We have a new publication in Nature Communications Earth & Environment on a method towards forecasting earthquakes in Iceland: https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-024-01852-3. This is a huge step forward in science if this method can be applied elsewhere in high-risk areas of earthquakes above magnitude 5. So far
One week was spent in Jämtland, Northern Sweden in end of September in search of further evidence of a third meteorite crater in the Lockne - Tandsbyn area. This is a continuation of the field campaign that Erik and I started last autumn, and where
Photo above: Florian Huber, SUBMARIS. River running into Ikka Fjord with musk oxen on the beach, 2021 Over 27 years, we have been collecting water samples from Ikka Fjord in SW Greenland on various expeditions between 1995 and 2022. These encompass samples of springs, rivers, lakes,
What a fantastic conference! Probably one of the most interesting I've ever attended. The European Mineralogical Conference 2024 was held at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland in the third week of August. I went there as a convener and presenter on the carbonate session but
Text and photos by Erik Sturkell On the last day in July, I traveled to Iceland for carrying out fieldwork around the Askja volcano. This volcano has inflated since August 2021 with nearly 70 cm until late summer 2023. The continues GPS stations indicate that uplift
The Nordic Volcanological Center (NordVulk) in Iceland can celebrate its 50th anniversary this year. Yet, at the same time year 2024 marks the end of NordVulk as we have known it these past 50 years. The funding from the Nordic Council has come to an
Exciting times ahead with the launching of a new CCUS (Carbon Capture, Utilisation, and Storage) company led by CEO Erik Trampe (see featured photo by Gabrielle) - a colleague from the IKKA-project. Inspired by the natural processes of Ikka Fjord, we hope to make a
I'm really happy to report that we got 11 team members home safely, and that the ikaite columns of Ikka Fjord appear to have recovered remarkably in the last couple of years. In certain areas of the fjord, they are teeming with life just like
We are really grateful for being granted a third year of funding to our NAPA project 'The Ikaite columns - past and future, and prospects in a changing Arctic 2022 - 2025'. The third year marks the final activities of this project that started in
Erik is currently in Iceland to take part in the annual glacier trip to Vatnajökull (Vorferð) with JÖRFÍ. However, he was extremely lucky to even see the onset of the most recent volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes peninsula. He was taking part in the weekly