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Iceland… is on fire.
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With earthquake swarms, volcanic eruptions, and lava fountains that spew fifty to a hundred metres into the air, this tiny country is experiencing volcanic activity on a staggering scale. But the engineers of Iceland are fighting back…



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References
“Volcanic Activity at Fagradalsfjall on the Reykjanes Peninsula”, via vedur.is https://astrumspace.info/fagradalsfjall
“Iceland Is Entering a New Volcanic Era”, via bbc.co.uk https://astrumspace.info/volcanicera
“Hotspots and Mantle Plumes”, via earthds.info https://astrumspace.info/mantleplumes
“The Geology of Iceland”, via guidetoiceland.is https://astrumspace.info/icelandgeology
“Diverse Mantle Components in the 2021 Fagradalsfjall Eruption”, via ncbi.nlm.nih.gov https://astrumspace.info/diversemantle
“The Icelandic Town Abandoned to the Volcanoes”, via bbc.co.uk https://astrumspace.info/grindavik
“Geology and Structure of the Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland”, via sciencedirect.com https://astrumspace.info/reykjanes
“Mitigating Volcanic Hazards on the Reykjanes Peninsula”, via ngm2024.se https://astrumspace.info/volcanichazards
“Protecting Iceland’s Towns from Lava Flows with Dirt”, via norwegianscitechnews.com https://astrumspace.info/lavaflows
“Iceland Builds Defences for a Future of Increased Volcanic Activity”, via reuters.com https://astrumspace.info/lavadefences



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Credits
Narrator: James Stewart
Writer: Patricia Ward
Video Editor: Celal Kaçar
Animator: Peter Sheppard
Researcher: Shourya Shrivastava
Thumbnail Designer: Peter Sheppard
Publishing Lead: Georgina Brenner
Production Manager: Raquel Taylor
Edit Producer: Poppy Pinnock
Producers: Alex McColgan, James Stewart
Head of Astrum: Jess Jordan
Creator of Astrum: Alex McColgan



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