The eruption in Fagradalsfjall (2021, Iceland): how the operational monitoring and the volcanic hazard assessment contributed to its safe access

S Barsotti, MM Parks, MA Pfeffer, BA Óladóttir, T Barnie… - Natural Hazards, 2023 - Springer
After more than a year of unrest, a small effusive eruption commenced in Fagradalsfjall,
Iceland, on 19 March 2021. The eruption lasted six months. The first six weeks were …

[HTML][HTML] Deformation and seismicity decline before the 2021 Fagradalsfjall eruption

F Sigmundsson, M Parks, A Hooper, H Geirsson… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Increased rates of deformation and seismicity are well-established precursors to volcanic
eruptions, and their interpretation forms the basis for eruption warnings worldwide. Rates of …

Cyclical geothermal unrest as a precursor to Iceland's 2021 Fagradalsfjall eruption

ÓG Flóvenz, R Wang, GP Hersir, T Dahm, S Hainzl… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Understanding and constraining the source of geodetic deformation in volcanic areas is an
important component of hazard assessment. Here, we analyse deformation and seismicity …

Diverse mantle components with invariant oxygen isotopes in the 2021 Fagradalsfjall eruption, Iceland

IN Bindeman, FM Deegan, VR Troll… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The basalts of the 2021 Fagradalsfjall eruption were the first erupted on the Reykjanes
Peninsula in 781 years and offer a unique opportunity to determine the composition of the …

Tremor clustering reveals pre-eruptive signals and evolution of the 2021 Geldingadalir eruption of the Fagradalsfjall Fires, Iceland

Z Zali, SM Mousavi, M Ohrnberger, EPS Eibl… - … Earth & Environment, 2024 - nature.com
Analyzing seismic data in a timely manner is essential for potential eruption forecasting and
early warning in volcanology. Here, we demonstrate that unsupervised machine learning …

Fracturing and tectonic stress drive ultrarapid magma flow into dikes

F Sigmundsson, M Parks, H Geirsson, A Hooper… - Science, 2024 - science.org
Many examples of exposed giant dike swarms can be found where lateral magma flow has
exceeded hundreds of kilometers. We show that massive magma flow into dikes can be …

Evolving shallow conduit revealed by tremor and vent activity observations during episodic lava fountaining of the 2021 Geldingadalir eruption, Iceland

EPS Eibl, T Thordarson, Á Höskuldsson… - Bulletin of …, 2023 - Springer
Cyclic behaviour is observed in volcanic phenomena ranging from caldera collapses to
explosions, spattering or lava fountaining. The repeating processes can define irregular …

Deep magma mobilization years before the 2021 CE Fagradalsfjall eruption, Iceland

M Kahl, EJF Mutch, J Maclennan, DJ Morgan… - …, 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The deep roots of volcanic systems play a key role in the priming, initiation, and duration of
eruptions. Causative links between initial magmatic unrest at depth and eruption triggering …

Deformation, seismicity, and monitoring response preceding and during the 2022 Fagradalsfjall eruption, Iceland

M Parks, F Sigmundsson, V Drouin… - Bulletin of …, 2023 - Springer
Following two periods of dike intrusion in 2021 at Fagradalsfjall, Iceland, one of which led to
an eruption, a third dike intrusion commenced on 30 July 2022. A sudden increase in …

Identifying weather patterns associated with increased volcanic ash risk within British Isles airspace

SR Harrison, JO Pope, RA Neal… - Weather and …, 2022 - journals.ametsoc.org
Icelandic volcanic emissions have been shown historically and more recently to have an
impact on public health and aviation across northern and western Europe. The severity of …