September 10, 2014

Icelandic volcanoes

The ongoing eruption of the Icelandic volcano Bárðarbunga continues to raise concerns from the public. Five scientists spoke at the British Science Festival to answer questions including:

• the latest on Bárðarbunga 
• what scientists expect it to do next
• the conditions which create the kind of ash that Eyjafjallajökull produced in 2010
• what will happen to air travel next time

Everything you always wanted to know about Icelandic volcanoes but were afraid to Askja.

Speakers:

In person:

Prof David Rothery, Professor of Planetary Geosciences, Open University

Prof Simon Redfern, Professor in Earth Sciences at the University of Cambridge

By Skype from Edinburgh:

Dr John Stevenson, RSE/Scottish Government Personal Research Fellow, School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh

Dr Susan Loughlin, Team Leader Volcanology, British Geological Survey

By phone from Iceland:

Dr David McGarvie, Senior Lecturer in Volcanology, Open University