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Maps comparing actual (left) and previously predicted (right) lava thickness at Fagradalsfjall as of April 18, 2021.
Left map: Estimated lava thickness on April 18, produced using data from aerial surveys acquired by the University of Iceland, National Land Survey of Iceland, and Icelandic Institute of Natural History.
Right map: Lava thickness predictions previously generated for April 18 using data from April 12, inputted in a lava flow model developed by Mattia de’ Michieli Vitturi and run by Gro B. M. Pedersen. Scientists choose a setting that tends to overestimate lava flow, as the model is used for hazard evaluation, Pedersen says. Courtesy of Gro B. M. Pedersen
Iceland gay couple marries in front of active volcano
The Reykjanes peninsula eruption made for an incredible backdrop to Sumarliði and Jón s ceremony
Sumarliði and Jón married in front of volcano in Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula Photo: Pink Iceland
An Icelandic gay couple removed the possibility of getting cold feet prior to their wedding by opting to marry next to an active volcano.
Sumarliði and Jón, who live in downtown Reykjavík, tied the knot in front of a spectacular, lava-streaked landscape courtesy of Iceland’s Fagradalsfjall volcano, which recently started erupting for the first time in more than 800 years.
Mattia de’ Michieli Vitturi, assistant professor
Department of Geology
The eruption of Fagradalsfjall on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula, with lava emerging from multiple fissures, has captivated people around the world since March.
As molten rock continues to pour out, lighting up the landscape with its fiery glow, a UB researcher is helping officials in Iceland predict where the lava may go next.
Mattia de’ Michieli Vitturi, assistant professor of volcanology in the Department of Geology, College of Arts and Sciences, is a mathematician who uses computational fluid dynamics to study natural phenomena ranging from tsunamis to volcanic events.
He is working with partners in the Icelandic Meteorological Office, the University of Iceland and the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) in Italy to use a model he developed to map potential future patterns of lava flow. The model considers factors such as the region’s topography, the shape and location of fissur
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