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The Joy of Success!

My project, "A Short-term Forecasting System for Volcanic and Tectonic Seismicity in Southwest Iceland." has been awarded funding by the Rannís - The Icelandic Centre for Research. For further information!

The project aims to enhance forecasting capabilities and advance the understanding of seismicity and volcanic activity in the Reykjanes Peninsula by developing an operational forecasting system integrating real-time seismic data and advanced statistical and physics-based models. A key outcome will be the establishment of Iceland's first CSEP node for transparent and rigorous evaluation of forecasts against prospective data.

This milestone is made possible by the incredible support of my collaborators:

Benedikt Halldorsson, Fatemeh Jalayer, Fabrice Cotton, Hossein Ebrahimian, Sebastian Hainzl, Danijel Schorlemmer, and Kristín Vogfjörð.

I’m deeply grateful for the ongoing support from the Veðurstofa Íslands - Icelandic Meteorological Office and the Háskóli Íslands.

Initial view of the 2023 volcanic eruption that I captured from the live stream feed during a meeting.

The first view of the 2023 volcanic eruption that I captured from the live stream feed during a meeting at IMO.

Litli-Hrútur Volcanic Eruption in southwest Iceland

Iceland boasts the highest number of active volcanic systems in Europe, with a total of 33. On average, the country experiences volcanic eruptions every 4 to 5 years. The latest eruption occurred on July 10, 2023, in an uninhabited valley near the Litli-Hrútur mountain, in proximity to the Fagradalsfjall volcanic eruption site in Geldingadalir Valley lasting six months from March to September 2021. I personally visited both spectacular sights. Pictures on the left were captured during my most recent excursion in July 2023.
Also, there was another eruption in the Meradalir Valley in August 2022 forming part of the Fagradalsfjall volcanic system lasting three weeks. Unlike the famous Eyjafjallajokull explosive eruption in 2010 that caused extensive airspace closures across Europe, the recent eruptions have had a relatively minor impact, apart from lava flows and toxic gas spikes and paradoxically, they attracted many curious visitors.

More information about the seismic activity in Reykjanes Peninsula is here.

For those interested in visiting the volcano, information about the eruption site and hiking trails can be found at visitreykjanes.is