn’.