Let’s first set the scene before diving into Nordic sagas. When the Vikings settled in Iceland in the years 870, most of them were pagans: they worshiped the gods of the Norse mythology.

It seemed to come out of nowhere. In the midst of a quiet interlude, after the hugely damaging La Palma had ended, when the hugely touristic eruption at Fagradalsfjall failed to re-appear, and the ...

Probably the oldest of these complex volcanoes is Broken Top, even if it’s exact age in relation to North Sister is not known.It is situated some 6 km (3.7 miles) ESE of South Sister with an elevation ...

At one time, Portugal ruled the world. Its explorers discovered the Cape of Good Hope, created colonies around the Indian Ocean, reached China and Japan, founded the city of Nagasaki, and claimed much ...

Super-eruptions are rare. That is probably a good thing, even for Tallis. Too many things can go wrong for us in a supereruption. If you need a reminder, a super-eruption is often defined as a VEI-8, ...

The volcanic complex is littered with more than 150 visible cones, dozens of shield volcanoes, rootless lava flows and pit craters and the eruptive styles are similar to the Icelandic large rift ...

What happens when an unstoppable force meats two unmovable objects? Well, in the world of geology there should be volcanism. A few weeks ago, I was asked by a person who did not believe in science ...

Let’s first look at the early Icelanders who themselves experienced Eldgja. The oldest civil records of Iceland are in the Book of Settlement and the Book of the Icelanders, both written down during ...

The rivers feed the same large body of water at their terminus, though with different entry points. The original Aral Sea is (or was, around 1960) a brackish-water lake covering an area of 67,499 km 2 ...

I am writing this the day before the already failed COP26 meeting in Glasgow. Failed in the respect that neither the leaders of China, nor Russia, will partake. Failed also in the respect that the … ...

I readily admit to enjoying large scale volcanism. Yes, small scale volcanism like Tor Zawar may be a fun diversion, but it is the majestic scale that volcanism can take that get my juices flowing. By ...

The age of the subducting oceanic crust ranges from 27 million years old in the south to 80 million years old to the north. The East Scotia Ridge spreading centre cuts through the Scotia Plate from ...