Volcano Super-Team Studies Iceland Eruptions | National Geographic

this is a small eruption but it’s

this is a small eruption but it’s probably just the beginning which is not

probably just the beginning which is not

probably just the beginning which is not know maybe it can stop but there is also

know maybe it can stop but there is also

know maybe it can stop but there is also a lot of other scenarios

q12 is a research project about better

q12 is a research project about better understanding of volcanoes how volcanoes

understanding of volcanoes how volcanoes

understanding of volcanoes how volcanoes work how we can monitor volcanoes and

work how we can monitor volcanoes and

work how we can monitor volcanoes and how we can understand what happens

how we can understand what happens

how we can understand what happens inside the volcanoes we have about 26

inside the volcanoes we have about 26

inside the volcanoes we have about 26 participating institutions within its

participating institutions within its

participating institutions within its Institute there is a group of people so

Institute there is a group of people so

Institute there is a group of people so we have well over hundred active

we have well over hundred active

we have well over hundred active researchers and the project we want to

researchers and the project we want to

researchers and the project we want to provide better information on status of

provide better information on status of

provide better information on status of volcanoes to society we are developing

volcanoes to society we are developing

volcanoes to society we are developing ways to analyze our data and trying to

ways to analyze our data and trying to

ways to analyze our data and trying to give information as fast as possible to

give information as fast as possible to

give information as fast as possible to people and to civil protection there’s

people and to civil protection there’s

people and to civil protection there’s this tremendous pressure because the

this tremendous pressure because the

this tremendous pressure because the product is needed now and we are just

product is needed now and we are just

product is needed now and we are just developing it and we new observations

developing it and we new observations

developing it and we new observations that we can bring can help us to better

that we can bring can help us to better

that we can bring can help us to better understand what is going on and this is

understand what is going on and this is

understand what is going on and this is exciting and also challenging because we

exciting and also challenging because we

exciting and also challenging because we try to bring these constraints on the

try to bring these constraints on the

try to bring these constraints on the real-time advice when we have a special

real-time advice when we have a special

real-time advice when we have a special situation the main hazard if an eruption

situation the main hazard if an eruption

situation the main hazard if an eruption occurs on that ice is floating we may

occurs on that ice is floating we may

occurs on that ice is floating we may need to evacuate the areas because of

need to evacuate the areas because of

need to evacuate the areas because of that even just a few minutes 30 minutes

that even just a few minutes 30 minutes

that even just a few minutes 30 minutes can make a big difference

one aspect also of future work is this

one aspect also of future work is this move towards opening up data from the

move towards opening up data from the

move towards opening up data from the event so our data will be open as early

event so our data will be open as early

event so our data will be open as early as possible this is a move that is

as possible this is a move that is

as possible this is a move that is ongoing in Europe there’s this higher

ongoing in Europe there’s this higher

ongoing in Europe there’s this higher emphasis on giving scientists better

emphasis on giving scientists better

emphasis on giving scientists better access to data and so several other

access to data and so several other

access to data and so several other European projects Interactive future

European projects Interactive future

European projects Interactive future loss in building this infrastructure

loss in building this infrastructure

loss in building this infrastructure that will enable us to provide access to

that will enable us to provide access to

that will enable us to provide access to our data

Iceland is like a laboratory for Vulcan

Iceland is like a laboratory for Vulcan logic because you have many different

logic because you have many different

logic because you have many different types of volcanoes and different

types of volcanoes and different

types of volcanoes and different settings therefore this area was chosen

settings therefore this area was chosen

settings therefore this area was chosen because of the high activity and a

because of the high activity and a

because of the high activity and a likelihood of a eruption during the

likelihood of a eruption during the

likelihood of a eruption during the timespan of the project and that is what

timespan of the project and that is what

timespan of the project and that is what we are seeing now